Camelina is an annual crop with small seed that has been cultivated in Europe for more than a thousand years. Eastern Colorado’s wheat-based, cropping system covers more than 4 million acres and springplanted camelina would fit well into a dryland crop rotation.
Camelina oil has received FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status and is being processed and sold by at least one company (Camelina Sun) in Montana primarily as a nutritional supplement. Its fatty acid profile also makes it adaptable to high temperatures for frying, with a high smoke point of 475 degrees F, though recommendations are not ...
Camelina is a short-season crop (85 to 100 days) that is well adapted to production in the temperate climate zone. It is generally grown as an early summer annual oilseed crop but can be grown as a winter annual in milder climates (Hunter 2010). It is likely best adapted to cooler climates where excessive heat during flowering is not important.
In Wisconsin, winter camelina is best sown in September to early October after harvesting crops like silage corn, sweet corn, or spring wheat. It can also be interseeded into standing corn or soybeans, though establishment may not be as uniform.
Camelina is promising new spring-sown rotation crop due to its excellent seedling frost tolerance, a short production cycle (60-90 days) and resistance to flea beetles. Camelina has a high oil content (~35% oil) and improved drought tolerance and water use eficiency (yield vs. evapotranspiration (ET)) when compared to other oilseed crops.
Camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] is an oilseed plant currently being researched as a potential new crop for South Dakota. It is a member of the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family, which includes mustard, canola, rapeseed, Crambe, broccoli, and several other vegetable crops. Cam-elina is commonly known as gold-of-pleasure or false flax.
Camelina is an annual or winter weed that reproduces by its seeds. It is an emerging oilseed for sustainable biofuel but can also be considered a weed to others. This weed has a pretty high drought tolerance, except when it is in a sensitive growing stage, such as starting to flower.
Camelina is a genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae. The Camelina species, commonly known as false flax, are native to Mediterranean regions of Europe and Asia. Most species of this genus have been little studied, with the exception of Camelina sativa, historically cultivated as an oil plant.
Camelina sativa is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae usually known as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, but also occasionally as wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, or Siberian oilseed. It is native to Europe and areas of Central Asia, but cultivated as an oilseed crop mainly in Europe and in North America.