Brassica carinata : A Winter Crop that yields multiple benefits
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B. carinata, or Ethiopian mustard, is a winter crop native to Ethiopia that yields multiple benefits. It is a non-invasive oilseed crop high in oil content (over 40%) and erucic acid, and its oil can be converted into biofuel for jets. Researchers at the University of Florida have been testing B. carinata varieties and have found it can yield up to 104 bushels per acre with little disease or frost damage, providing a potential net profit of $397 per acre. In 2017, UF/IFAS researchers received a $15 million USDA grant to further study B. carinata as a winter crop.
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A. ipaensis (B genome) (Smalt Itle,1978)
According to centromeric bands & RFLP data
A. villosa & A.ipaensis are diploid proginators of A. hypogaea & A. monticola
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oil palm is plantation crop
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Oil palm belongs to the Genus Elaeis (from Greek, meaning "oil"). Elaeis is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms.
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