A Study of the Relation Between Seed Size and Number of Seeds per Boll in Certain Flax Crosses
dc.creator | Kirsch, Dieter | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-10T21:43:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-10T21:43:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1955-04 | |
dc.date.submitted | April 1955 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | As mentioned by Jenkins (10) the position of flax on the prairies is being challenged by other oil-bearing crops, but it is still important from the plant breeding standpoint. The diversification in oil crops is related to the increased use of oils other than linseed oil in the manufacture of paints and also to the rapidly expanding use of vegetable oils for edible purposes. Linseed oil has long been recognized as an oil with a high iodine value, that is, an oil with a fast drying ability. However, the iodine value of edible oils is relatively low. Sallans and Sinclair (16) emphasized that it may be possible to divide the flax crop on the basis of iodine value in order to utilize the part with low iodine value in the edible oil and soap industries. This would give flax a better chance to compete with other oil bearing crops such as sunflowers, safflower and soybeans, since flax is already a well adapted crop, except for its limited usefulness. As Sallans and Sinclair (16) reported there is great variability in the iodine value of linseed oil. It might be possible to produce a flax variety with a high oil content and a low iodine number. The improvement of flax is also based on yield. Since yield is determined by seed size, number of seeds per boll and number of bolls per plant, the study of these characters and their relationship seemed worthy of investigation. In the breeding program suggested by Jenkins (10) large seed size is of special interest because Johnson (9) found a negative correlation between large seed size and iodine value | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10388/5765 | |
dc.title | A Study of the Relation Between Seed Size and Number of Seeds per Boll in Certain Flax Crosses | en_US |
dc.type.genre | Thesis | en_US |
thesis.degree.department | Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |