GCE Advances Herbicide Tolerant Camelina Varieties
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (GCE) has announced key advancements in the development of Camelina sativa (camelina) with tolerance to the herbicides imazamox and imazethapyr, with the company anticipating the launch of a commercial seed variety by 2025. Additionally, GCE has also reported tolerance to PPO herbicides, such as sulfentrazone, from its bank of tested camelina lines, and is initiating introgression of this trait across elite lines in an accelerated breeding programme. Global Clean Energy Holdings had a global contracted camelina area of 26,300 hectares (65,000 acres) in 2023.