Production quality of false flax (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) 'stepski' seed, a new promising oilseed crop for different uses
2016
Marjanović-Jeromela, Ana (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-0696) | Terzić, Sreten (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4999-833X) | Cvejić, Sandra | Jocković, Milan (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-3106) | Zeremski, Tijana | Miladinović, Dragana (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-9162) | Jocić, Siniša (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-9372) | Vollmann, Johann (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-8347)
Novel or specialty oil crops are in demand by the processing industry, and their worldwide consumption has increased by over 50% in the past few decades. False flax (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) has several agronomically important traits that make it attractive as an alternative spring-sown crop for tight crop rotations. False flax oil is rich in polyunsaturated C18-fatty acids, making it a valuable renewable commodity for the food and oil-chemical industries. Meal after oil extraction can be used as feed. Because of the minimal interest in the crop throughout the 20th century, breeding efforts have been limited. Owing to increased needs for food and vegetable oils, false flax has made a comeback and is currently grown on small areas. The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad has created a collection of false flax genotypes with the current stock of 55 accessions. The oil and protein content of the cultivar 'Stepski' in long-term trial varied between 28.42% and 38.63%, аnd from 25.64% to 28.78%, respectivelly. False flax oil has unique fatty acid content. The most important fatty acids and their contents are as follows: linolenic acid 30%, linoleic 18.3%, oleic 16.5% eicosapentaenoic acid 14.3%, palmitic 5.2% and erucic acid 2.7%, which suggests that seed oil can be used as a drying oil with environmentally safe painting and coating applications similarly to flaxseed oil. It is especially valuable as a source of omega-3 fatty acids in human nutrition. There are several necessary preconditions before this crop can be reintroduced, such as enrichment of oil crops genetic resource collections with false flax genotypes, multi-location and long-term trials for assessment of agronomic and quality traits, crossing the selected genotypes in order to create improved cultivars, and research on optimal cultivation practices.
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