Camelina

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Cover Crop Name:
Camelina
Scientific Name:
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz
Growth Season:
Cool Season
Plant Type:
Broadleaf
Life Cycle:
Annual, Biennial
Plant Architecture:
Upright plant architecture
Alternative Names:
False flax, gold-of-pleasure, linseed dodder, largeseed falseflax, leindotter, Siberian oilseed
Relative Water Use:
Low water use
Salinity Tolerance:
Fair salinity tolerance
Seeding Depth:
⅛ – ¼ inch
Crude Protein:
46%
Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio:
stems 40-95; pods 25-70; seed 12-16
Mycorrhizal Association:
Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
Pollination Type:
Mainly a self pollinator but benefits genetically from exposure to high population of pollinators
Other Notes:

  • Sensitive to soil herbicide imidazolinones and sulfentrazone
  • Volunteer plants can become problematic
  • Potentially allelopathic for flax

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