Summary: Several industrial oilseed crops, including camelina, were considered for agronomic traits and seed oil composition during a 3 year trial in Central Italy in the 1990s. Mean oil content was influenced by climatic conditions, decreasing in the driest seasons. Some species showed good agronomic traits, including tolerance to drought and to high temperature, making them potentially suitable for cultivation ...

Summary: The influence of seeding rate and nitrogen fertilization on yield efficiency and formation of yield components of camelina was investigated over three years (1993-1995) under loamy sand soil conditions. Formation of the yield components branches/plant, pods/plant, seeds/pod and seed weight/plant was reduced by sowing the higher seeding rate of 800 seeds/m2. Addition of nitrogen positively influenced yield. Oil content ...