Table 2 Oil production averages for ten highest oil-producing crops
From: Use of solar energy for biodiesel production and use of biodiesel waste as a green reaction solvent
Plant | Latin name | kg oil/hectare |
|---|---|---|
Oil palm | Elaeis guineensis | 5000 |
Coconut | Cocos nucifera | 2260 |
Jatropha | Jatropha curcas | 1590 |
Rapeseed | Brassica napus | 1000 |
Peanut | Arachis hypogaea | 890 |
Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | 800 |
Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius | 655 |
Soybean | Glycine max | 375 |
Hemp | Cannabis sativa | 305 |
Corn | Zea mays | 145 |