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dc.contributor.authorWarner, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Kathleen
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T00:05:46Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T00:05:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-04
dc.identifier.citationWarner , D & Lewis , K 2019 , ' Evaluation of the risks of contaminating low erucic acid rapeseed with high erucic rapeseed and identification of mitigation strategies ' , Agriculture , vol. 9 , no. 9 , 190 . https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9090190
dc.identifier.issn2077-0472
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-1672-5968/work/62748111
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-9136-9713/work/62749611
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/21660
dc.description.abstractHigh erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) oil is under increasing demand for various industrial applications. However, many growers are concerned that if they grow the crop, they will not be able to revert to other rapeseed varieties in the future due to the risk of erucic acid (EA) contamination of the harvested seed and inability to maintain acceptable erucic acid thresholds. This review considered published literature and, using the same criteria as that used to contain transgenic crops, aimed to identify the key risks of erucic acid contamination, broadly prioritise them and identify pragmatic mitigation options. Oilseed rape has a number of traits that increase the risk of low erucic acid rapeseed (LEAR) crops being contaminated with EA from HEAR varieties. The quantity of seed produced and the potential for seed dormancy coupled with partial autogamy (self-fertilisation) facilitate the establishment and persistence of volunteer and feral populations. The large quantities of pollen produced when the crop is in flower mean there is also a high potential for cross-pollination. Self-sown volunteer plants represent the highest potential contamination risk, followed by the presence of arable weeds (e.g., wild mustard) whose seeds are also high in EA. Other risks arise from the cross-pollination of compatible wild relatives and the mixing of seed prior to sowing. It is important that both HEAR and LEAR varieties are appropriately managed since risks and their potential for mitigation arise throughout the entire LEAR crop production process. The length of rotation, type of tillage, cultivar choice, buffer zones, effective weed management and basic machinery hygiene are all factors that can reduce the risk of erucic acid contamination of LEAR crops and maintain the required thresholds.en
dc.format.extent1328606
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAgriculture
dc.subjectAdventitious mixing
dc.subjectBrassica napus
dc.subjectCross-pollination
dc.subjectHEAR crops
dc.subjectLEAR crops
dc.subjectSeed dormancy
dc.subjectVolunteers
dc.subjectFood Science
dc.subjectAgronomy and Crop Science
dc.subjectPlant Science
dc.titleEvaluation of the risks of contaminating low erucic acid rapeseed with high erucic rapeseed and identification of mitigation strategiesen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture and Environment Research Unit
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionGeography, Environment and Agriculture
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture and Environmental Management Research
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/agriculture9090190
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