Directory of Oilseeds Resources

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This category is for the growing of crops which are cultivated primarily for the oil content of their seed.

Subcategories

• Canola and Oilseed Rape
• Corn
• Cotton
• Olive
• Peanut
• Soybean
• Sunflower

Resources in This Category

• Castorbeans

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/castor.html
  Factsheet on this crop grown for its oil, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

• Crambe

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/crambe.html
  Factsheet on this crop, Crambe abyssinica, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

• Flax

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/flax.html
  Factsheet on this crop, its history, its uses as an oilseed and as fibre, its varieties and cultivation.

• Meadowfoam

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/meadowfoam.html
  Factsheet on this crop, Limnanthes alba, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

• Minor Oil Crops

  http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/X5043E00.htm
  Information from the FAO Agricultural Organization on the cultivation and uses of a number of edible, non-edible and essential oil crops.

• Sesame

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sesame.html
  Factsheet on this crop, one of the oldest cultivated plants, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

• Small-scale Oilseed Processing

  http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/oilseed.html
  Describes the basic processes involved in oilseed processing.

• Vernonia

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/vernonia.html
  This potential oilseed crop, Vernonia galamensis, is native to eastern Africa. Information on its uses, growth habits, environment requirement, culture, yield potential and economics.

 

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