A major deliverable in the final year of the IENICA project, the Agronomy Guide examines the generic agronomic considerations, requirements and issues for eight crops with non-food applications:

Brassica carinata (Ethiopian Mustard)
Cannabis sativa (Hemp)
Calendula officinalis (Pot Marigold)
Camelina sativa (Gold of Pleasure)
Crambe abyssinica (Crambe)
Linum usitatissimum (Linseed)
Linum usitatissimum (Fibre Flax)
Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle)


It does not give detailed agronomic specifications, due to the wide geographical area covered by IENICA.

The Guide also begins with some generic markets and issues in the non-food sector with a view to putting their potential impact in perspective:
Set-Aside
Essential Oils
Environment
Starch


Click here to download the Agronomy Guide

For further information on these crops, see the IENICA Plant Database

If you have any comments, additions or amendments to this Guide, please send them to: ienica@csl.gov.uk