Summary: Study (2008-2010) evaluates plant stand establishment, growth, and yield of 10 camelina cultivars at different seeding times for spring seeding in the northern USA Corn Belt. Plant population density, time to 50% flowering, seed yield, and oil content were affected by sowing date. Results indicate that the best time to sow spring camelina in west central Minnesota is from ...
Summary: A 2-year field study was conducted in western Minnesota to determine optimum fall sowing time for yield and oil content of two winter camelina cultivars in a no-tillage and chisel-plowed system. Seeding dates ranged from early September to mid-October. Results indicate that camelina is a viable winter crop for the northern Corn Belt and that seed yields and oil ...
Summary: Fall-seeded winter camelina can be successfully grown in the upper Midwest USA and may be harvested early enough to allow a second crop. Double-cropping may offer a profitable means of producing a dedicated biofuel crop without jeopardizing food security. The aim of this study (2007 and 2009) in west central Minnesota was to evaluate the agronomic and economic viability ...
Summary: This study involved comparing camelina and other crops under dryland and in fully irrigated conditions in eastern Colorado to evaluate responses to drought stress. Camelina showed better adaptation to semi-arid environments. Camelina also had the highest levels of linolenic acid. Future breeding efforts might utilize existing germplasm diversity for traits such as flowering time, yield components, oil quality, and ...
Summary: There’s growing interest in vegetable oils with high omega-3 fatty acids but the full potential of camelina has yet to be explored. Since canola production is currently prohibited in many parts of Oregon state, Oregon growers are considering camelina as an oilseed alternative. Notes on field trials. Link: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gilliam/sites/default/files/Camelina_em8953-e.pdf
Summary: A series of field trials were conducted (1996-1998), across four countries. The objective was to establish the potential of winter hardy varieties of camelina, grown without the use of herbicides, fungicides or pesticides. The study showed winter camelina cannot produce an economic yield in Ireland where the use of herbicides and fungicides are excluded. The relatively mild wet winters ...
