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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2016, Vol. 15 Issue (8): 1673-1684    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61384-9
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Research progress and strategies for multifunctional rapeseed: A case study of China
FU Dong-hui1*, JIANG Ling-yan2*, Annaliese S Mason3, XIAO Mei-li1, ZHU Long-rong1, LI Li-zhi4, ZHOU Qing-hong1, SHEN Chang-jian5, HUANG Chun-hui1
1 Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education/Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, P.R.China
2 Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA
3 Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, Giessen 35392, Germany
4 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, P.R.China
5 Linli County Rural Practical Technology Research Institute, Changde 415000, P.R.China
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Abstract    Rapeseed (Brassica napus), is an important source of edible oil, animal fodder, vegetables, condiments and biodiesel, and plays a significant role in securing edible oil production worldwide. However, in countries with comparatively low levels of agricultural mechanization, such as China, increasing costs of labor and agricultural inputs are decreasing rapeseed profitability, and hence the area of rapeseed under cultivation. If the value of rapeseed crops is not further increased, the rapeseed growing area will continue to decrease, potentially jeopardizing oil production. Therefore, full exploitation of the existing and potential value of rapeseed is desirable. Different rapeseed products are already utilized in different ways, with more applications currently underutilized. As well as oil extraction from the seeds, the shoot and leaves can be used as vegetables, the roots to absorb soil cadmium for pollution remediation, the flowers for sightseeing and as a source of nectar, the pollen for extracting flavonoids and useful amino acids, the seeds/seed meal for extracting isthiocyanates and other important sulforaphane compounds, the straw and seed meal for fodder, and immature whole plants for green manure. This review summarizes recent research on ways to explore the potential holistic value of rapeseed, by taking the example of multifunctionality of rapeseed in China.
Keywords:  multifunctional rapeseed        sightseeing rapeseed        remediation of cadmium pollution        rapeseed oil        fodder        vegetables  
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This work was financially supported by the Key R&D Program of Jiangxi Province of China (20152ACF60010), the Key Projects of Hunan Science and Technology Support Program of China (Application research of Guiye A male sterile line), and the Research Project of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province, China (JC1315).

Corresponding Authors:  FU Dong-hui, Tel: +86-791-83883148, Fax: +86-791-83813142, E-mail: fudhui@163.com   

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FU Dong-hui, JIANG Ling-yan, Annaliese S Mason, XIAO Mei-li, ZHU Long-rong, LI Li-zhi, ZHOU Qing-hong, SHEN Chang-jian, HUANG Chun-hui. 2016. Research progress and strategies for multifunctional rapeseed: A case study of China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 15(8): 1673-1684.

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