Web Directory

» Castorbeans
   Factsheet on this crop grown for its oil, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/castor.html

» Crambe
   Factsheet on this crop, Crambe abyssinica, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/crambe.html

» Flax
   Factsheet on this crop, its history, its uses as an oilseed and as fibre, its varieties and cultivation.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/flax.html

» Growing Safflower in Nebraska
   Information on this crop, its place in the rotation, fertilizers, varieties, harvesting, pest control and the economics of production.
   http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=748

» Linseed, Castor and Safflower
   Information on these crops, their economic importance, world area and distribution, climate and soil, cultivation and yield.
   http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops7.html

» Meadowfoam
   Factsheet on this crop, Limnanthes alba, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/meadowfoam.html

» Minor Oil Crops
   Information from the FAO Agricultural Organization on the cultivation and uses of a number of edible, non-edible and essential oil crops.
   http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/X5043E00.htm

» Post-harvest Operations: Coconut
   Provides information on pre-harvest operations, harvesting, dehusking, splitting, copra processing and drying.
   http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch15-01.htm

» Sesame
   Factsheet on this crop, one of the oldest cultivated plants, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sesame.html

» Small-scale Oilseed Processing
   Describes the basic processes involved in oilseed processing.
   http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/oilseed.html

» Vernonia
   This potential oilseed crop, Vernonia galamensis, is native to eastern Africa. Information on its uses, growth habits, environment requirement, culture, yield potential and economics.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/vernonia.html