Variety traits

Maturity Group — Camelina sativa

Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz

For Camelina sativa, the concept of maturity groups is replaced by the characteristic of earliness, measured by the length of the growing season and the sum of active temperatures.

In the reference 7 varieties crop Camelina, where this is mentioned in the description.

The length of the growing season for spring camelina ranges from 66 to 90 days, while the full development cycle of winter camelina lasts 295–315 days, with 98–135 days of active vegetation. To complete its full development cycle, the crop requires a sum of positive temperatures in the range of 1580–1790 °C.

The short growing season of spring camelina allows for the effective use of spring moisture reserves and harvesting before the main grain crops. This biological feature contributes to the optimization of the harvesting schedule and makes the crop suitable for reseeding areas where winter crops have failed.

General information about the subject — on the page Maturity group.

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Varieties of Camelina mentioned in the description

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