Camelina
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Camelina is an annual plant with prolific small, pale- yellow flowers with four petals, attains heights of 1 to 3 feet and has branched stems that become woody at maturity. Leaves are arrow-shaped, sharp-pointed and about 3 inches long with smooth edges. Seed pods are the size and shape of a small pea. The seeds are very small, amounting to about 400,000 seeds per pound, and they are 40 percent oil, compared to 20 percent with soybeans.

New Camelina Varieties & Yields

Sustainable Oils has sown the seeds of change for farmers in the northwestern US and Canada with extensive research. Of the more than 90 accessions of seed lines tested, SO-10, SO-20 and SO-30, were selected to be sold in 2009 because they have high yield potential and good agronomic characteristics. See how they stack up to the most common public variety:

Grain Yield and Agronomic Characteristics in Camelina Varieties

Average values from field experiments in 12 environments in Montana, USA, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, 2006, 2007.

Camelina Varieties Table

SO-10 | SO-10 is a spring-type camelina. It is a short variety with increased early vigor, early flowering and extended seed filling period. SO-10 has high yield potential with good adaptability to high yielding environmental conditions. This variety has a high test weight (52.3 Lb/Bu), heavy seed weight (1.12 g/1000 seeds) and average seed oil content (36.7%).

SO-20 | SO-20 is a spring-type camelina. It is a short variety with early flowering. SO-20 has high yield potential with good response to diverse environmental conditions. The variety has an average test weight (51.4 Lb/Bu) seed weight (1.07 g per 1000 seeds) and seed oil content (36.8%).

SO-30 | SO-30 is a spring-type camelina. SO-30 is a short variety with early flowering and an extended seed filling period. SO-30 has a high yield potential with a very good adaptability to a broad range of environmental conditions. SO-30 has increased test weight (52.4 Lb/Bu), heavy seed weight (1.11 g per 1000 seeds) and high seed oil content (37.1%).