Canola Field
by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
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Canola Field
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Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
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Photograph - Photography
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Canola refers to a cultivar of either Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) or field mustard (Brassica campestris L. or Brassica Rapa var.). Its seeds are used to produce edible oil suitable for consumption by humans and livestock. The oil is also suitable for use as biodiesel.Canola was developed through conventional plant breeding from rapeseed, an oilseed plant already used in ancient civilization as a fuel. The word rape in rapeseed comes from the Latin word rapum,meaning turnip. Turnip, rutabaga, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, mustard, and many other vegetables are related to the two natural canola varieties commonly grown, which are cultivars of Brassica napus and Brassica rapa. The change in name serves to distinguish it from natural rapeseed oil, which has much higher erucic acid content.
Hundreds of years ago, rapeseed oil was used as a fuel in lamps in Asia and Europe. The Chinese and Indians used a form of rapeseed oil that was unrefined (natural). (from Wikipedia)
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February 21st, 2012
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Comments (9)
Connie Handscomb
So sunny fresh & springtime beautiful, Heiko! {in our climate here, this is more commonly seen in the summer months} ;))
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner replied:
Hi Connie, thank you very much for your kind words. Here in Germany Canola is blooming from end of April through May.
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
The feature in "Loving the Color Yellow" is very much appreciated, thank you jrr!
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