Specialist oils
Plant breeding has improved yields, agronomic performance and climate resilience of niche, high-value oil-producing crops with specialist applications in the health and nutrition sector, including pharmaceutical and superfoods sectors, and uses in the manufacturing industries. Some of these crops could provide new sources of essential fatty acids which are needed to support our nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems, but cannot be made in the body and must therefore be supplied in our diets.
Crops in the field include:
Crop: CAMELINA (Camelina sativa)
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Crop: ECHIUM (Echium plantagineum)
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Crop: CUPHEA
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Crop: BORAGE (Borago officinalis)
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Crop: SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus annus)
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Supplier: Laboulet Semences
Crop: CORN GROMWELL (Buglossoides arvensis)
Partner: Technology Crops Ltd
Crop: SEA BUCKTHORN (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Partner: InCrops
Crop: ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Crop: MYRICA GALE
Partner: Wiggly Wigglers and Technology Crops Ltd
