Agricultural expansion is one of the major drivers of tropical biodiversity loss worldwide (Foley et al., 2005; Green et al., 2005). Oil palm cultivation is among the main culprits, owing to its huge increase in cultivation in recent years (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO], 2011) and its centre of production being within the most biodiverse regions and habitats on t...

The aim of our research was to determine the influence of the soil type and adjuvants on the dynamics of ethofumesate degradation in soil. Samples of two types of soil were placed in growth chambers. Ethofumesate was applied at a rate of 800 g·ha, alone and in mixture with adjuvant based on methylated crop oil and surfactant adjuvant. Residues of ethofumesate were determined using high-performa...

While the United States owns only three percent (3%) of the total world petro-oil reserves, it uses over twenty-five percent (25%) of its total global output on an annual basis. Furthermore, the US petro-oil consumption is expected to double by 2050. While the sources for US oil are innumerable, many of the countries which contribute vastly to the US oil supply are economically and politically ...

Linseed is an important oil crop cultivated worldwide for oil and fiber. Linseed oil has health benefits and disease preventive properties on coronary heart disease, some kinds of cancer, neurological and hormonal disorders. Linseed Linum usitattissimum family Linaceae) has been traditionally used as functional food. Linseed oil is the richest source of ALA, which makes about 55–60% of total fa...

Evapotranspiration (ET) over an oilseed crop, Camelina sativa, was evaluated for an experimental plot in Maricopa, Arizona between December 2006 and April 2007. Camelina (cv. Robinson) was grown in a 1.3-ha field in a randomized design containing 32 plots replicated for four levels ofwater depletion: 40, 55, 65, and 75%. Six supplemental plots evaluatedwater stress with 85% soil water depletion...

In the present agricultural scenario, the major thrust is to increase crop productivity so as to ensure sustainability. In an earlier study, foliar application of thiourea (TU; a non physiological thiol based ROS scavenger) has been demonstrated to enhance the stress tolerance and yield of different crops under field condition. Towards this endeavor, present work deals with the effect of TU on ...

This study was undertaken to determine the non-target impacts of rangeland grasshopper control using liquid bait formulations of insecticides (canola and corn oil as carriers of carbaryl, diflubenzuron, and malathion). The research was conducted on native rangeland in Wyoming under drought conditions. Three collection methods (pitfall traps, yellow sticky cards, and sweep nets) were used to est...

Edible oil seed crops, such as rapeseed, sunflower, soyabean and safflower and non-edible seed oil plantation crops Jatropha and Pongamia have proved to be internationally viable commercial sources of vegetable oils for biodiesel production. Considering the paucity of edible oils and unsustainability of arable land under perennial plantation of Jatropha and Pongamia in countries such as India, ...

Soyabean might be considered as the most popular oil seed crop in the world and the extracted oil has gained it is popularity due to it is application in formulated food products as well as by itself as oil or hardened form as frying or cooking media. Soyabean oil has been subjected to various refining stages in particular deodorisation where different classes of compounds are collected in the ...

Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) has been identified as a potentially important crop for commercial production in low rainfall areas of Australia, as it has greater tolerance to heat and water stress than B. napus (canola). It is also more resistant to blackleg fungal disease and shattering. The success of B. juncea as a commercial crop will, to a large extent, depend upon its suitability for p...