Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Agronomic evaluation of prospective new crop species III.Crepis alpina — source of crepenynic acid

  • Published:
Economic Botany Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A single accession ofCrepis alpina, P.I. 326551 from Turkey, showed good agronomic potential for crop development. The seed oil contains more than 70 percent crepenynic acid. Seed retention and plant habit are excellent. Seed yields ranged from 11 7 to 1,800 kg/ha. Spring and fall plantings were successful at several locations. Fall plantings may be preferred because of earlier maturity. Since early seedling development is slow, weed competition may be severe. Direct combining should be feasible, but threshing problems might arise because of the small, long-beaked seed. Improvements in yield and other agronomic characteristics should be possible through breeding. More germ plasm would provide a broader base of plant variability.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Literature Cited

  • Babcock, E. B. 1947. The genusCrepis. I. The taxonomy, phytogeny, distribution, and evolution ofCrepis. Univ. of Calif. Publ. Bot.21:1–198.

    Google Scholar 

  • Earle, F. R., A. S. Barclay, and I. A. Wolff. 1966. Compositional variation in seed oils of the genusCrepis. Lipids l(2):325–327.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Platonova, R. N., W. W. Sakharov, L. I. Katrysh, and W. P. Oljchovenko. 1968. The artificially obtained tetraploidCrepis capillaris. Genetika4(9):33–39 (in Russian, English summary).

    Google Scholar 

  • White, G. A., B. C. Willingham, W. H. Skrdla, and others. 1971. Agronomic evaluation of prospective new crop species. Econ. Bot.25(l):22–43.

    Google Scholar 

  • White, G. A., and I. A. Wolff. 1968. From wild plants to new crops in U.S.A. World Crops20(3):70–76.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Plant Genetics and Germplasm Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland

    Wheeler Calhoun (Research Agronomist, Research Technician, Associate Professor)

  2. United States Plant Introduction Station, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Chico, California

    Wheeler Calhoun (Research Agronomist, Research Technician, Associate Professor)

  3. Farm Crops Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

    Wheeler Calhoun (Research Agronomist, Research Technician, Associate Professor)

Authors
  1. G. A. White
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. B. C. Willingham
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Wheeler Calhoun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Contribution of Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

White, G.A., Willingham, B.C. & Calhoun, W. Agronomic evaluation of prospective new crop species III.Crepis alpina — source of crepenynic acid. Econ Bot 27, 320–322 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907534

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907534

Keywords

Search

Navigation