Bees improve oil quality of oilseed rape

Bees improve oil quality of oilseed rape

Global demand for vegetable oil is projected to expand to 28 Mt by 2028. Oilseed rape (OSR) is the predominant oilseed crop in Europe. Its nutritional value is determined by seed oil content and fatty acids (FAs) composition. Insect pollination increases seed oil content, however, its benefit on FAs...

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Main Authors: Thomas Perrot, Vincent Bretagnolle, Niyazi Acar, Valérie Febvret, Annick Matejicek, Stéphane Grégoire, Sabrina Gaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Basic and Applied Ecology
Subjects:
Agroecosystem
Crop pollination
Fatty acids
Oil content
Pollination exclusion experiment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179124000148

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