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Linseed, or flaxseed, is an important oilseed and fiber crop grown for its seed and fiber. It is native to South Asia and the Mediterranean. The document discusses the variety grown, climatic requirements, soil types, cultivation practices like field preparation, sowing, fertilizer application, irrigation, weed control, and harvesting of linseed. It also covers the major pests and diseases that affect linseed production, including rust, wilt, powdery mildew, leaf minor, and caterpillars, along with their management strategies.

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Package of Practices of Linseed

Linseed, or flaxseed, is an important oilseed and fiber crop grown for its seed and fiber. It is native to South Asia and the Mediterranean. The document discusses the variety grown, climatic requirements, soil types, cultivation practices like field preparation, sowing, fertilizer application, irrigation, weed control, and harvesting of linseed. It also covers the major pests and diseases that affect linseed production, including rust, wilt, powdery mildew, leaf minor, and caterpillars, along with their management strategies.

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Package of practices of linseed

Submitted to submitted by
Dr. B.s Bishoyi Pallavi sahoo(51c)
Asst. Professor Diptimayee Garnaik(53c/16
Agronomy Bhamanjari Mohanta (54c/16
Linseed
`Common name: flax seed ,pesi (odia)
Scientific name: Linum usitatissimum L.
Family:
Cr.no. 2n=30
Origin: south Asian region and Mediterranean
region (according to vavilov)
Plot. No.: 20
Variety: laxmi
Linseed
`Common name: flax seed ,pesi (odia)
Scientific name: Linum usitatissimum L.
Family:
Cr.no. 2n=30
Origin: south Asian region and Mediterranean
region (according to vavilov)
Plot. No.: 20
Variety: laxmi
 Linseed is an important oilseed and fiber crop. It is grown both for its
seed as well as fiber which is use for the manufacture of linen.
 Seed contain good % of oil varies from 33-37%.Oils is edible and also due to
quick drying property is used for the preparation of Paints, varnish, oil
cloth, soap etc.
 The oil cakes are most favorite cattle feed also use as manure. It contain 5%
N , 1.4% p, 1.8% k.
 Straw from seed used for insulating material, rug manufacturing.
Area and distribution
In world cultivated over 3.5 m Ha. Linseed growing area countries are India,
Canada, Germany, USA. India rank first in both area and production(23%).
In India cultivated states are MP,UP ,Maharashtra , and Bihar. MP occupied 1st
position. In India total cultivated area 0.8 million Hector and annual
production 0.3 million tonnes.
Climatic requirement
It is a cool season crop. The temperature during
vegetative growth 21 -26.5 c are ideal. High
temperature above 32c during flowering stage reduces
yield as well as oil content. Plant susceptible to frost.
The crop is suited to tract of low rainfall. It is generally
grown where the avg. precipitation ranges from 45-
75cm
Soil
Linseed grown in wide ranges of soil where sufficient
moisture available but it will done better in soils
having more water retention capacity. It tolerate wide
range of soil pH. It grows well in Madhyapradesh and
Maharashtra on black cotton soils having high clay and
lime content. It also grown in light alluvial soil of UP
WB and bihar.
variety
Powdery mildew tolerant- garima, subhra, laxmi-
27,sweta
Powdery mildew resistant- surbhi,chambal,janki,
jawahar-23
Wilt and rust resistant-sheetal, himalini,padmini,kiran
Dual purpose variety- Jeewan, nagarkot, Lck-8528,
gaurav
Field preparation
Field should be leveled and weed free seed bed for
quick germination and faster initiate growth.
Land is prepared to fine tilth, beds a channels are
formed.
In hard soil, one deep areas ploughing followed by two
or three harrowing and planking are sufficient.
In normal soil only two harrowing and planking
enough.
Final land preparation
Seed and sowing
Linseed could planted from first week of October to
first week November.
If linseed planted as standing crop , the system called
utera and Paira in Bihar.
Spacing -30×5cm.
Seed requirement-20-30kg/ha
Sowing shoud be done either with seed dril or behind
plough at 4cm depth
Manures and fertiliser
Application of 8-10 kg FYM per hectare during field
preparation.
For good crop apply 50 kg nitrogen and40kg
potassium.
Under irrigated condition, nitrogen application should
2 splits. One is basal and 2nd at the time of 1st irrigation.
In unirrigated areas apply all the fertilizer at the time
of sowing by deep placement.
Water management
Three irrigations are sufficient to good yield.1st
irrigation given time of sowing.2nd should be given 30
days after sowing
3rd irrigation just before flowering.
Weed management
Linseed is poor competitor with weeds due to less leaf
area..
It has been obseve that weed not only affect the yield
but oil content and quality of seed.
At least 2 weedind s/b done respectively, 3 and 6 week
after sowing.
Thinning s/b done at the time of first weeding and
maintain 5cm plant to plant distance.
Pre-emergence application of pendimethalin at 1.0 kg
a.i per hectare.
Disease
 Rust – c.o- Melampsora lini. Attack all the areal part of the plant. The
disease is charactersed by apperance of pink coloured spots on the surface of
leaf, stem and capsule. The infected leaves get chloroti and die out
prematurity.
 Control measures- grow resistant variety like neelum, hira,mukta etc. spray
the crop with mancozeb 75wp @2kg in 1000 liters of water per hectare or
sulfur dust 20kg/ha.
 Wilt- c.o-Fussarium oxysporum. Seedling may be killed before producing
the second leaf. Vascular system pluged, wilting with yellowing of leaves.
 Control measures- resistant variety-k-2, Lc-185. crop rotation with non host
crop.
 Powdery mildew- oidium lini. A greyish white powdery grown on the
youngest growing tips is the 1st visible symptom. Funus attacks branches,
leaves and flower. Defoliation occour.
 Control measures-rest var- subhra , sheetal. 2-3 spray of wettable sulfur viz
sulfex and thiovit @ 3kg/ ha
Insect pest
Leaf minor- larvae makes mine mines in the leaves and
feed inside. March is peak perod.
Control-Metasystox25EC and rogor 30EC 1 lit in 1000 lit
water.
Caterpillar-incldes semilooper, Lucerne caterpillar
and gram catterpillar.larvae feeds on the folliages and
cause some damage to the crop during March-April.
Control measures- spray endosulfan35EC @1.25 lit in
1000lit water / ha.
Harvesting and threshing- The crop takes 135-150 days
to mature. Usually the crop is ready to when the stems
turn yellow and capsule ans leaves being dry.
After harvesting bunddle the plant and leave them on
the threshing floor for 4-5 days for drying. Seeds
removed by beating the plants
Yield- 15-20 quintals/ha
Thank you

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