Ölpflanzen - Züchtung, Anbau, Verwertung

English title:

Oilseed crops - breeding, production, utilisation

Course ID:

957328

ECTS credits:

3,0

Title in native language:
Ölpflanzen - Züchtung, Anbau, Verwertung

Term Semester:

Autumn/Winter

Instruction language(s):

German

Course content:

General Section:

- Oilseed crops in Austria

- Oilseed crops in Europe and world-wide

- Physiology of vegetable oils (fatty acids, biosynthesis, genetic aspects)

Special Section:

- Oilseed rape

- Sunflower

- Soybean

- Oil pumpkin

- Poppy

- Safflower

- Linseed

- New and underutilised oilseed crops (Euphorbia, Crambe, Camelina, Eruca, Madia, Milk thistle, Limnanthes, Lesquerella, Cuphea etc.)

Utilisation Section:

- Crushing of oilseeds and processing of oils and meals

- Vegetable oils in nutrition

- Non-food uses of vegetable oils

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Expected previous knowledge:

Learning outcomes:

Oilseed crop production is a rapidly developing field within agronomy. In this lecture, new genetic and agronomic developments in oilseed crops as well as specific aspects of utilisation of vegetable oil will be summarised. Moreover, special topics such as crop rotation problems, new crops or genetically engineered oilseed crops will be covered in a seminar.
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Exam method:

Oral

Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=292217

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=16570&clvnr=292217

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=292217