Field plot conditions for the expression and selection of straw fibre concentration in oilseed flax

In Canada, flax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i> L.) is grown for its seed oil. However, a major disadvantage associated with growing oilseed flax is that the straw is difficult to incorporate into the soil after harvest. Instead, the majority of flax straw is burned in the field, increasing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burton, Alison Dana
Other Authors: Shirtliffe, Steven J.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2007
Subjects:
NIR
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08282007-225123/