Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.), which has yellow flowers, is both an important oil crop and a traditional tourism resource in China, whereas the Orychophragmus violaceus, which has purple flowers, likely possesses a candidate gene or genes to alter the flower colour of oilseed rape. A previously established B. napus line has a particular pair of O. violaceus chromosomes (M4) and exhibits slig...

Biodiesel produces fewer pollutants than petroleum diesel, and is virtually free of sulfur. These properties make biodiesel an attractive candidate to facilitate compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This fuel is ordinarily considered to be derived from oilseeds, but an essentially identical biodiesel can be made from microalgae. This technology is complementary to ongoin...

Insect pollinated mass flowering crops are becoming more widespread and there is a need to understand which insects are primarily responsible for the pollination of these crops so conservation measures can be appropriately targeted in the face of pollinator declines. This study used field surveys in conjunction with cage manipulations to identify the relative contributions of different pollinat...

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase I (ACCase I) in developing oilseed rape embryos is predominantly cystosolic, based upon measurement of its propionyl-CoA carboxylase activity. Reduction of ACCase I by antisense expression reduces seed lipid content and affects carbohydrate metabolism.

sunflower, (helianthus annuus) is considered as an important oilseed crop grown in many countries including iran. in recent years, tobacco streak virus (tsv) has been found in sunflower fields in iran. tsv is a type member of ilarviruses, and infects a wide range of crops as well as weeds. in this survey and during 2008, two isolates of sunflower and one isolate of faba bean collected from, ira...

Edible oil extraction is a large and well-developed sector based on solvent assisted using volatile organic compounds such as hexane. The of from oilseeds generates volumes oilseed by-products rich in proteins, fibres, minerals secondary metabolites that can be valued. This work reviews the current status bio-macro-composition oilseeds, namely soybean, rapeseed, sunflower flaxseed, refining pro...

Slugs are major pests of oilseed rape that are poorly controlled by conventional bait pellets. A series of laboratory experiments investigated the potential of seed-dressings to control slug damage in this crop. Four compounds: metaldehyde, methiocarb, cinnamamide and 3,5-dimethoxycinnamic acid (DMCA) were tested at a range of doses for phytotoxicity and ability to reduce damage by Deroceras re...