红花(Carthamus tinctorius L),又名黄兰、红黄花、草红花,为菊科红花属一年生草本双子叶植物,是一特种的油、药、染料、兼用作物,在我国已有二千多年的栽培历史。红花耐盐碱、耐干旱、生长良好经济效益高,实践证明,它是开发大西北的一种优势作物。红花的经济价值红花籽实含脂肪30～40％,可以榨油食用,我区榨油实测,出油率21.4～28.9％。其脂肪酸中的亚油酸含量高达70％以上,我区测定为75～77％;是目前已知油料作物中亚油酸含量最高的作物。亚油酸具有 Carthamus tinctorius L, also known as Huang Lan, red yellow flowers, grass saffron, as an annual Asteraceae herbaceous dicotyledon plants, is a special oil, medicine, dyes and crops, in our country has two Thousands of years of cultivation history. Safflower salt tolerance, drought resistance, good growth, high economic efficiency, practice has proved that it is a dominant crop of the development of the Northwest. The economic value of safflower safflower seeds containing fat 30 to 40%, you can squeeze oil consumption, my area of ​​oil measured, the oil rate of 21.4 ~ 28.9%. Its fatty acid linoleic acid content as high as 70% or more, my district measured 75-77%; is currently known oil crop linoleic acid content of the highest crops. Linoleic acid has