Oilseed crops for the highlands of CWANA
2002
Rashid, A. (Seed and Plant Improvement Inst., Karaj (Iran Islamic Republic)) | Attary, A.A. | Beg, A. | Pourdad, S.S. (Dryland Agricultural Research Inst., Kermanshah (Iran Islamic Republic)) | Ketata, H. (ICARDA-AREEO, Tehran (Iran Islamic Republic)) | Ali, N. (National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad (Pakistan)) | Dezaj, K.A. (Dryland Agricultural Research Inst., Maragheh (Iran Islamic Republic))
Among oilseed crops (soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, groundnut, etc.), rapeseed has recorded the highest percent increase in both area (125%) and production (230%) over the past 20 years worldwide. Presently, world rapeseed production is about 36 million tonnes, from an area of 24 million hectares; China, Canada, India, Germany, France, and Australia are major producers. While the world yield average is 1.5 t/ha, the yield average in Germany is the highest among leading producers (about 3.7 t/ha), and in India the lowest (about 0.9 t/ha)
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