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RapeSeed (Brassica rapa and B. napus) and MUSTARD (B. juncea) are the important crops of Brassica group grown as oilseed crops in Pakistan. Rapeseed and mustard are rich source of oil and contains 44-46% good quality oil. In addition, its meal has 38-40% protein that has a complete profile of amino acids including lysine, methionine and cystine. The meal from canola quality rapeseed varieties is an excellent feed for animals and birds especially for poultry. The improvement in processing and refining techniques have enabled to extend the use of rapeseed and mustard oil as cooking medium, salad ingredient, shortening and in margarine. Recent development of canola quality mustard further enhanced the use of mustard oil for edible purpose. The brassica crops are mostly cultivated on soils having pH 7.0 - 8.0. During 2017-18, area under these crops were 213.5thousand hectares with production of 209.3thousand tons and yield of 980 kg/ha. |
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