Vol. 5 (03) pp. 1428-1442 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3650

LINSEED: A VALUABLE CROP PLANT

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  • Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh-752 069, Odisha, India.
  • Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology- Chiplima Campus, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Chiplima, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India.
  • Government of Odisha - Science and Technology Department, Bhubaneswar-751 001, Odisha, India.
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Abstract

This article reviews the different aspects of economic botany of linseed /flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), namely, history and origin, morphology, area of cultivation, production and productivity, economic importance and cultural methods.

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Janakinath Dash, Bhima Sen Naik and Uma Ballav Mohapatra. (2017); LINSEED: A VALUABLE CROP PLANT, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (03), 1428-1442, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3650

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Bhima Sen Naik
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology- Chiplima Campus, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Chiplima, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India
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