What kind of crop is rapeseed? It is an oil crop.

What kind of crop is rapeseed

Rapeseed is a herbaceous crop belonging to the genus Brassica in the family Cruciferae. It is mainly regarded as an oil crop. The green part and the fleshy roots can be eaten as vegetables and sometimes used as animal feed. Rapeseed originated in Europe and is now widely cultivated in various regions of the world.

Rapeseed production area distribution

my country's rapeseed producing areas are mainly distributed in the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, with scattered distributions in the northwest region. Currently, the distribution of rapeseed is showing a trend of continuously developing from the northwest to the north and south.

Rapeseed Yield and Economic Benefits

The yield of rapeseed is very optimistic. It is the most important oil crop in my country. The oil content of its seeds is as high as 33% to 50%. With a planting area of ​​100 million mu, the annual rapeseed output is close to 10 million tons, accounting for 40% to 45% of the total output of oil crops.

The economic benefits of rapeseed are also very obvious. At present, my country's rapeseed planting volume is relatively large compared with other countries. At the same time, rapeseed occupies a very important position in many industries, and its planting prospects are very promising. Planting rapeseed can not only increase economic benefits to a certain extent, but rapeseed is also an agricultural project strongly supported by the country.