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

本研究旨在通过优化油菜氮肥营养，提高油菜籽粒、蛋白质和油脂的产量，增加油菜粕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，允许叶面氮肥的可变施用，以满足田间和田间作物需求的差异；2)确定叶面氮肥的最佳施用时间；3)通过使用饲料配方量化农场牲畜油菜粕中额外蛋白质的营养价值；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，以便更精确地施用叶面氮产品，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.