1. Wellcome
Production technology of linseed

3. History And Origin
Linseed was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt
Linseed originated in the Mediterranean region into India
Linseed oil used in Egypt to wrap mummies
Early in Egypt grew small home plots
Began to commercially processed starting around 750
France, Belgium, Russia, and Egypt grow a lot of the fiber linseed currently
Declined when cotton gin become populer

4. Introduction
It’s a long day plant and cultivated in 34 countries of the world
It’s the one of the major Agro-industrial crop
Its seed contain 33 to 43% of oil drying type and 24% protein
Its oil has high percentage of unsaturated fatty acid
It is mainly used in paint and varnish industrial
Its oil contains 75% Linolineic acid and 17% Linoleic acid

5. Growing Areas in Pakistan
In Pakistan linseed is growing on marginal and sub-marginal lands under irrigated as well as rained condition of Punjab and Sindh provinces with 762 and 2929 ha ( ) respectively
In Punjab, it is cultivated mainly in district of Faisalabad, Toba Take Singh, Gujarat, Mundi Bah-Ud-Din, Sargodha, Narowal, Sahiwal, Layyah, Bahawalpur , and Bahawalnager
Whereas in Sindh it is grown in Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Larkana, and Dado district
In KPK D.I Khan, kohat, and karak
In Baluchistan Nasirabad, Jafarabad Dera Murad Jamal

7. Botanical Classification
Botanical Name : Linum usitatissimum
Family : Linaceae
Local name : Alshi
Chromosome no. : 2n= 30
Self pollinated

8. BOTANY
Cultivated plants grow to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 inch) tall with slender stems
The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate 20 to 40 mm long and 3 mm broad
The flower are pure pale blue 5 to 25 mm in diameter with 5 petals
The fruit is round-dry capsule 5 to 9 mm in diameter containing several glossy brown seeds shaped like apple pip 4 to 7 mm long

10. Climate
Linseed crop love to grow in temperate and sub temperate zone

11. Soil Prepration
Pure fertile soil is required for linseed with 1 to 1.5 organic matter in the soil
Soil should be free of weeds
Land should be well prepared with 3 ploughing and 2 planking
Land should be well leveled for the equally distribution of fertilizer and water

12. Sowing Time Irrigated Areas : 15 Oct to 15 Nov
Rainfed Areas : st Oct to 15 Nov

13. Seed Rate Irrigated Areas : 6kg /acre & 15kg/ha
Rainfed Areas : kg/acre & 20kg/ha

15. Method Of Sowing We can sowing linseed crop with drill
Plant to Plant Distance : cm
Row to Row Distance : to 45 cm

16. Irrigation 3 to 4 irrigation depends upon the rain fall
1st irrigation 15 to 20 days after germination
2nd irrigation at flowering time
3rd irrigation at the time of seed developing

17. fertilizers N P K Punjab 23 23 12 Sindh 23 23 12 Baluchistan 35 23 12
KPK

18. Insects Termites Surface grasshopper Aphid Mustard sawfly Painted bug
Cabbage butterfly

20. Diseases Wilt Alternate Blight White Rust Downy Mildew Powdery Mildew
Stem Rot
Seedling Blight

22. Harvesting
Harvesting is done when moisture contant remain 10% in the capsule and colour turn into brown
Normally harvesting is done in last of APRIL to first week of MAY
Harvesting is done with Hands and combine harvester

24. Yield
Linseed maximum yield capacity is 1500 to 2000 kg per ha ( 15 to 20 Munds/ acre )
But its national average yield during was 710kg / ha

25. varieties
Pakistan 2010
Kohenoor
Chandni 1988
N-55
C-429
RLC-4

26. Institutes Working On Linseed
PARC
NARC
AARI
IDRC

27. Uses OF Linseed FIBER FOOD PHARMECY Textile-Rope-Paper
Human food from seed-fiber-oil and
livestock feed
PHARMECY
Heart health-skin treatment-
cosmetics use-for ornamental purpose

28. Omega-3 Fatty Acid (Omega-3 Fatty Acid is present in linseed oil)
It may help to prevent certain cancer
Its also helpful for mental health
It helps to control the low cholesterol
It maintain the blood pressure

29. Many other uses of linseed
Linseed In Animal Feed
Livestock and chicken
Aids digestion and
fortifies eggs
Linseed oil is also use as
painting agent
specializer paper
particleboard
vernish

30. Production constrains
No availability of high yielding varieties
No availability of good seed
Lake of awareness about production technology
Improper marketing

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