Importance
- Nutritional importance
- Economic importance
- Fodder and feed
- Organic manure (Soybean and Groundnut fix N)
- Social importance
- Basic part of Nepalese cropping system
- Industrial uses
- Bio-diesel
- Medicinal uses: safflower tea reduces blood pressure and also prevents cardiovascular and gynecological disorders.
Group of Oils
|
Oleic acid group |
Groundnut, Sesamum |
|
Linoleic acid group |
Sunflower, Safflower, Niger |
|
Euric acid group |
Rapeseed and Mustard |
|
Linolenic acid group |
Linseed, Soybean |