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Vol.1 , No. 4, Publication Date: Nov. 13, 2014, Page: 96-102
 on Growth, Morphological Characteristics, Yield and Quality of Flax Plant (Linum Usitatissimum L.)&description=A field experiment was conducted at Gardarasha Agricultural Farm, College of Agriculture, with global positional system (GPS) reading of 360 0N, 440 01E (03411359 , 03997002 UTM) during growing season 2012-2013 to study the effect of four concentrations of iron (0, 50, 100 and 150 mg Fe L-1) and three levels of zinc (0, 75 and 150 mg Zn L-1) and their interactions on growth, morphological characteristics, yield and quality of flax plant using randomized complete block design with three replicates. The results indicated that the foliar application of heavy metals (Fe and Zn) to a certain level affected significantly at level of significant 1% on oil%, fatty acids content (Palmitic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Linoleic acid and Linolenic acid, protein content), yield, growth and morphological characteristics of flax plants. On the other hand, the foliar application of high concentration of heavy metals (150 mg L-1) affected negatively on the mentioned characteristics due to their toxic or pollutant effect.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/923.jpg)
| [1] | Bahar Jalal Mahmood, Faculty Members, Crops Field Department, Agriculture College, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq. |
| [2] | Nazy Awishalem Sarkees, Faculty Members, Crops Field Department, Agriculture College, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq. |
A field experiment was conducted at Gardarasha Agricultural Farm, College of Agriculture, with global positional system (GPS) reading of 360 0N, 440 01E (03411359 , 03997002 UTM) during growing season 2012-2013 to study the effect of four concentrations of iron (0, 50, 100 and 150 mg Fe L-1) and three levels of zinc (0, 75 and 150 mg Zn L-1) and their interactions on growth, morphological characteristics, yield and quality of flax plant using randomized complete block design with three replicates. The results indicated that the foliar application of heavy metals (Fe and Zn) to a certain level affected significantly at level of significant 1% on oil%, fatty acids content (Palmitic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Linoleic acid and Linolenic acid, protein content), yield, growth and morphological characteristics of flax plants. On the other hand, the foliar application of high concentration of heavy metals (150 mg L-1) affected negatively on the mentioned characteristics due to their toxic or pollutant effect.
Keywords
Heavy Metals, Flax, Morphological Characteristics, Fatty Acids
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