Increasing sustainable protein production from oilseed rape and optimising the use of high protein rape-meal for animal feed

该提案旨在通过优化油菜的氮（N）肥料营养来增加油菜籽、蛋白质和油的产量，从而增加从油菜籽粕中生产的动物饲料蛋白质的供应和可持续性。目标包括：1）开发Yara N传感器技术，使叶面氮肥能够被重复施用，以满足农田之间和农田内作物需求的差异，2）确定叶面氮肥的最佳时间，3）通过使用饲料配方量化油菜粉中额外蛋白质对农场牲畜的营养益处，4）向农民传授新知识和技术。创新将包括开发氮传感器技术，使叶面氮产品能够更精确地应用，并量化作物管理导致的作物蛋白质含量变化所带来的营养效益。

This proposal aims to increase the supply and sustainability of protein produced for animal feed from oilseed rape-meal by optimising nitrogen (N) fertiliser nutrition for oilseed rape to increase the yield of seed, protein and oil. Objectives include; 1) developing the Yara N Sensor technology to allow foliar N fertiliser to be variably applied to meet differences in crop demand between and within fields, 2) identify the optimum timing of foliar N and 3) quantify through the use of feed formulations the nutritional benefits of the additional protein within the rape-meal for farm livestock, 4) transfer new knowledge and technology to farmers. Innovations will include developing N sensor technology to allow foliar N products to be applied more precisely and quantifying the nutritional benefits resulting from changes in the protein content of the crop which result from crop management.