Herbaceous Edible Oilseed-Bearing Plants: Origin, Botanical Insights, Constraints, and Recent Progress
<p id="p1">Carbohydrates, lipids (mostly fats and oils), proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water are the six main classes of nutrients found in foods. After carbohydrates, oils are important source of major calories required in the human diet. Oils act as a vehicle for some of the important vitamins...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89710 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">Carbohydrates, lipids (mostly fats and oils), proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water are the six main classes of nutrients found in foods. After carbohydrates, oils are important source of major calories required in the human diet. Oils act as a vehicle for some of the important vitamins and possess a range of nutrients and bio-active compounds. These edible oil-yielding plants can be categorized into non-woody (herbaceous) and woody (non-herbaceous) oil-bearing plants. This chapter mainly focuses on important herbaceous edible oilseed (crop)plants such as pea(ground)nut (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Arachis hypogaea</italic></em> L.), Indian mustard (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Brassica juncea</italic></em> L. Czern. and Coss.), rapeseed (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Brassica campestris</italic></em> L.) (syn. <em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">B. rapa</italic></em>), soybean (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Glycine max</italic></em> L.), flaxseed (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Linum usitatissimum</italic></em> L.), sunflower (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Helianthus annuus</italic></em> L.), sesame (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Sesamum indicum</italic></em> L.), safflower (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Carthamus tinctorius</italic></em> L.), and niger (<em><italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">Guizotia abyssinica</italic></em> L.). It aims to (a) overview the key insights into the origin, botany and benefits of the mentioned herbaceous edible oilseed (crop)plants; (b) highlight the major constraints for their growth and productivity (quantitative-qualitative); (c) enlighten important mitigation-approaches for minimizing the constraints-accrued impacts; (d) briefly overview the major aims and achievements of important breeding programmes focused on these oilseed-bearing (crops)plants; and also to (e) briefly present important aspects least explored on the subject.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85014-489-5 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.115469 |