Water use, crop coefficients, and irrigation management criteria for camelina production in arid regions

Hunsaker, Douglas J.; French, Andrew N.; Clarke, Thomas R.; El-Shikha, Diaa M

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“…Crop maturity occurred in mid-April. Because irrigation was terminated in early March, total seasonal ET only varied from a high of 371 to a low of 276 (Hunsaker et al 2011). Unlike the western Nebraska experiments above, seed yield response was not correlated with seasonal ET and WUE was about 0.33 kg m -3 .…”

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“…Aiken et al 2011). In Arizona, USA, French et al (2009) and Hunsaker et al (2011) applied surface irrigation to study camelina's water use and yield response to irrigation in an arid environment. In that experiment (2006)(2007), a fall-planted camelina (cv.…”

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“…Data collected in a prior camelina experiment conducted during 2006-2007 in Arizona were used to develop camelina K cb models based on both heat units and remote sensing observations of NDVI (Hunsaker et al 2011). In 2008 and 2010, the K cb models were used to guide irrigation scheduling in camelina experiments conducted in Arizona.…”

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Camelina water use and seed yield response to irrigation scheduling in an arid environment

2012

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Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz is a promising, biodiesel-producing oilseed that could potentially be implemented as a low-input alternative crop for production in the arid southwestern USA. However, little is known about camelina's water use, irrigation management, and agronomic characteristics in this arid environment. Camelina experiments were conducted for 2 years (January to May in 2008 and 2010) in Maricopa, Arizona, to evaluate the effectiveness of previously developed heat unit and remote sensing basal crop coefficient (K cb ) methods for predicting camelina crop evapotranspiration (ET) and irrigation scheduling. Besides K cb methods, additional treatment factors included two different irrigation scheduling soil water depletion (SWD) levels (45 and 65 %) and two levels of seasonal N applications within a randomized complete block design with 4 blocks. Soil water content measurements taken in all treatment plots and applied in soil water balance calculations were used to evaluate the predicted ET. The heat-unit K cb method was updated and validated during the second experiment to predict ET to within 12-13 % of the ET calculated by the soil water balance. The remote sensing K cb method predicted ET within 7-10 % of the soil water balance. Seasonal ET from the soil water balance was significantly greater for the remote sensing than heat-unit K cb method and significantly greater for the 45 than 65 % SWD level. However, final seed yield means, which varied from 1,500 to 1,640 kg ha -1 for treatments, were not significantly different between treatments or years. Seed oil contents averaged 45 % in both years. Seed yield was found to be linearly related to seasonal ET with maximum yield occurring at about 470-490 mm of seasonal ET. Differences in camelina seed yields due to seasonal N applications (69-144 kg N ha -1 over the 2 years) were not significant. Further investigations are needed to characterize camelina yield response over a wider range of irrigation and N inputs.

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“…Gesch et al (2014) confirmed also the agronomic viability of relay-cropping of soybean with winter camelina compared with respective mono-crops full-season soybean. Furthermore, in a water limited environment for dual cropping systems, the low water use (WU) of camelina would benefit the subsequent crop (Gesch and Johnson, 2015;Hunsaker et al, 2011).…”

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The bio-based economy can serve as the springboard for camelina and crambe to quit the limbo

Righini

Zanetti

Monti

2016

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-Social, economic and environmental importance of bio-based economy is rapidly growing and vegetable oils play an important role. About 75% of global production of vegetable oils derives from commodity oilseeds (i.e., soybean, oil palm, rapeseed), while the remaining 25% is produced from minor oilseeds characterized by unusual fatty acid composition. The present review aims at analyzing the potentialities of two alternative oilseed crops for Europe, camelina (Camelina sativa) and crambe (Crambe abyssinica), identified as major candidates for the future European bio-based economy as testified by the recently funded EU Project (Horizon 2020) COSMOS (Camelina and crambe Oil crops as Sources of Medium-chain Oils for Specialty oleochemicals). The interest on camelina and crambe is mainly due to their unique fatty acid profile, low input management and wide environmental adaptability. We attempted to analyze pros and cons of development of camelina and crambe in Europe in the light of biorefinery concept (i.e., using oil and whole produced biomass) as undertaken by COSMOS project.Keywords: Bioeconomy / oil crops / Brassicaceae / PUFA / eicosenoic acid / erucic acid Résumé -La bioéconomie, tremplin de développement pour la cameline et le crambe. L'importance sociale, économique et environnementale de l'économie reposant sur le bio, est en pleine expansion et les huiles végétales y jouent un rôle important. De l'ordre de 75 % de la production mondiale d'huiles végétales provient de graines oléa-gineuses (à savoir le soja, le palmier à huile et le colza), tandis que les 25 % restants sont produits à partir de graines oléagineuses mineures caractérisées par une composition inhabituelle en acides gras. Le présent article vise à analyser le potentiel pour l'Europe de deux cultures oléagineuses alternatives, la caméline (Camelina sativa) et le crambe (Crambe abyssinica), identifiées comme les principaux candidats à la future bio-économie européenne comme en témoigne le projet de recherche dit COSMOS (acronyme de : Camelina and crambe Oil crops as Sources of Medium-chain Oils for Specialty oleochemicals, ou Les cultures de cameline et de crambe comme sources d'huiles à chaîne moyenne pour les produits oléochimiques de spécialité) financé dans le cadre du programme Horizon 2020 de la Communauté européenne. L'intérêt porté à la caméline et au crambe est principalement lié à leur profil unique d'acides gras, à leur faible demande d'intrants et à leur large capacité d'adaptation environnementale. Nous avons tenté d'analyser les avantages et les inconvénients du développement de la caméline et du crambe en Europe à la lumière du concept de bioraffinerie (à savoir, en utilisant l'huile et toute la biomasse produite) comme dans le cadre du projet COSMOS. Mots clés :Bioéconomie / cultures oléagineuses / Brassicaceae / AGPI / acide eicosénoïque / acide érucique

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“…Little information exists about soils where camelina is grown; therefore, it was not possible to evaluate territory suitability for its production, and a large portion of the national soils were classified as without information (Table 4). Chromic Luvisol and Haplic Kastanozem were considered to be the best soils for camelina development, as the average production in these cases was 2049 kg·ha −1 [34] and 1913 kg·ha −1 [15,17], respectively.…”

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Land Suitability Assessment for Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) Development in Chile

Román‐Figueroa¹,

Padilla²,

Uribe

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Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) is an oilseed with potential for use as a raw material in second-generation biofuels. Camelina has a seed yield of up to 2380 kg·ha −1 and contains around 45% fatty acids. Selection of a suitable site is critical for production optimization. The objective of this study was to determine Chilean agro-climatic suitability for establishing camelina as a productive alternative. Climate and soil requirements and geographical restraints were evaluated for the species, considering the climatological characteristics of its regions of origin, as well as regions where camelina is successfully grown in the rest of the world. The variables considered included factors (maximum temperatures of the warmest month, water deficits, and degree days) and limitations (altitude, geomorphology, and current land use), which permitted the evaluation of the national territory for a certain level of suitability. It was determined that 1.3% of the national territory (960,664 ha) has some degree of suitability for camelina adoption. Between the Biobío and Los Lagos regions, 49.0% of the land (471,203 ha) is in the category of no thermic restrictions, with mild water restrictions, and mild soil restrictions or without information, which can be used for camelina production. The Los Ríos region has 21.4% surface area (321,176 ha) with some level of suitability for camelina, the most suitable region to establish this crop in Chile. This research has provided valuable information applicable to new species and geographic areas which facilitate the adaptation of agricultural and forestry production to global changes.

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Water use, crop coefficients, and irrigation management criteria for camelina production in arid regions

Cited by 61 publications

References 13 publications

Camelina water use and seed yield response to irrigation scheduling in an arid environment

Camelina water use and seed yield response to irrigation scheduling in an arid environment

The bio-based economy can serve as the springboard for camelina and crambe to quit the limbo

Land Suitability Assessment for Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) Development in Chile

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