Linseed Crop

Linseed

Botanical Name :- Linum usitatissimum

Family :- Linaceae

Origin :- Afghanistan

2n :- 30

Seed Rate :-

• Normal :- 25 - 30 kg/ha
• Utera Cropping :- 35 - 40 kg/ha

Nutrient Management kg/ha:-

• N :- 60
• P :- 40
• K :- 20

Intercropping :-

1. Wheat + Linseed (4 : 1)
2. Gram + Linseed (1 : 1)

Critical stages :-

1. 4 - 5 leaf stage
2. Tillering stage
3. Flowering stage
4. Pod filling stage

• Spacing of linseed :- 30 x 5 cm
• Irrigation :- 4 - 5 irrigation
• Linseed is a self pollinated and long day plant.
• Fiber of linseed is called :- Reflex
• Inflorescence of linseed is :- Scorpioid cyme
• Fruit of linseed is :- Seed ball
• The process of treatment of stalks for fiber extraction is known as :- Retting
• Linolenic acid in linseed :- 50 - 60 %

Linseed contents :-

• Oil :- 40 - 42 %
• Protein :- 20 %
• Fiber :- 30 %

Weed control :-

• Fluchloralin 1.0 kg a.i./ha
• Pendimethalin 1.0 kg a.i./ha

Varieties :-

Jawahar-7, Jawahar-17, Jawahar-18, Kiran, Mukta, Sweta, Gourav

• Temperature requirement during germination :- 25 - 30 °C
• Annual rainfall requirement :- 70-75 cm (or) 700-750 mm
• The linseed crop takes time in days to mature :- 120-140 DAS (* DAS :- Days After Sowing)
• Yield :- 12-18 q/ha