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Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2016
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Koch-Institut, Robert (2017): Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2016. Florida Entomologist 100 (4), DOI: 10.25646/3227, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/3227
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- Reddy GVP [Ed]. 2017. Integrated Management of Insect Pests on Canola and other Brassica Oilseed Crops. CABI, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK. 394 pp. ISBN 978 1 78064 820 0, US$261 (hardcover).
- The plant family Brassicaceae is well known as a source of vegetables (e.g., cabbage, turnip, bok choy, mustard greens) but the seeds from some brassica species also have been a source of oil for more than 4,000 years, with the oil used initially as lamp oil, then as an in- dustrial lubricant, and more recently as edible oil. At least three species have been cultured for this purpose, namely Brassica rapa L., B. juncea (L.), and B. napus L., and collectively were called oilseed rape. The transformation to edible oil was accomplished when Canadian sci- entists identified a naturally occurring mutation that produced a seed rich in oil, but that was low in glucosinolates and erucic acid. Glucosinolates affect the palatability, and erucic acid is a potential health hazard. The new strain, producing more palatable oil, was named canola, and purportedly has some nutritional advantages relative to most other oils, including low levels of saturated fat, and high levels of monounsaturated fat. As was the case with rapeseed oil, several related plant species can be the source of canola oil, but the distinguish- ing character that defines their oils as canola oil is that the oil must contain less than 2% erucic acid and the lefover meal (used as animal feed) must contain less than 30 micromoles of aliphatic glucosinolates per gram. In recent decades, canola has developed into a major crop, with canola oil becoming one of the most important sources of vegetable oil in the world. The major producers are the European Union, Canada, and China, but significant production occurs in many areas of the world, including India and Pakistan, Australia, Russia, and USA. In North America, production is centered on Canada's Prairie Provinces, but canola production has spread south, with commercial production now found widely, and with significant productions as far south as Georgia and Oklahoma. However, the advent of canola oil was in the 1970s, so unlike most major crops, which have been the subject of scientific research for hundreds of years, canola production is still in its early stages of development, and there is still much to learn. This is especially true with respect to pests and pest management.