Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment
The cultivation of oil crops for biofuel production has often been accused of not being environmentally sustainable due to the high inputs needed. To explore the effect of reduced input on productive and qualitative traits of camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), a trial was carried out o...
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| description | The cultivation of oil crops for biofuel production has often been accused of not being
environmentally sustainable due to the high inputs needed. To explore the effect of reduced input on
productive and qualitative traits of camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), a trial was carried out
over a two-year period. This study analyzed two different levels of input: a low input treatment
(shallow non-inversion tillage and low fertilization rate) and a high input treatment (deeper tillage
and high fertilization rate).
Camelina was positively, even though to a limited extent, affected by high input treatment as
highlighted by the increase in seed yield (from 1.8 to 2.0 t ha-1), crop residues (from 4.8 to 5.2 t ha-
1), seed protein content (from 26.5 to 28.9%), seed oil content (from 41.5 to 43.4%) and oil yield
(from 0.75 to 0.88 t ha-1). So, from a sustainable point of view, we must consider negligible the effect
of high input and satisfactory the performances of camelina in the low input regime. Low input
management resulted in satisfactory yields in terms of both quantity and quality, results which were
not very different from high input, indicating promising potential for conservation agriculture
practices in camelina in a semi-arid environment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5301f22df6841faa18a56d486aeb0802025-08-20T01:54:33ZengElsevierItalian Journal of Agronomy1125-47182039-68052021-01-01AOP10.4081/ija.2021.1728Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environmentGiovanni Avola0Orazio Sortino1Fabio Gresta2Institute of BioEconomy, National Research Council of Italy (CNR - IBE), CataniaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, CataniaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, MessinaThe cultivation of oil crops for biofuel production has often been accused of not being environmentally sustainable due to the high inputs needed. To explore the effect of reduced input on productive and qualitative traits of camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), a trial was carried out over a two-year period. This study analyzed two different levels of input: a low input treatment (shallow non-inversion tillage and low fertilization rate) and a high input treatment (deeper tillage and high fertilization rate). Camelina was positively, even though to a limited extent, affected by high input treatment as highlighted by the increase in seed yield (from 1.8 to 2.0 t ha-1), crop residues (from 4.8 to 5.2 t ha- 1), seed protein content (from 26.5 to 28.9%), seed oil content (from 41.5 to 43.4%) and oil yield (from 0.75 to 0.88 t ha-1). So, from a sustainable point of view, we must consider negligible the effect of high input and satisfactory the performances of camelina in the low input regime. Low input management resulted in satisfactory yields in terms of both quantity and quality, results which were not very different from high input, indicating promising potential for conservation agriculture practices in camelina in a semi-arid environment.https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/1728Camelinagrain yieldoil contentconservation agriculture practicestillagefertilization. |
| spellingShingle | Giovanni Avola Orazio Sortino Fabio Gresta Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment Italian Journal of Agronomy Camelina grain yield oil content conservation agriculture practices tillage fertilization. |
| title | Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment |
| title_full | Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment |
| title_fullStr | Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment |
| title_short | Low-input cultivation of camelina (<em>Camelina sativa</em> (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment |
| title_sort | low input cultivation of camelina em camelina sativa em l crantz in a mediterranean semi arid environment |
| topic | Camelina grain yield oil content conservation agriculture practices tillage fertilization. |
| url | https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/1728 |
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