sunseeds

[Victor Steinbok]

This is a new one for me.

http://goo.gl/tux3X
> Argentina is a leading exporter of sunflower oil, and it is seen
> producing 2.8 million tonnes of sunseeds this season.
> The birds have a taste for sunseeds and also pick on corn kernels from
> the cobs, often ruining them.

The story is about damage to sunflower and other crops from flocks of
hungry parrots and pigeons.

There are 110K raw ghits for "sunseed" but all appear to be proper names.

     VS-)

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