Challenges and opportunities for new industrial oilseed crops in EU-27: A review

F Zanetti, A Monti, MT Berti - Industrial Crops and Products, 2013 - Elsevier
The growing demand for renewable feedstock as a substitute for petroleum-derived products
offers a unique opportunity for conventional and new oilseeds in Europe. This review …

Crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst): A Non-Food Oilseed Crop with Great Potential: A Review

D Samarappuli, F Zanetti, S Berzuini, MT Berti - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst) is an oilseed crop in the Brassicaceae family.
Crambe's ability to survive in diverse environmental conditions, its unique oil composition …

Feedstocks for biodiesel production: Brazilian and global perspectives

SP Souza, JEA Seabra, LAH Nogueira - Biofuels, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Soybean, rapeseed, and palm oil are the main raw materials for biodiesel production
worldwide. However, there are other potential feedstocks for biodiesel production …

Assessment of ultrasound-assisted extraction of crambe seed oil for biodiesel synthesis by in situ interesterification

GR Tavares, TB Massa, JE Gonçalves, C da Silva… - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the effectiveness of the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of crambe seed oil
was evaluated with the aim of biodiesel synthesis by in situ interesterification. An …

The physiological and agronomic responses to nitrogen dosage in different sugarcane varieties

Y Yang, S Gao, Y Jiang, Z Lin, J Luo, M Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is very important for sugarcane yield improvement, but the excessive
application of N fertilizer brings about N pollution and a cost increase. Through …

Phytoremediation capacity, growth and physiological responses of Crambe abyssinica Hochst on soil contaminated with Cd and Pb

AC Gonçalves Jr, D Schwantes, RFB de Sousa… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The search for vegetal species regarding effectiveness in the phytoremediation of soils is of
great importance, mainly in function of the great environmental problems, such as soil …

Precision agriculture technologies for management of plant diseases

SK Balasundram, K Golhani, RR Shamshiri… - … through traditional and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Plant diseases contribute 10–16% losses in global harvests each year, costing an
estimated US $220 billion. Abundant use of chemicals such as bactericides, fungicides, and …

Effects of crop load on distribution and utilization of 13C and 15N and fruit quality for dwarf apple trees

N Ding, Q Chen, Z Zhu, L Peng, S Ge, Y Jiang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In order to define the effects of fruit crop load on the distribution and utilization of carbon and
nitrogen in dwarf apple trees, we conducted three crop load levels (High-crop load, 6 fruits …

Oilseed crop crambe as a source of renewable energy in Brazil

D Bassegio, MD Zanotto, RF Santos, I Werncke… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst. Ex RE Fries) is an oilseed with the potential
for cultivation in Brazil as a source of renewable energy in areas with tropical conditions …

Estimating chlorophyll content at leaf scale in viroid-inoculated oil palm seedlings (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) using reflectance spectra (400 nm–1050 nm)

K Golhani, SK Balasundram, G Vadamalai… - … Journal of Remote …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Orange Spotting (OS) is an emerging disease in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) that has
been associated with Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd; Cocadviroid, Pospiviroidae) …