Of the four different methods used for comparative studies, the dry inspection method was found to be very cheap and not time consuming but its sensitivity was very poor in testing sunflower seed for health status. The agar plate method was found very expensive and time consuming with low sensitivity in routine testing. The anchor paper method yielded high number of fungi and was found more time saving and economic as compared with the agar method. Seed recovery percentage was very high on the seven hybrid/variety of sunflower tested by the blotter paper method and found more simple, time saving and economic in routine seed health testing of sunflower than the other three methods.