Close-up of a Spring, Oil Seed Rape Crop, Growing on Farmland in Coldblow, Ripple, Walmer, Deal, Kent

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Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus) is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid. Canola are a group of rapeseed cultivars which were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and are especially prized for use for human and animal food. Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and second-largest source of protein meal in the world.

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Location: Coldblow, Walmer, Kent
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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