About the book
Oil crops are an important class of agronomic crops and very important for the human diet. Oil crops not only provide edible oils but some of them have diverse uses like feeds, fuel, medicine, etc. These also contain many other mineral components in significant amounts and that is why the popularity of oil crops has increased in the last few decades. In the last few years, researchers have developed many new varieties and plant types of oil crops which has contributed to total edible oil production in the world. However, agronomic management, other production practices, and processing greatly vary depending on the plant types and the environment. Therefore, understanding the appropriate production and processing of oil crops is important. So, far researchers have gained considerable achievements in this area.
This book intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of oil crops – their biology, production technologies, and processing.
