957328 Oilseed crops - breeding, production, utilisation

Type: Lecture and seminar
Semester hours: 2
Lecturer (assistant): Vollmann, Johann
Organisation
Offered in: Wintersemester 2024/25
Languages of instruction: Deutsch
Content: General Section:

- Oilseed crops in Austria

- Oilseed crops in Europe and world-wide

- Physiology of vegetable oils (fatty acids, biosynthesis, genetic aspects)

Special Section:

- Oilseed rape

- Sunflower

- Soybean

- Oil pumpkin

- Poppy

- Safflower

- Linseed

- New and underutilised oilseed crops (Euphorbia, Crambe, Camelina, Eruca, Madia, Milk thistle, Limnanthes, Lesquerella, Cuphea etc.)

Utilisation Section:

- Crushing of oilseeds and processing of oils and meals

- Vegetable oils in nutrition

- Non-food uses of vegetable oils

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Previous knowledge expected: .
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences): Oilseed crop production is a rapidly developing field within agronomy. In this lecture, new genetic and agronomic developments in oilseed crops as well as specific aspects of utilisation of vegetable oil will be summarised. Moreover, special topics such as crop rotation problems, new crops or genetically engineered oilseed crops will be covered in a seminar.
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