Alternative oilseed crops for biodiesel feedstock on the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 889-896

  Blackshaw, Robert E ^a   Johnson, Eric N ^b   Gan, Yantai ^b   May, William E ^b   McAndrew, David W ^b   Barthet, Veronique ^c   McDonald, Tanya ^d   Wispinski, Dan ^e  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION   (Canada)

^d Olds College   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA INNOVATES TECHNOLOGY FUTURES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel feedstock; Biodiesel quality; Biofuel; Oil concentration; Oilseed yield

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; EMERGENCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRAIRIE; SEMIARID REGION; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE OIL;

CANADA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; CAMELINA; CAMELINA SATIVA; GLYCINE MAX; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 80051920364     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps2011-002     Document Type: Article

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