Breeding for sustainable oilseed crop yield and quality
Sunflower is traditionally considered a medium to low sensitivity drought crop (Tahir et al. 2002 ). However, it has been shown that it is susceptible to drought
USDA ERS - Oil Crops Sector at a Glance
The major U.S. oilseed crops are soybeans, cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, and peanuts. Soybeans are the dominant oilseed in the United States, accounting for about 90 percent of U.S. oilseed production. Most U.S. soybeans are planted in May and early June and harvested in late September and October (see Usual Planting
Oilseed crop sunflower (Helianthus annuus) as a source
Edible oils have been extracted from the sunflower oilseeds, canola oilseeds, soybean oilseeds, cotton seeds, groundnut/peanut seed,
Oil and Oilseed Processing I | Oklahoma State University
The percentage of hulls for cotton seed, sunflower seeds and soybean are 45, 25 and 7 percent, respectively. Hulls and shells of oilseeds do not contain a significant amount of oil (less than 1 percent). Most oilseeds need to be separated from their outer husk or shell prior to oil extraction.
Frontiers Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Seed Hull
Sunflower hulls remaining after oil extraction, reduced to a powder (SP), constituted mainly by 210 μm (51.4%) and 420 μm (27.6%) average mesh sizes particles, contained ≈30% of cellulose, 26.4% of lignin, 38.5% of neutral sugars, mostly ascribed to hemicelluloses, and only 1.3% of proteins. The important lignin content and low pectin content (4.0%...National Center for Biotechnology Information
Oil and Oilseed Processing II | Oklahoma State University
The first cottonseed oil mill constructed in the United States in the 1920s utilized a hydraulic press. Seeds in filter bags were manually loaded into perforated, horizontal boxes between the head block and the ram of the press. Boxes were pressed together by applying hydraulic pressure on the ram.
Purification and Valorization of Waste Cotton Seed Oil as
Cotton seed oil is among the most unsaturated of the oils, others being safflower, corn, soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower seed oils. Cotton seed oil has a ratio of 2:1 of
Frontiers | Edible Plant Oil: Global Status, Health Issues
In the entire production and industrial chain, including cultivation, harvesting, processing, and storage, it is necessary to layers of checks and set evaluation indicators to ensure the quality and safety of edible plant oils, which were challenged by the deteriorating environment. Introduction
Growing Oilseed Sunflowers Province of Manitoba
Oil-type sunflowers can be artificially dried at 71 to 104ºC (160-220°F). Sunflower seed should be cooled before storage as even sunflowers at 8.5% moisture will spoil if warm.
Oilseed crop sunflower (Helianthus annuus) as a source
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an oilseed crop native to North America. It is cultivated throughout the world, and most of its products have been commercialized as culinary or livestock feed (Yegorov, Turpurova, Sharabaeva, & Bondar, 2019).