Bees improve oil quality of oilseed rape

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 76; pp. 41 - 49
• Main Authors: Perrot, Thomas, Bretagnolle, Vincent, Acar, Niyazi, Febvret, Valérie, Matejicek, Annick, Grégoire, Stéphane, Gaba, Sabrina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agroecosystem; Analytical chemistry; applied ecology; bees; Brassica napus; Chemical Sciences; Crop pollination; Europe; Fatty acids; Food engineering; insect pollination; Life Sciences; lipid content; nutritive value; Oil content; oilseed crops; Pollination exclusion experiment; pollinators; seed oils; vegetable oil; wind; Europe; Crop pollination; Oil content; Fatty acids; Pollination exclusion experiment; Agroecosystem; Oil

Global demand for vegetable oil is projected to expand to 28 Mt by 2028. Oilseed rape (OSR) is the predominant oilseed crop in Europe. Its nutritional value is determined by seed oil content and fatty acids (FAs) composition. Insect pollination increases seed oil content, however, its benefit on FAs...