Response of rapeseed to nitrogen fertilisation in a mediterranean environment
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Portugal needs urgency to increase the production of vegetable oils to be able to meet
the mandatory 10% minimum target to be achieved by all EU member states for the proportion of
biofuels in petrol and diesel consumption by 2020 (Directive 2009128/EC).
Rapeseed oil is the main raw material used in Europe for the manufacture of biofuels. Portugal, however,
does not produce rapeseed oil, in spite of some studies having indicated that there are favourable
ecological conditions to do this throughout the country [I, 2]
Portugal needs urgently to increase the production of vegetable oils to be able to meet
the mandatory 10% minimum target to be achieved by all member states for the share of biofuels in
transport petrol and diesel consumption by 2020 (Directive 2009/28/EC).
Rapeseed oils the main raw material used in Europe for the manufacture of biofuels. Portugal, however,
does not produce rapeseed oil, in spite of some studies have indicated that there are favourable ecological
conditions to do that around the country [I, 2].
