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Modelling of maize and rapeseed production for biofuel potential assessment Cover

Modelling of maize and rapeseed production for biofuel potential assessment

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|Feb 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Calculated harvest of maize grain in 2023 (by county).

Figure 2.

Calculated harvest of maize grain in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 3.

Calculated harvest of maize for silage in 2023 (by county).

Figure 4.

Calculated harvest of maize for silage in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 5.

Calculated winter rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 6.

Calculated winter rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 7.

Calculated spring rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 8.

Calculated spring rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 9.

Energy potential from maize and rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 10.

Energy potential from maize and rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

Calculated maize harvests for silage or grain by voivodeship_

VoivodeshipMaize for grain (grain, thousand tonnes)Maize for silage (dry weight, thousand tonnes)
Dolnośląskie1,187.76128.48
Kujawsko-pomorskie886.58507.31
Lubelskie831.10349.58
Lubuskie170.9756.92
Łódzkie558.83325.26
Małopolskie465.9489.79
Mazowieckie938.101,081.33
Opolskie847.08187.65
Podkarpackie708.6754.83
Podlaskie530.721,063.11
Pomorskie170.09210.86
Śląskie396.01178.86
Świętokrzyskie213.94121.98
Warmińsko-mazurskie427.57409.53
Wielkopolskie934.55889.78
Zachodniopomorskie272.56105.48
POLAND9,540.475,760.73

Calculated harvest of spring and winter rapeseed by voivodeship_

VoivodeshipSpring rapeseed [thousand tonnes]Winter rapeseed [thousand tonnes]
Dolnośląskie1.51542.77
Kujawsko-pomorskie1.82216.43
Lubelskie6.02530.72
Lubuskie0.3790.78
Łódzkie0.5478.30
Małopolskie0.7665.12
Mazowieckie2.06176.26
Opolskie0.78324.16
Podkarpackie0.90109.57
Podlaskie1.3778.97
Pomorskie1.84226.95
Śląskie0.2794.13
Świętokrzyskie1.10113.17
Warmińsko-mazurskie1.79286.77
Wielkopolskie1.12189.94
Zachodniopomorskie0.71244.33
POLAND22.963,368.38

Classification of soils according to their susceptibility to drought_

CategorySoil textural groups
I. Very light – Highly sensitive to droughtloose sand
loose silty sand
slightly loamy sand
slightly loamy silty sand

II. Light – Sensitive to droughtloamy light sand
loamy silty light sand
loamy heavy sand
loamy silty heavy sand

III. Medium – Moderately sensitive to droughtlight loam
light silty loam
loamy silt
silt
sandy silt

IV. Heavy – Slightly sensitive to droughtmedium loam
medium silty loam
heavy loam
heavy silty loam
clayey silt
clay
silty clay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cag-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 3071-740X | Journal ISSN: 2081-2787
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 196
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 3, 2025
Published on: Feb 11, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Krystian Mocny, Magdalena Borzęcka, published by Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.