Camelina - Herbicide Tolerant Oilseed Crop
September 4, 2009| |
Camelina is an oilseed crop that can be used as a feedstock for biodiesel. It grows well on marginal land and uses little water and fertilizer. Recently, Camelina has been modified to resist Group 2 herbicides that include imidazolinones, sulfonylamino-carbonyltriazolinones, sulfonylureas, triazolpyramidines and triazolones. Agragen, a leader in using biotechnology to modify Camelina, introduced specific genetic modifications that increased the plant's tolerance to the Group 2 herbicides by more than 300-fold in laboratory testing.
The plant's improved trait will allow the use of areas where residual Group 2 herbicides in the soil limit farmer's cropping options. Sam Huttenbauer, CEO of Great Plains and partner of Agragen said "We see the importance of expanding the capacity of Camelina to tolerate Group 2 herbicides. This new development will make Camelina an ideal rotation crop in these areas".
Visit https://www.camelinacompany.com/Marketing/PressRelease.aspx?Id=26 for more information.
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