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Oilseed

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Oil´seed`
n.1.(Bot.) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean.
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Noun1.oilseed - any of several seeds that yield oil
oil-rich seed
castor bean - the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil
cottonseed - seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
candlenut - seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
rapeseed - seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil
seed - a small hard fruit
flaxseed, linseed - the seed of flax used as a source of oil
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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
All out efforts were being made to motivate the grower community to bring their maximum land under sunflower crop and to reduce the import of edible oil through the promotion of sunflower and oilseed cultivation in the country, official sources said here Sunday.
Efforts underway to promote sunflower cultivation by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
OILSEED rape growers are being urged to continue monitoring their crops through the winter and early spring after the mixed conditions of the autumn.
Keep an eye on oilseed; Farming by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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