29 Jul Scientific cultivation of linseed
अलसी की वैज्ञानिक खेती Flax is an oldest grown fiber crop in the world. It is a self pollinated crop and the scientific name of flax is Linum usitatissimum L. (n= 15) Usitatissimum means ‘most useful’. Synonyms of flax are Linseed, Common flax, Lint bells, Toad flax, Flax weed and Alsi (in hindi). It belongs to the family Linaceae and genus Linum. Most believed that flax originated from Mediterranean Sea near India. Flax is an annual herbaceous plant of 12 to 48 inches height, leaves are linear, ovate or lanceolate attenuated at both end , flowers are small about 2.5 cm long and bluish violet in colour. The flowers have five petals;...