Crop parameters of oilseed rape varieties for biofuel production under meditteranean conditions

dc.contributor.author	Leneti, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Triantafyllidis, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Bilalis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Yfanti, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Hela, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Manos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:15Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	13115065	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5408
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dc.subject	Biofuel	en
dc.subject	Crop parameters	en
dc.subject	Oilseed rape	en
dc.subject.other	alternative energy	en
dc.subject.other	biofuel	en
dc.subject.other	climate effect	en
dc.subject.other	crop production	en
dc.subject.other	crop yield	en
dc.subject.other	energy crop	en
dc.subject.other	rainfall	en
dc.subject.other	renewable resource	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Brassica napus	en
dc.subject.other	Brassicaceae	en
dc.subject.other	Heros	en
dc.title	Crop parameters of oilseed rape varieties for biofuel production under meditteranean conditions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate rapeseed crop parameters as well as their potential use as biofuel. The main point was the verification of the role of Brassica napus L. Brassicaceae like biofuel crop. The experiment showed that seed yields depend on the sowing season, and vary considerably between autumn and spring crop. The highest yields were achieved in autumn. The seed yields studied for two winter varieties were very high, i.e. 540 kg ha -1 for Vectra and 487 kg ha -1 for Oasis. The seed oil production was high too, i.e. 38.9 and 40.9%, respectively. The seed yields studied for spring varieties were moderate, i.e.. 230 kg ha -1 for Heros and 270 kg ha -1 for Hunter. The seed yield content was 35.3 and 34.5%, respectively. What was observed was that in autumn crop, as well as in the spring one, the varieties studied were consummated their biological cycle much earlier than in northern areas of Europe. Experimental data obtained, show that oilseed rape winter crop seems to be of particular interest in western Greece, mainly due to the climate of the region with sufficient rainfalls during spring.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.spage	629	en
dc.identifier.epage	635	en