Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production

Abstract Sowing date and sowing method can have a profound influence on the productivity of alternative crops like camelina in semiarid agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sowing date, sowing method, and cultivar on morphology, phenology, grain yield, oil conc...

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Main Authors: Dhurba Neupane, Juan K. Q. Solomon, Everald Mclennon, Jason Davison, Tom Lawry
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Food and Energy Security
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.166
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author Dhurba Neupane
Juan K. Q. Solomon
Everald Mclennon
Jason Davison
Tom Lawry
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description Abstract Sowing date and sowing method can have a profound influence on the productivity of alternative crops like camelina in semiarid agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sowing date, sowing method, and cultivar on morphology, phenology, grain yield, oil concentration, oil, and biodiesel production of camelina. A 2‐year study was carried out at the University of Nevada, Reno Main Station Field Laboratory, during the spring to early summer of 2016 and 2017. Treatments were two sowing dates (SD) of 18 March 2016 (early SD) and 17 April 2016 (late SD) in Year 1 and 11 April 2017 (early SD) and 11 May 2017 (late SD) in Year 2. The change in SD in the second year was due to the excessively wet field condition preventing land preparation and sowing. There were two sowing methods (SM) imposed (broadcast and drill) and three cultivars of camelina (Blaine Creek, Columbia, and Pronghorn) arranged in a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial in a randomized complete block design experiment with four replications. Responses were considered different if p < 0.05. Grain yield of camelina was influenced by SD in Year 1 and SD × SM interaction in Year 2. In Year 1, grain yield was greater for early (921 kg/ha) compared to late SD (503 kg/ha, SE = 101). In Year 2, for early SD grain yield was not different between SM (average = 594 kg/ha), but for late, it was greater for drill (676 kg/ha) than broadcast (130 kg/ha, SE = 75). For broadcast SM, grain yield was greater for early (587 kg/ha) compared to late SD (130 kg/ha, SE = 75), but for drill SM, grain yield was not different between SD (average = 639 kg/ha). Oil concentration was affected by SD in both years, and in Year 1, for example, it was greater for early (295 g/kg) versus late SD (284 g/kg SE = 2.7). Both oil and biodiesel production followed a similar pattern to grain yield in this study. Based on the magnitude of differences observed in both years of this study, late SD and broadcast sowing are not viable options for farmers who want to venture into camelina production in Nevada.
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spelling doaj.art-db5b59000e0a4224ad122d041d33f4df2022-12-21T22:10:28ZengWileyFood and Energy Security2048-36942019-07-0183n/an/a10.1002/fes3.166Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel productionDhurba Neupane0Juan K. Q. Solomon1Everald Mclennon2Jason Davison3Tom Lawry4Department of Agriculture, Veterinary and Range Sciences University of Nevada Reno NevadaDepartment of Agriculture, Veterinary and Range Sciences University of Nevada Reno NevadaDepartment of Agriculture, Veterinary and Range Sciences University of Nevada Reno NevadaUniversity of Nevada Cooperative Extension Fallon NevadaUniversity of Nevada Cooperative Extension Fallon NevadaAbstract Sowing date and sowing method can have a profound influence on the productivity of alternative crops like camelina in semiarid agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sowing date, sowing method, and cultivar on morphology, phenology, grain yield, oil concentration, oil, and biodiesel production of camelina. A 2‐year study was carried out at the University of Nevada, Reno Main Station Field Laboratory, during the spring to early summer of 2016 and 2017. Treatments were two sowing dates (SD) of 18 March 2016 (early SD) and 17 April 2016 (late SD) in Year 1 and 11 April 2017 (early SD) and 11 May 2017 (late SD) in Year 2. The change in SD in the second year was due to the excessively wet field condition preventing land preparation and sowing. There were two sowing methods (SM) imposed (broadcast and drill) and three cultivars of camelina (Blaine Creek, Columbia, and Pronghorn) arranged in a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial in a randomized complete block design experiment with four replications. Responses were considered different if p < 0.05. Grain yield of camelina was influenced by SD in Year 1 and SD × SM interaction in Year 2. In Year 1, grain yield was greater for early (921 kg/ha) compared to late SD (503 kg/ha, SE = 101). In Year 2, for early SD grain yield was not different between SM (average = 594 kg/ha), but for late, it was greater for drill (676 kg/ha) than broadcast (130 kg/ha, SE = 75). For broadcast SM, grain yield was greater for early (587 kg/ha) compared to late SD (130 kg/ha, SE = 75), but for drill SM, grain yield was not different between SD (average = 639 kg/ha). Oil concentration was affected by SD in both years, and in Year 1, for example, it was greater for early (295 g/kg) versus late SD (284 g/kg SE = 2.7). Both oil and biodiesel production followed a similar pattern to grain yield in this study. Based on the magnitude of differences observed in both years of this study, late SD and broadcast sowing are not viable options for farmers who want to venture into camelina production in Nevada.https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.166biodieselcamelina cultivargrain yieldoil concentrationsowing datesowing method
spellingShingle Dhurba Neupane
Juan K. Q. Solomon
Everald Mclennon
Jason Davison
Tom Lawry
Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
Food and Energy Security
biodiesel
camelina cultivar
grain yield
oil concentration
sowing date
sowing method
title Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
title_full Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
title_fullStr Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
title_full_unstemmed Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
title_short Sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield, oil concentration, and biodiesel production
title_sort sowing date and sowing method influence on camelina cultivars grain yield oil concentration and biodiesel production
topic biodiesel
camelina cultivar
grain yield
oil concentration
sowing date
sowing method
url https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.166
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