Potential of genetically modified oilseed rape for biofuels in Austria: Land use patterns and coexistence constraints could decrease domestic feedstock production.

ABSTRACT: Like other EU Member States, Austria will meet the substitution target of the EU European Renewable Energy Directive for transportation almost exclusively by first generation biofuels, primarily biodiesel from oilseed rape (OSR). Genetically modified (GM) plants have been promoted as a new option for biofuel production as they promise higher yield or higher quality feedstock. We tested implications of GM OSR application for biodiesel production in Austria by means of high resolution spatially explicit simulation of 140 different coexistence scenarios within six main OSR cropping regions in Austria (2400 km²). We identified structural land use characteristics such as field size, land use diversity, land holding patterns and the proportion of the target crop as the predominant fac

SUBMITTER: Moser D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461162 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature