Published March 1986. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published April 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Hartw. ex Benth. ssp. alba, Limnanthaceae) is an oilseed crop that requires insect (primarily honey bee) pollination to set seed. Effective honey bee management will
increase meadowfoam yields, which will improve the economic competitiveness of this new resource for Oregon. The purposes of this publication are:
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Biology of Scaptomyza apicalis Hardy (Diptera: Drosophilidae) was studied in
relation to its host, meadowfoam, Limnanthes alba, a recent oil seed crop grown in the
Willamette Valley, Oregon. Populations of flies and larvae were monitored weekly over
three consecutive crop-years beginning in 1996. Yellow sticky traps gave relative
population estimates...
Meadowfoam (Limnanthes R. Br. spp.), a source of C₂₀
and C₂₂ fatty acids, is a new industrial oilseed crop
adapted to the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Increased oil
yield per land area may increase the rate of meadowfoam
commercialization. Using two half-sib L. floccosa x L.
alba lines, 85-765 and...
Revised April 1997. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published June 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Benth.), an open-pollinated herbaceous
winter annual, is adapted to Mediterranean climates and produces
a seed oil with industrial uses. Seed yield in meadowfoam is
partially determined by the number of seeds produced per flower. The
flower is protandrous with the stigmata becoming receptive 1-3 days
after anther...
Marker information in the new oilseed crop, meadowfoam, is limited. Molecular markers to facilitate meadowfoam breeding and cultivar improvement are not available. The knowledge of genetic relationships among recent germplasm is not known. The objectives of this study were (i) to gain an understanding of genetic diversity and relationship patterns...
Inconsistent seed yields of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Benth.) interfere with profitable production of this new oilseed crop. Significant correlation of field grown meadowfoam seed yields with years having temperatures above 24°C in mid-May at Corvallis, OR., led to the hypothesis that ambient temperature during reproductive development affects meadowfoam seed yields....