Room: King Willem Alexander
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 1AO.7
Low ILUC strategies to improve the sustainability of industrial crops production
Contribution to Winter Camelina Carbon Intensity from Crops Preceding or Following Winter Camelina in the Crop Sequence
Short Introductive summary
Winter camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) has been selected as one of the intermediate oilseed crops with great potential as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuels in the Upper Midwest of the USA. According to numerous studies, reduction in carbon intensity (CI) by using camelina based-fuels compared with fossil-fuels can vary greatly, from no reduction to 75% reduction in CI. This is due mainly to differences in inputs (nitrogen fertilizer) and seed yield. In addition, most studies estimating CI reduction potential are conducted only in the feedstock of interest and not the impact of the crop when integrated in existing cropping systems in the region. The objective of this research was to evaluate the environmental impact of winter annual crop sequences and nutrient cycling effect on carbon intensity of winter camelina in a crop rotation. This is key because camelina cannot be grown in the same land every year and must be rotated and integrated in an existing cropping system. From our literature review of cropping sequences and field experiments, we recommend that winter camelina carbon intensity evaluation should be based on the entire crop rotation, not only on the per
Presenter
Marisol BERTI
North Dakota State University, Plant Sciences Dpt., USA
Presenter's biography
Dr. Marisol Berti is a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University. Her area of research includes forages, cover crops, and bioenergy crops for feed and as feedstocks for biofuels and biobased products. Her research goals are to increase perennial forages and cover crops integration into cropping systems in the North Central states to provide sustainability and resilience to cropping systems. Her research has focused mainly on alfalfa production and management, intercropping of alfalfa with corn, sunflower, and forage sorghum; cover crops integration into corn-soybean and wheat systems, forage sorghum for bioenergy production, and winter camelina as an intermediate oilseed crop feedstock for sustainable aviation fuels.
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Co-authors:
O. Igboke, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
Session reference: 1AO.7.3