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The Effect of Seed Coat Color Upon Agronomic and Chemical Characters and Seed Injury in Flax 1
Author(s) -
Culbertson J. O.,
Kommedahl T.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1956.00021962004800010007x
Subject(s) - horticulture , mathematics , library science , biology , computer science
IT IS stated frequently that in flax there is an association between yellow seed color and high oil content and high iodine number of the oil. Some of the varieties in the World Collection highest in oil and iodine number have yellow seeds. Attempts to combine the high oil content and iodine number of yellow-seeded lines with brown seed color have been disappointing. Brown-seeded varieties usually are superior in yield. It has been suggested also that there is an association between yellow seed color and damaged seed. Cracked and chipped seed have been attributed to threshing operations; however, splitting of the seed coat, which is more prevalent in yellow-seeded varieties, has been thought to be associated with the yellow seed color, and to occur independently of threshing operations. Obviously a combination of high yield, high oil content, high iodine number, and sound seed coat would be very desirable.