Camelina Agronomics

Summary: Study measured the crop water use of a November-through-April Camelina crop in Arizona using frequent measurements of soil water contents. The crop was grown under surface irrigation using five treatment levels of soil water depletion. Varying total irrigation water amounts to treatments did not significantly affect yield, whereas total crop evapotranspiration was increased for the most frequently irrigated treatment. ...

Summary: Studies of Camelina’s water use, irrigation management, and agronomic characteristics were conducted (2008 and 2010) in an arid environment at Maricopa, Arizona, to evaluate the effectiveness of previously developed heat unit and remote sensing basal crop coefficient (Kcb) methods for predicting camelina crop evapotranspiration (ET) and irrigation scheduling. Link: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdaarsfacpub/1259/

Summary: Evapotranspiration over Camelina was evaluated for an experimental plot in Maricopa, Arizona between December 2006 and April 2007. Camelina was grown in a 1.3-ha field in a randomized design. A surface energy balance model, utilizing meteorological and radiometric observations within plots was implemented to estimate latent heat fluxes from the camelina canopy at 15-min intervals during most of the ...

Summary: Little is known about camelina production in Florida but research is underway to determine optimum planting dates and nitrogen rates and other management practices. Some breeding work for yield or oil content is being done because camelina offers potential as a short-season biofuel crop that could fit into many different cropping systems in Florida. No data is available on ...

Summary: Investigation of the adaption, performance, and yield stability among Camelina genotypes across varied US Pacific Northwest environments. Seven named Camelina genotypes and 11 experimental numbered genotypes were evaluated for seed and oil yield at 18 site/years. Seed yields varied from a trial mean of 127 kg/ha at Lind WA during a year of extreme drought to 3302 kg/ha at ...

Summary: There is renewed interest in Camelina due to the unique fatty acid profile of the seed oil and its potential value in industry, cosmetics and human nutrition. Agronomic trials were conducted in 2002 and 2005 with 19 Camelina and three oilseed Brassica accessions at sites in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Camelina matured relatively early and was more tolerant of drought ...