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Table 1

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of oilseed rape and of biodiesel, seed yields and nitrogen applications from 2012/2013 to 2016/2017 (± confidence intervals at 5%).

  2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017
Number of cooperatives or companies 73 70 74 48 39
Oilseed rape area* (ha) 209 720 283 480 242 360 96 570 90 170
GHG of oilseed rape (g CO2 MJ−1) 33.7 ± 1.3 28.7 ± 0.7 29.5 ± 0.8 33.0 ± 1.1 28.4 ± 0.8
GHG of biodiesel (g CO2 MJ−1) 42.3 ± 1.3 37.3 ± 0.7 38.1 ± 0.8 41.6 ± 1.1 37.0 ± 0.8
Seed yield (t ha−1) 3.39 ± 0.11 3.87 ± 0.9 3.76 ± 0.10 3.42 ± 0.09 4.03 ± 0.14
Mineral nitrogen application (kg N ha−1) 161.8 ± 7.5 155.9 ± 6.9 157.1 ± 7.7 165.3 ± 7.1 163.1 ± 6.5
Organic nitrogen application (kg N ha−1) 36.3 ± 7.8 38.2 ± 8.5 40.4 ± 9.4 38.3 ± 9.7 39.1 ± 10.9

*The area was calculated by assuming an average area of 10 ha per field.

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