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rapeseed
(redirected from Oilseed rape)

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rapeseed
the seed of Target rape grown specifically for the seed and its oil.
rapeseed meal
as oil cake or meal after rapeseed oil is removed this is a high-protein feed supplement used in cattle. It can be goitrogenic because of its content of isothiocyanate but can be detoxified.
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The difficult autumn planting conditions, higher input prices and declining forward prices led to more farmers turning away from wheat and oilseed rape in favour of lower input crops.
Wheat harvest slump warning by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: ANI Washington, June 29 (ANI): A new research indicates that high ozone conditions causes a 30 percent decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of toxic compounds within oilseed rape plants.
High ozone depletes productivity in oil seed rape plants by Asian News International
FARMERS have seen for themselves how best to grow oilseed rape to feed the burgeoning biofuels industry.
Farmers visit rapeseed trial fields by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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