Question

50 points....

Explain Oilseeds in brief.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus) is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of toxic erucic acid. Canola are a group of rapeseed cultivars which were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and are especially prized for use for human and animal food. Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and second-largest source of protein meal in the world.

Answer 2

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Many varieties of oilseeds are grown on about 12% cropped area of the country. The major oil seeds produced are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum, soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower. The extracted oil of oil seeds is used as a cooking medium and as raw material in the production of soap cosmetics and ointments.

Groundnut is the major also produced and is a kharif crop. Gujarat was the largest producer of groundnut followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu in 2011-12. While linseed and mustard are Rabi crops, sesamum is a kharif crop in North India and a Rabi crop in South India. Castor is both a rabi and kharif crop.