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Information on this crop, its place in the rotation, fertilizers, varieties, harvesting, pest control and the economics of production. Safflower has a taproot that can penetrate 8 to 10 feet. This extensive root system allows safflower to perform wel ...
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=74...
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- The Crambe
Crambe Crambe abyssinica Hochst. is believed to be a native of the Mediterranean area. The oilseed crop contains an inedible oil used for industrial products. It has been grown in tropical and subtropical Africa, the Near East, Central and West Asia, ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/crambe.html
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- The Oilseed Processing
Describes the basic processes involved in oilseed processing. ...
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/oilseed.html
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- The Sesame Field Crop
Sesame is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. It was a highly prized oil crop of Babylon and Assyria at least 4,000 years ago. Today, India and China are the worlds largest producers of sesame, followed by Burma, Sudan, Mexico, Nigeria, ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sesame.html
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- The Sesame
Sesame is an ancient oilseed, first recorded as a crop in Babylon and Assyria over 4000 years ago. The crop has since spread from the Fertile Crescent of the Ancient Near East to be grown in many parts of the world on over 5 million acres. Acreage in ...
http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/
| | - Coconut Palms
Provides information on preharvest operations, harvesting, dehusking, splitting, copra processing and drying. Bearing coconut palms produce nuts throughout the year, although yields may vary with the season. A normalbearing, adult palm produces at le ...
http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch15-01.htm
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- The Flax
Flax is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe; the Swiss Lake Dweller People of the Stone Age apparently produced flax utilizing the fiber as well as the seed. Linen cloth made from flax was used to wrap the mummies in the ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/flax.html
| | - The Meadowfoam
Meadowfoam Limnanthes alba Benth. is a low growing herbaceous winter annual that is adapted to poorly drained soils. Limnanthes means marshflower and the common name Meadowfoam arose due to the appearance, at full bloom, of its solid canopy of creamy ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/meadowfoam.html
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- The Vernonia
Vernonia or ironweed, is one of 6,500 wild plant species screened by the USDA for production of desirable seed oils. This potential oilseed crop is native to eastern Africa. There are over 1,000 species in the genus ranging from tropical herbaceous s ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/vernonia.html
| | - The Castorbeans
The castorbean plant Ricinus communis has been cultivated for centuries for the oil produced by its seeds. The Egyptians burned castor oil in their lamps more than 4,000 years ago. Thought to be native to tropical Africa, the plant is a member of the ...
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/castor.html
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Canola and Oilseed Rape Crops
