Table 4 Variations in seed yield, its related characters, and nutritive value between three flax cultivars grown under sandy soil conditions
Characters | Cultivars | L.S.D. 0.05 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Line-3 | Linola | Sakha-1 | ||
Plant height (cm) | 88.50 | 75.94 | 76.07 | 2.18 |
Fruiting zone length (cm) | 30.33 | 26.66 | 33.40 | 2.05 |
Technical stem length (cm) | 58.17 | 49.28 | 42.67 | 3.22 |
No. of basle branch/ plant | 2.93 | 3.27 | 4.60 | 0.55 |
Biological yield /plant (g) | 14.26 | 12.33 | 26.38 | 1.15 |
No. of fruiting branches / plant | 27.33 | 21.70 | 34.40 | 3.16 |
No. of capsules/ plant | 71.87 | 79.40 | 149.80 | 6.33 |
Capsules yield /plant (g) | 9.82 | 5.73 | 13.31 | 3.12 |
Seed yield /plant (g) | 6.28 | 4.02 | 5.40 | 1.08 |
1000 seeds weight (g) | 3.93 | 2.78 | 4.68 | 0.27 |
Straw yield (ton/fed) | 1.86 | 2.00 | 3.03 | 0.21 |
Seed yield (kg/fed) | 399.92 | 446.88 | 619.28 | 35.18 |
Oil content (%) | 22.52 | 22.36 | 21.42 | 0.37 |
Protein content (%) | 19.72 | 21.18 | 22.45 | 0.27 |
Total phenolic content (mg/100Â g dry seed) | 287.00 | 354.63 | 222.43 | 8.99 |
Total flavonoids (mg/100Â g dry seed) | 45.13 | 23.95 | 19.29 | 3.30 |