ABSTRACT

The world’s five major annual edible oilseeds are soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr. [1,2]; cottonseed from primarily American Upland Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. [3,4]; rapeseed/canola, Brassica napus L. B. rapa L. (previously called B. campestris L.), and B.juncea L. [5,6]; sunflower seed, Helianthus annuus L. var. marcocarpus DC. [7,8]; and peanut (groundnut), Arachis hypogaea L. [9–11].