JOHN CARLSON LAB AND FUNGAL BIOINFORMATICS LAB

Camelina has great potential as a sustainable crop for planting on sites that are otherwise fallowed or considered marginal and unproductive for other crops. Camelina is a low input crop, requiring less water or nitrogen, and is generally higher yielding in cool dry sites than other oilseeds. Camelina is a short season annual (85-100 days) that can be used in tight rotations. It is highly adapted to direct cold seeding and is highly frost resistant. As an oilseed crop, camelina has lower production costs than oilseed rape in many climates. The profit margin for farmers for Camelina can also be much higher than that for other oilseed crops.