Potential, Cultivation and Quality of Some Crambe Sp. in Southern Turkey

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Crambe sp. is an oilseed crop from the Brassicae family and native to the Mediterranean region. It can be converted into a number of industrial and energy uses. Crambe oil is used in introducing in stain, primers, plastic and solid wax, cosmetic and engine portions in the form of nylon-13.13 exclude carburetor as eco-friendly. All these properties make it interesting. This study is the first report on yield, cultivation procedure, and quality characteristics of Crambe sp. cultivated in Turkey. Native Crambe seeds, collected from eight different locations in Turkey, were cultivated under Çukurova conditions in Mediterranean region. Two Crambe species, Crambe orientalis and Crambe tataria, determined at the locations were studied, and some morphological characteristics and oil compositions were sown from cultivars and native forms. Fatty acid composition of seeds was examined with GC and GC/MS. In native populations, high seed oil contents were obtained from C. tataria (AnkaraFaculty of Science and Letters) and C. tataria (Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan), as 45.62 and 45.50%, respectively. The highest erucic acid content (49.0 %) was found in C. tataria (Ankara-Bilkent). In Çukurova conditions, despite cultivated all collected species, just C. orientalis was bloom among this species, and so that seed yield (472.77 kg/ha) oil rate (% 27.43) and erucic acid (41.0 %) could determine just this species.

Effect of sulfur fertilization on the physical and chemical properties of crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst ex R.E. Fries) seeds

“…In other studies, the diameter of crambe (Crambe abyssinica) seeds was 2.7 mm (Reuber et al, 2001) and 0.8-2.55 mm (Lalas et al, 2012). Tansi et al (2017) reported seed length of 1.26-2.21 mm and seed width of 1.18-2.00 mm in Crambe orientalis, and seed length of 2.02-2.88 mm and seed width of 1.86-2.83 mm in Crambe tataria. These values are similar to those obtained in own studies.…”

“…The values of 1000 seed weight of crambe, determined in this study, are similar to those found in the available literature. Reuber et al (2001) reported a value of 6.2 g. In a study by Zanetti et al (2013), the 1000 seed weight of crambe (Crambe abyssinica) reached 6.00-7.50 g, whereas Tansi et al (2017) reported that the 1000 seed weight of crambe ranged from 6.00 to 9.98 g in Crambe orientalis up to 17.80 g in Crambe tataria. Comparing with the available literature data, the densities of crambe seeds determined in own studies are lower than the values obtained for other oilseed species, e.g.…”

Phytochemical Profiling, in Vitro Biological Activities and in Silico Molecular Docking Studies of the Crude Extract of Crambe orientalis, an Endemic Plant in Turkey

“…Similar to the results of our study, the main compounds in C. orientalis oil were found as erucic acid (30.33 %), oleic acid (10.83 %), linoleic acid (10.68 %), and cis-11 eicosenoic acid (8.71 %). [16] The Enzyme Inhibition Results of Crambe orientalis Plant Enzyme Inhibition (IC 50 Values) Against Collagenase, a-Glycosidase, Tyrosinase, and Urease…”

“…In addition, Crambe oil is used in the steel industry for making steel plate, in the textile, perfume, detergent, pesticide industries, and the production of printer ink. In addition, it has been reported that this plant is an intermediate host to many insect species [4] . Crambe oil can then be converted into several industrial and energy uses.…”

“…However, these sources are limited and will be exhausted shortly. The biodegradable nature of Crambe oil is an advantage over mineral oils [3,4] …”