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Table 3

Seed losses (kg/ha and % of the expected production) at harvest of the French oilseed sector (rapeseed, sunflower and soybean).

Total losses Losses at three steps

Species Minimum Mean Maximum Minimum Mean Maximum

Rapeseed 40 175 550 Shatterring 0 15 50
1% 5% 13% Cutting 10 80 300
Threshing 30 80 200
Sunflower 30 80 500 Shatterring When disease damages
1% 2% 15% Cutting When lodging
Threshing 20 30 200
Soybean 50 400 600 Shattering Unusal (varietal trait)
1% 6% 18% Cutting 40 300 580
Threshing 10 15 20

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