Descripition: Rapeseed is an important food crop, a fact that was made possible through modern plant breeding. Around 1960, researchers started developing new rapeseed cultivars that enabled the crop’s rapid growth in recent years Uses: Refined rapeseed oil has been used extensively for the production of margarine. With its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids (60-70%), rapeseed oil has also become important as a healthy cooking oil. Botanical Name: Curcuma Longa . Family Name: Rapeseeds Commericial Part: Seeds