Euphorbia lagascae as a novel oil crop

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Development of Euphorbia lagascae as a new industrial oil crop</h2> <h3 align="center"> Edited by David Turley, Martin Froment, & Sarah Cook (ADAS Consulting Ltd, Wolverhampton, UK) </h3> <h3 align="center"> </h3> <p><font size="-2">Acknowledgement This handbook was produced with financial support from the Commission of the European Communities, Agriculture and Fisheries (FAIR) specific RTD programme, CT98/4460, "The Development of Euphorbia Lagascae as a new oil crop in the European Community". It does not necessarily reflect its views and in no way anticipates the Commission's future policy in this area. </font></p> <TABLE BORDER="0" ALIGN="left" width="99%"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <p><b><a href="Introdu.htm" target="right">Introduction</a></b> <BR> <SPAN ID="menu1">   <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu1.style.display = 'block'">    &nbsp <A id="sublink" HREF="Introdu.htm#participants" TARGET="right">Project participants</a> <BR>    &nbsp <a id="sublink" href="Introdu.htm#map" target="right"> Locations in Europe </a> </span> </span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu2.style.display = 'block'"> <b><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/summary/UKsummary.htm" target="right">Executive summary</a></b><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu2">   <span onClick="document.all.menu2.style.display = 'block'">   <span id="sublink"><B>European versions</B></span><BR> <BR>      <img src="introduction/fr-s.gif" width="25" height="16"> <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/summary/Frenchsummary.htm" target="right">French</a><BR> <BR>      <img src="introduction/german.gif" width="25" height="16"> <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/summary/Germansummary.htm" target="right">Zusammenfassung</a><BR> <BR>      <img src="introduction/spain.gif" width="25" height="16"> <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/summary/Spanishsummary.htm" target="right">Resumen</a><BR> <BR>      <img src="introduction/flags_n1.gif" width="25" height="16"> <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/summary/Dutchsummary.htm" target="right">Samenvatting</a> </SPAN> </span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <b><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/introduction/introe.htm" target="right">1. Introduction to<i> E. lagascae</i></a></b><BR> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu3.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/breeding/Breeding%20Progress.htm" target="right"><b>2. Breeding progress</b></a><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu3.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu3">   <span onClick="document.all.menu3.style.display = 'block'">    <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/breeding/Breeding%20Progress.htm#development" target="right">Indehiscents</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/breeding/Breeding%20Progress.htm#multi" target="right">Multicarpellates</a> </SPAN></span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu4.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm" target="right"><b>3. Agronomy</b></a><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu4.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu4">  <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu4.style.display = 'none'" > </span> <span onClick="document.all.menu3.style.display = 'block'">   <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#crop" target="right">Establishment</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#development"" target="right">Temperature</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#nutrient"" target="right">Nutrients</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#weed"" target="right">Weeds</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#disease"" target="right">Disease</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#lodging"" target="right">Lodging</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#harvest"" target="right">Harvesting</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#yield"" target="right">Yield</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/agronomy/agronomy.htm#cost"" target="right">Costs</a> </SPAN></span></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu5.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/extraction/extract.htm" target="right"><b>4. Oil extraction</b></a><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu5.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu5">  <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu5.style.display = 'none'" > </span> <span onClick="document.all.menu5.style.display = 'block'">   <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/extraction/extract.htm#dehull" target="right">Dehulling</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/extraction/extract.htm#oil"target="right">Oil recovery</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/extraction/extract.htm#quality"target="right">Oil quality</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/extraction/extract.htm#cost"target="right">Costs</a> </SPAN></span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu6.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm" target="right"><b>5. Markets</b></a><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu6.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu6">   <span onClick="document.all.menu6.style.display = 'block'">   <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#chem" target="right">Chemical Industry</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#bio"" target="right">Bio-lubricants</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#polymer"" target="right">Polymer production</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#feed"" target="right">Feed</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#vern"" target="right">Vernolic acid sources</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#economic"" target="right">Economics</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/markets/market.htm#cost"" target="right">Other costs</a> </SPAN></span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu7.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/toxicology/toxicology.htm" target="right"><b>6. Toxicology and Occupational Safety</b></a><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu7.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu7">  <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu7.style.display = 'none'" > </span> <span onClick="document.all.menu7.style.display = 'block'">   <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/toxicology/toxicology.htm#irritant" target="right">Irritants</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/toxicology/toxicology.htm#dte" target="right">DTE Toxins</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href=file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/toxicology/toxicology.htm#exposure target="right">Reducing Exposure</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/toxicology/toxicology.htm#quantity" target="right">Toxin quantification</a></span></span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" > <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu8.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN> <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu8.style.display = 'block'"><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/strategy/strategy.htm" target="right"><b>7. Development strategy</b></a><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu8">   <span onClick="document.all.menu8.style.display = 'block'">    <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/strategy/strategy.htm#research" target="right">Future research</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/strategy/strategy.htm#summary" target="right">Summary</a></span></span> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/final.htm" target="right"><b>8. Key references</b></a></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu9.style.display = 'block'"> </SPAN><b><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/final.htm#9" target="right">9. Other references</a></b><SPAN onClick="document.all.menu9.style.display = 'block'"><BR> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="menu9">  <SPAN onClick="document.all.menu9.style.display = 'none'" > </span> <span onClick="document.all.menu9.style.display = 'block'">   <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/final.htm#patent" target="right">Patents</a><BR>      <a id="sublink" href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/final.htm#web" target="right">Web links</a></span></span></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ><b><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/address.htm" target="right">Participants contacts</a></b></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" ><a href="file:///D%7C/DENISE(C/GRAPHICS/Euphorbia/final/pictures.htm" target="right"><b>Crop pictures</b></a></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </body>