Original scientific paper

ESTIMATION OF SOME IMPORTANT AGRONOMIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF FIBER FLAX VARIETIES IN DIFFERENT PLANT DENSITIES

Jasminka Butorac
M. Pospišil
Z. Mustapić
D. Zorić

Abstract

With the aim to preserve the cultural heritage, fiber flax culture was resumed in northwestern Croatia a few years ago. Possibilities of introducing foreign fiber flax cultivars in the lowland continental part of Croatia were investigated for this purpose. Cultivar trials were set up in two years (2002-2003) and on two locations (Maksimir and Posavski Bregi). The trials involved five cultivars: four Czech cultivars (Jitka, Texa, Merkur and Bonet) and one Dutch cultivar (Viola). All cultivars were sown in two densities (2000 and 2500 seeds/m2).
According to the results of the two-years research into the agronomic and morphological traits of fiber flax on two locations, significant differences were established between the cultivars and the planting densities under study. Interaction between these two factors was not significant for any trait. Significantly highest values for agronomic and morphological traits were recorded in the cultivar Viola. Higher values of the traits studied were obtained with the lower planting density.

Keywords

fiber flax; cultivars; agronomic and morphological traits; planting densities

Hrčak ID:

17012

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/17012

Publication date:

1.2.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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