Camelina has been considered as almost a new oil crop worldwide due its resistant to drought, salinity, cold stresses and pests compare to oil seed rape. Hence investigations on different aspects of the crop including seed storage potential are needed. Therefore, the effects of seed moisture content, temperature and storage periods were studied on the seed storage potential. The seeds stored in sealed aluminum bags during storage periods. At the end of storage periods seeds germination was assessed as well as vigour using both RE and EC methods. In general, with increasing seed moisture content, temperature and period of storage final germination and normal seedlings decreased with the lowest germination of 73% and 60% normal seedlings at 16% seed moisture content, 22O C stored for 5 months compare to before storage of 100% both for germination and normal seedlings. In the above treatment mean germination time (MGT) of 3.99 days and conductivity (EC) of 195 micro-Siemens cm-1 g-1 were achieved compare of before storage of 2.2 days and 64 micro-Siemens cm-1 g-1 respectively. The shortest MGT and the lowest EC were observed while the seeds stored at 5O C with seed moisture content of 5% for 5 months. High negative correlations (r = - 0.609; p = 0.000) of RE after 48 hours of imbibition with EC showed the possibility of both methods to assess the camelina seed vigour. Anyway, it seems camelina seeds harvested in June are safe enough to be stored with its almost initial seed moisture content of 5% at 5O C for 5 months before sowing them in the next growing season in November.

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