Abstract:
Crambe sp. is an oilseed crop
from the Brassicae family and native to the
Mediterranean region. It can be converted
into a number of industrial and energy uses.
Crambe oil is used in introducing in stain,
primers, plastic and solid wax, cosmetic and
engine portions in the form of nylon-13.13
exclude carburetor as eco-friendly. All these
properties make it interesting. This study is
the first report on yield, cultivation
procedure, and quality characteristics of
Crambe sp. cultivated in Turkey. Native
Crambe seeds, collected from eight different
locations in Turkey, were cultivated under
Çukurova conditions in Mediterranean
region. Two Crambe species, Crambe
orientalis and Crambe tataria, determined
at the locations were studied, and some
morphological characteristics and oil
compositions were sown from cultivars and
native forms. Fatty acid composition of
seeds was examined with GC and GC/MS.
In native populations, high seed oil contents
were obtained from C. tataria (Ankara -
Faculty of Science and Letters) and
C. tataria (Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan), as
45.62 and 45.50%, respectively. The highest
erucic acid content (49.0 %) was found in
C. tataria (Ankara-Bilkent). In Çukurova
conditions, despite cultivated all collected
species, just C. orientalis was bloom among
this species, and so that seed yield (472.77
kg/ha) oil rate (% 27.43) and erucic acid
(41.0 %) could determine just this species.
