The crops which
are grown for to exract oil from the seed. Many oilseed crops are grown in
Pakistan which produce 2.56% edible oil annually where its consumption increase
7.7annually. There is a huge gap between production and consumption. So we have
to import edible oil which bil is more 60 to 70billion rupees. The major source
of edible oil is cotton which production is 73% in all oil production crops.
S.NO
|
ENGLISH NAME
|
SCIENTIFIC NAME
|
LOCAL NAME
|
FAMILY
|
1.
|
Mustard
|
(Brassica spp.)
|
Sarso
|
Brassicaceae
|
2.
|
Groundnut
|
(Arachis hypogaea)
|
Moonpali, pea nut
|
Fabaceae
|
3.
|
Sesame
|
(Sesamum indicum)
|
Til
|
Pedaliaceae
|
4.
|
Sunflower
|
(Helianthus annus)
|
Soraj moki
|
Asteraceae
|
5.
|
Soybean
|
(Glycine max)
|
Soybean
|
Fabaceae
|
6.
|
Safflower
|
(Carthamus tinctorius)
|
Asteraceae
|
|
7.
|
Linseed
|
(Linum Usitatissimum)
|
Alsi
|
Linaceae
|
8.
|
Cotton
|
(Gossypium hirsutum)
|
Pamba
|
Malraceae
|
9.
|
Castor
|
(Ricinus Communis)
|
Araandi
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
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