Abstract
This report summarizes a project whose goal was to support R&D to develop an oil-seed crop that has the potential to reduce the feedstock cost of biodiesel to between 7 and 8 cents per pound of oil and expand supplies of biodiesel as demand for biodiesel grows. The key to this goal is that the non-oil fraction of the oil crop (the seed meal) must have a high value outside of the animal feedmarkets and produce oil that is not suitable for human consumption. To that end, a spring breeding program was developed to increase diversity of glucosinolate and the concentration of glucosinolates in the meal and to optimize the oil composition for biodiesel fuels. This report presents the research on the spring planted hybrids.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 62 |
State | Published - 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by University of Idaho, Moscow, IdahoNREL Publication Number
- NREL/SR-510-36309
Keywords
- glucosinolate
- mustard
- mustard meal
- spring mustard