Linseed, the multipurpose plant

Żuk, Magdalena; Richter, Dorota; Matuła, Jan; Szopa, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.05.005

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“…Basically, linseed products might be used in different branches of industry, and its utilization for food, feed, and fiber, has been recently deeply reviewed (Chung et al, 2005;Jansman et al, 2007;Carter et al, 2008;Singh et al, 2011). Linseed is usually harvested when the seed is sufficiently dry, and the residual straw, which represents a considerable part of the biomass in the field, can be valorised to obtain short fibres used in non-woven applications (specialist papers, composite materials, and biodegradable products), thus increasing farming income and the system sustainability (Sankari, 2000a(Sankari, , 2000bZuk et al, 2015). Finally, the seed meal, derived from screw-pressed oil extraction, is characterised by a good protein content (about 36% with 85% digestibility), residual oil (from 7 to 10%), and other minor molecules, such as phenolic acids and flavonoids, that could find increasing application in the feed, food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries (Singh et al, 2011).…”

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“…Although a significant increase of linseed production was noticed in Eastern Europe (more than 2.5 fold during last five years), such as Ukraine, Belarus, and Russian Federation as well (Zuk et al, 2015), it is a relatively new crop for many countries of the Mediterranean Europe, Italy included. While fiber flax cultivars are preferably grown in cool and moist climate conditions, linseed cultivars can be grown in many environments due to their plasticity, mainly in temperate climate regions, where they can explicate the best agronomic performances in terms of seed yield, yield components, oil content and composition (D'Antuono and Rossini, 1995;Casa et al, 1999;Adugna and Labuschagne, 2003;Cross et al, 2003).…”

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Agronomical evaluation and chemical characterization of Linum usitatissimum L. as oilseed crop for bio-based products in two environments of Central and Northern Italy

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In the recent years, new perspectives for linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) are open as renewable raw material for bio-based products (Bb), due to its oil composition, and the interesting amounts of coproducts (lignocellulosic biomass). Therefore, the possibility to introduce linseed crop in two environments of central and northern Italy, traditionally devoted to cereal cultivation, has been evaluated. Twoyears field trials were carried out in the coastal plain of Pisa (Tuscany region) and in the Po valley (Bologna, Emilia Romagna region), comparing two linseed varieties (Sideral and Buenos Aires). Agronomical evaluation (yield and yield components), seed and oil characterization (oil, protein content, and fatty acid composition), together with carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content of the residual lignocellulosic biomass were investigated. The two varieties, grown as autumn crop, showed a different percentage of plant survival at the end of winter, with Sideral most resistant to cold. The achieved results showed significant influence of cultivar, location and growing season on yield and yield components, as well as on chemical biomass composition. In particular, Sideral appeared to be the most suitable variety for tested environments, since higher seed yield (3.05 t ha -1 as mean value over years and locations) and above-ground biomass (6.98 t ha -1 as mean value over years and locations) were recorded in comparison with those detected for Buenos Aires (1.93 and 4.48 t ha -1 of seed production and lignocellulosic biomass, respectively). Interestingly, in the northern area, during the 1 st year, Buenos Aires was the most productive, despite its low plant survival at the end of winter, which determined a strong reduction in plant density and size. In such conditions, the plants produced a larger number of capsules and, consequently, high seed yield (3.18 t ha -1 ). Relevant differences were also observed between the two years, due to the variability of climatic characteristics (temperature levels, and moisture regimes). All these findings confirmed as, in linseed, yield and yield components are quantitatively inherited and influenced by both genotype and environment (location and climate). Varietal and environmental effects were also recorded for oil content and yield, and, generally, good oil percentages, for both genotypes, were found (ranging from 44 to 49% on dry matter basis). Oil from the two varieties was characterized by a stable proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids with a high content of alpha-linolenic acid (more than 57%), that makes this oil suitable to be used in paints, resins, varnishes, linoleum, polymers and oleochemicals. Finally, our results pointed out as above-and below-ground biomasses, were different in terms of quantity, and chemical characteristics (N, C and C/N ratio). Interesting amounts of N and C could return into the soil by crop residues (stem portions and roots), thus underling the possibility to maintain and/or increase the soil organic matter pool.

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Agronomical evaluation and chemical characterization of Linum usitatissimum L. as oilseed crop for bio-based products in two environments of Central and Northern Italy

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“…Flax seeds contain 30-50% of fatty oil, which includes glycerides of linolenic (30-60%), linoleic (17-35%), oleic (15-20%), palmitic (5-7%) and stearic (3-4%) acids; 12-26% of protein, organic acids, enzymes, vitamins, and styrenes. The polyfunctionality of this crop determines its distribution across the world [Zuk et al 2015].…”

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The Influence of Agroclimatic Factors on the Formation of Oil Content in Flax Seeds in the North of Kazakhstan

Gordeyeva¹,

Shestakova²

2018

J. Ecol. Eng.

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Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the promising oil crops in the north of Kazakhstan. Over the last 10 years, the total area under this crop in the region has increased fourteen-fold, since flax is a very plastic crop for steppe and dry steppe conditions, and oil seeds are in high demand in the world market. Flaxseed oil, due to the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, occupies one of the first positions among other edible vegetable oils. Depending on the environmental conditions, the oil content of the crop may vary from 36.4% to 52.0%, while, as noted by many researchers, the change in the oil content depends on the genotypic characteristics. Therefore, the study aims to analyze the influence of the genotype and climatic conditions of cultivation on the fat biosynthesis in flax seeds in the context of the dry steppe zone of Northern Kazakhstan on dark chestnut soils of the Akmola region. Field experiments were conducted in 2015-2017 with the study of nine oil flaxseed cultivars (of mid-season varieties) sown on May 20th at the seeding rate of 7 million seeds/ha based on the traditional technology of cultivation recommended for the region. The climatic parameters were taken into account according to the meteorological service data. The fat content was determined by the extraction method using a Soxhlet apparatus, in accordance with GOST (AllUnion State Standard) 10857-64, and the moisture content was determined by means of the thermogravimetric method, according to the National Standard of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2.195-2010, for the recalculation of the oil content for absolutely dry matter. It was found that the formation of oil depends on the climatic parameters and on the sum of active temperatures during the ripening period, in particular. The evaluation of plasticity and stability of the cultivars (genotypes) showed that VNIIMK 620, Lirina, Karabalyksky 7 can be considered highly valuable cultivars and Severny, Biryuza, Kazar, Ilyich -valuable cultivars in terms of the oil content for the dry steppe zone.

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“…Linseed oil is widely used for healthy food production, in medicine, chemistry and technical industry as well as valuable feed for livestock (Tolkachev, Zhuchenko, 2000;Zuk et al, 2015). Consequently, nowadays linseed breeding is focused on improvement of fatty acids composition in order to create cultivars with a lowered α-linolenic acid content (Pretova, Obert, 2000).…”

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Genotypic and exogenous factors affecting linseed ovary culture

Blinstrubienė

Burbulis

Masienė

2017

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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The current study investigated the effect of genotype, growth regulators and type of carbohydrates on callus induction and indirect shoot regeneration in ovary culture of 8 linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) cultivars. Callogenic response varied from 9.17% to 100% depending on the cultivars and medium composition interaction. The replacement of sucrose with a combination of sucrose + maltose significantly improved the callogenesis in 3 or 4 investigated cultivars, depending on growth regulators in the induction medium. The frequency of shoot formation from ovaryderived callus in 5 responsive cultivars ranged from 4.17% to 75.00%, whereas the other three cultivars tested did not exhibit any shoots. The replacement of sucrose with a sucrose + maltose combination in induction medium reduced or completely inhibited shoot formation frequency of responsive cultivars. The significantly highest mean shoot formation frequency (52.50%) was obtained from ovary-derived callus of the cultivar ʻMikael'. The analysis of variance revealed that cultivar (C), combination of growth regulators (GR), type of carbohydrates (CH) and their interaction significantly influenced callus induction and shoot formation frequency. In most cases, a higher shoot regeneration frequency was obtained when callus was from induction medium supplemented with 2 mg l -1 thidiazuron (TDZ) + 1 mg l -1 α-naphthylacetic acid (NAA) with 6% sucrose. Cytological analysis of root tips showed that 21.88% of the regenerated plants were haploids, while another group of regenerants (78.12%) were diploid and mixoploid.

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Linseed, the multipurpose plant

Cited by 90 publications

References 58 publications

Agronomical evaluation and chemical characterization of Linum usitatissimum L. as oilseed crop for bio-based products in two environments of Central and Northern Italy

Agronomical evaluation and chemical characterization of Linum usitatissimum L. as oilseed crop for bio-based products in two environments of Central and Northern Italy

The Influence of Agroclimatic Factors on the Formation of Oil Content in Flax Seeds in the North of Kazakhstan

Genotypic and exogenous factors affecting linseed ovary culture

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