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Up to 100 cms.
It is sown in autumn and remains in a leaf rosette on
the
soil surface during the winter. The plant grows a long vertical stem in
the next spring followed by lateral branch development. It generally
flowers in late spring with the process of pod development and ripening
occurring over a period of 6-8 weeks until midsummer.
The rapeseed pods are green and elongated during
development, ripening to brown. The oilseeds are black and
hard
at maturity It is the third-largest source of vegetable
oil and second-largest source of protein meal in the world.
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