Winter camelina root characteristics and yield performance under contrasting environmental conditions

Zanetti, Federica; Gesch, Russ W.; Walia, Maninder K.; Johnson, Jane M. F.; Monti, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107794

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“…However, the authors did not find a significant effect of the sowing rate upon potential seed yield, nor with the weed coverage. Similarly, Zanetti et al (2020) reported a negligible effect of the plant density on seed yield, whilst later sowing could improve oil content [22]. In the present study, instead, fertilizer and chemicals were used to both providing nutrients and controlling the weeds.…”

Section: Seed Loss Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…This species is indeed resistant to both drought and frost stress [16]. It has low nutritional requirements [17][18][19], with subsequent positive effects on the environment highlighted by life cycle assessment (LCA) studies [20,21], and can be grown on poor soils, also in a Mediterranean context [22], even if both seed yield and oil yield show substantial variability, i.e., 1.0-3.0 Mg ha −1 and 30-49% w/w respectively [23]. Finally, camelina, considering the presence of both winter and spring cultivar and the relatively brief life cycle, is suitable for double cropping with small grain cereals, soybean, and sunflower [24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss

Stefanoni

Latterini

Ruiz³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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The growing demand in food and non-food industries for camelina oil is driving the interest of farmers and contractors in investing in such feedstock. Nonetheless, the cost, performance and critical aspects related to the harvesting stage are still not properly investigated. In the present study, an ad-hoc test was performed in Spain in order to fulfill this gap. The results support the hypothesis to harvest camelina seeds with the same combine harvester used for cereal harvesting without further investment. Theoretical field capacity (TFC), effective field capacity (EFC), material capacity (MC), and field efficiency (FE) were 4.34 ha h−1, 4.22 ha h−1, 4.66 Mg h−1 FM, and 97.24%, respectively. The harvesting cost was estimated in 48.51 € ha−1. Approximately, the seed loss of 0.057 ± 0.028 Mg ha−1 FM was due to the impact of the combine harvester header and dehiscence of pods, whilst 0.036 ± 0.006 Mg ha−1 FM of seeds were lost due to inefficiency of the threshing system of the combine harvester. Adjustment of the working speed of the combine and the rotation speed of the reel may help to reduce such loss.

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Section: Seed Loss Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 68%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss

Stefanoni

Latterini

Ruiz³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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“…Moreover, camelina is a low input crop in comparison with most of the commodity crops cultivated for biofuel production [165], so the environmental impact is lower [184], particularly if the suitability of camelina straw for bioenergy purposes is also included [185,186]. According to the literature, can be cultivated on poor soils and on soils with difficult conditions, even in the Mediterranean zone [187].…”

Section: Camelina Main Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

2020

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The sustainable production of renewable energy is a key topic on the European community’s agenda in the next decades. The use of residuals from agriculture could not be enough to meet the growing demand for energy, and the contribution of vegetable oil to biodiesel production may be important. Moreover, vegetable oil can surrogate petroleum products in many cases, as in cosmetics, biopolymers, or lubricants production. However, the cultivation of oil crops for the mere production of industrial oil would arise concerns on competition for land use between food and non-food crops. Additionally, the economic sustainability is not always guaranteed, since the mechanical harvesting, in some cases, is still far from acceptable. Therefore, it is difficult to plan the future strategy on bioproducts production from oil crops if the actual feasibility to harvest the seeds is still almost unknown. With the present review, the authors aim to provide a comprehensive overview on the state of the art of mechanical harvesting in seven herbaceous oil crops, namely: sunflower (Heliantus annuus L.), canola (Brassica napus L.), cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.), camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), crambe (Crambe abyssinica R. E. Fr.), and castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). The review underlines that the mechanical harvesting of sunflower, canola and cardoon seeds is performed relying on specific devices that perform effectively with a minimum seed loss. Crambe and safflower seeds can be harvested through a combine harvester equipped with a header for cereals. On the other hand, camelina and castor crops still lack the reliable implementation on combine harvesters. Some attempts have been performed to harvest camelina and castor while using a cereal header and a maize header, respectively, but the actual effectiveness of both strategies is still unknown.

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“…Early research by Zubr (1997) reported winter camelina cultivars as more productive than spring cultivars; however, more recent publications (Zanetti et al 2017, Righini et al 2019, Zanetti et al 2020 showed an opposite trend, with spring cultivars being able to outclass winter cultivars. Obviously, the possibility of sowing spring camelina in autumn is confined to regions where the winter air temperature never exceeds − 10 to − 14°C (Soorni et al 2017); thus, the direct comparison between spring and winter types is geographically very limited (Christou et al 2018).…”

Section: Morphological Description and Main Agronomic Traitsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Camelina, an ancient oilseed crop actively contributing to the rural renaissance in Europe. A review

Zanetti

Alberghini

Jeromela

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Promoting crop diversification in European agriculture is a key pillar of the agroecological transition. Diversifying crops generally enhances crop productivity, quality, soil health and fertility, and resilience to pests and diseases and reduces environmental stresses. Moreover, crop diversification provides an alternative means of enhancing farmers’ income. Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) reemerged in the background of European agriculture approximately three decades ago, when the first studies on this ancient native oilseed species were published. Since then, a considerable number of studies on this species has been carried out in Europe. The main interest in camelina is related to its (1) broad environmental adaptability, (2) low-input requirements, (3) resistance to multiple pests and diseases, and (4) multiple uses in food, feed, and biobased applications. The present article is a comprehensive and critical review of research carried out in Europe (compared with the rest of the world) on camelina in the last three decades, including genetics and breeding, agronomy and cropping systems, and end-uses, with the aim of making camelina an attractive new candidate crop for European farming systems. Furthermore, a critical evaluation of what is still missing to scale camelina up from a promising oilseed to a commonly cultivated crop in Europe is also provided (1) to motivate scientists to promote their studies and (2) to show farmers and end-users the real potential of this interesting species.

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Winter camelina root characteristics and yield performance under contrasting environmental conditions

Cited by 26 publications

References 39 publications

Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss

Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss

Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

Camelina, an ancient oilseed crop actively contributing to the rural renaissance in Europe. A review

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