Evaluation of Different Rows Spacing on Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) Yield in River Nile State, Sudan

Abstract

The Linum species is a crop now grown all over the world for the oil extracted from the seeds and for its fibers. This study aimed to verify the yield of linseed for supporting the potentiality of flax cultivation to be introduced in the cropping system as cash crop in the River Nile State. The experiments were conducted at Hudeiba Research Station Farm, River Nile State during the seasons 2015/16 and 2016/17 to determine the optimum row spacing for linseed crop through its effects on plant growth and seed yield, the 10, 20, 30 and 40cm rows spacing were tested in randomize complete block design with four replicates. The results showed that, the mean of the two seasons of plant height; number of flowers; number of capsules and weight of thousand seeds, were not significantly affected by the different rows spacing, where there were a significant difference in the means of the number of branches and yield. The 30 cm spacing resulted in higher seed yield in the two seasons.