CARINATA

Carinata (Ethiopian mustard) is derived from the interspecific cross between Brassica nigra and Brassica oleracea. It is superior to other brassica species in terms of seed size, drought and heat tolerance, and low rates of seed shattering at maturity and harvest. It has high contents of erucic and linolenic acid in the extracted oil and only 6% saturated hydrocarbon. High erucic acid and glucosinolates make it unfit for human and animal consumption. Overall, based on crop (and fuel) yields per unit area and the nature of its fatty acid composition, carinata is an efficient bioenergy feedstock... SPARC is a collaboration of regional land grant universities, 1890 institutions, and industry partners represented by subject matter experts in basic and applied research, extension and outreach and workforce development. The three pillars of research, extension and workforce development work collaboratively to achieve our five year goal of establishing over 800,000 acres of carinata as a..

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