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Camelina sativa: For Biofuels and Bioproducts

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Plant Breeding ((HBPB,volume 9))

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Oilseed crops have the potential to increase the stability and sustainability of American agriculture by replacing a portion of the fossil fuels consumed by this sector. There are several candidate oilseed species that have been identified as compatible with a dryland winter wheat-fallow rotation. Of these species, Camelina sativa has been previously identified as being a promising species for drought-prone areas of the American High Plains. This is due to its short growing season, drought tolerance, cold tolerance, and resistance to many of the insect and pest species that cause yield reductions in other Brassica oilseed species. Camelina seed oil has high concentrations (30–40 %) of linolenic fatty acid (C18:3), which is a valuable product and also improves the cold-flow properties of the feedstock oil. Camelina is a native of Europe, and breeding efforts have so far focused on optimizing the varieties to produce high yields in agricultural regions of the United States and Europe. Breeding and research efforts have created linkage maps and identified QTL for yield, agronomic characteristics, and oil characteristics. Researchers have also found success in creating transgenic varieties of camelina, which could greatly facilitate the optimization of the oil profile for use as a feedstock for industrial oils and as a biofuel.

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Jewett, F.G. (2015). Camelina sativa: For Biofuels and Bioproducts. In: Cruz, V.M.V., Dierig, D.A. (eds) Industrial Crops. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 9. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1447-0_8

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