Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIV, Issue 2
Written by Andrei-Georgian PÎRVAN, Ștefana JURCOANE, Florentina MATEI
Camelina (Camelina sativa) is a flower plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae, originating in Eastern Europe. Camelina oil has many applications in various fields such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, animal feed etc. The oil obtained from Camelina seeds has a high content of fatty acids with 50-60% unsaturated fatty acids, 35-40% omega 3- fatty acids and 15-20% omega 6-fatty acids. The main attractive features are: drought and frost tolerance, disease and pest resistance, a considerably high seed oil content, and satisfactory seed yields, in particular under low-input management and in limiting environments. The environmental benefits of the crop and a multipurpose applicability of the oil make Camelina sativa a promising oil-seed crop. Animal feeding has been identified to be a key factor in environmental sustainability. For this reason, by carrying out a life cycle assessment, there was many investigations focused on studying the environmental performance of the production of Camelina sativa in different regions of the world such as United States of America, Spain and France. For all of this utilities, Camelina sativa can be a part of circular economy in future.
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