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Studies on Gene Action for Yield and its Components in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

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Title Studies on Gene Action for Yield and its Components in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)
 
Creator Sood, Salej
 
Subject 633.52 Flax
 
Description Linseed/flax (Linum usitulissimum L.) is universally grown to produce seed for oil and fibre. It is generally termed as seed flax and fibre flax for its specific usage. The quality and utilization of linseed oil is determined by its fatty acid composition. In general, linseed oil has a high level of linolenic acid (35-66%) which imparts it the property of drying oil, suitable for manufacturing paints, stains, inks, varnishes and linoleum etc (Gill, 1987). Although, high levels of linolenic acid renders it unfit for consumption as edible oil due to undesirable odors and flavour reversion associated with the auto-oxidation (Green, 1986; Graef et al., 1988), yet 25 per cent of total linseed oil is consumed in our country for edible purpose. Mutation breeding in linseed has led to the development of edible flaxseed oil in which linolenic acid has been nearly eliminated (Green and Marshall, 1984).
 
Date 2005
 
Type Thesis
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Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/642/1/13549.pdf
Sood, Salej (2005) Studies on Gene Action for Yield and its Components in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). PhD thesis thesis, CSKHPKV Palampur.