Camelina as a Rotation Crop for Weed Control in Organic Farming in a Semiarid Mediterranean Climate

Royo‐Esnal, Aritz; Valencia-Gredilla, Francisco

doi:10.3390/agriculture8100156

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“…(1) crop rotations [76,[125][126][127][128], (2) the intercropping of annual or perennial crops with legumes [86,[129][130][131][132], (3) the establishment of winter-annual species such as camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) or perennial rye under annual crops [133][134][135], and (4) under maize-establishment of perennial energy crops such as miscanthus [115], the cup plant [136], and wild plant mixtures [122] among others [76,108,123].…”

Section: Spatial and Temporal Diversification Of Bcsmentioning

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Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy

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The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many bioenergy cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, the competition for land between bioenergy-crop cultivation, food-crop cultivation, and biodiversity conservation is expected to increase as a result of both continuous world population growth and expected severe climate change effects. This study investigates how BCS can become more social-ecologically sustainable in future. It brings together expert opinions from the fields of agronomy, economics, meteorology, and geography. Potential solutions to the following five main requirements for a more holistically sustainable supply of biomass are summarized: (i) bioenergy-crop cultivation should provide a beneficial social-ecological contribution, such as an increase in both biodiversity and landscape aesthetics, (ii) bioenergy crops should be cultivated on marginal agricultural land so as not to compete with food-crop production, (iii) BCS need to be resilient in the face of projected severe climate change effects, (iv) BCS should foster rural development and support the vast number of small-scale family farmers, managing about 80% of agricultural land and natural resources globally, and (v) bioenergy-crop cultivation must be planned and implemented systematically, using holistic approaches. Further research activities and policy incentives should not only consider the economic potential of bioenergy-crop cultivation, but also aspects of biodiversity, soil fertility, and climate change adaptation specific to site conditions and the given social context. This will help to adapt existing agricultural systems in a changing world and foster the development of a more social-ecologically sustainable bioeconomy.

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Section: Spatial and Temporal Diversification Of Bcsmentioning

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“…Thanks to the availability of both winter and spring varieties and the relatively short life cycle, camelina is particularly suitable for double cropping with small grain cereals, soybean, and sunflower [63,[164][165][166][167][168][169]. Concerning the crop establishment, sowing occurs at a depth of 6-13 mm [159] applying 4 and 6 kg ha −1 of seeds [170].…”

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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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“…Both winter and spring biotypes are available, and within each biotype, different cultivars, genotypes, and GenBank accessions are present. Camelina growth cycle ranges between 90 and 250 days (Czarnik et al 2018;Hrastar et al 2012;Krzyżaniak et al 2019;Martinelli and Galasso 2011;Masella et al 2014;Royo-Esnal and Valencia-Gredilla 2018;Zanetti et al 2017;Zubr 1997). Regarding the camelina cycle length, expressed as growing degree day (GDD), differences in terms of duration were even more restrained, as evidenced in Table 1, where an average of 1200 GDD results as the mean value accumulated from sowing to harvest, depending on the sowing season and date.…”

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

Zanetti

Alberghini

Jeromela

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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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Camelina as a Rotation Crop for Weed Control in Organic Farming in a Semiarid Mediterranean Climate

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy

Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy

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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