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Created: 1988-11-14T00:00:00Z

Last modified: 2012-01-23T23:26:06Z

Notation: 25490

oilseeds  

Definition

  • Information Seeds from oil-bearing crops, both temporary and permanent, used for human food, animal feed and industrial purposes. Temporary oil-bearing crops are usually called oilseeds. These are annual plants whose seeds are used mainly for extraction of culinary and industrial oils, excluding essential oils.

    Created: 3/11/24

     (en)

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Scope note

  • The denomination of "oilseed" should be limited to crops harvested for the dry seed only, excluding crops harvested green and used for food or feed, or used for grazing and green manure. (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25490

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