Effect of nitrogen on flax (Linumusit Atissimum L.) fiber yield at debre berhan area, Ethiopia

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during at Debre Birhan Research Station. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replication of six treatments (0, 46, 69, 92, 115 and 138N kg ha-1). Flax fiber was rated in water for 15days and then after dried in shed. We comp bed and processed the fibr with prototype we made at the DBU. The result showed that all agronomic parameters were significantly correlated with nitrogen fertilizer level. The result showed that there was statistically significant response with nitrogen fertilizer rate. Agronomic parameters showed also an increasing trend to fertilizer rate levels. Increase of Nitrogen fertilizer rate increased the flax fiber length. About 58cm fiber length was obtained from 138kg N/ha fertilizer rate and the lowest was in the control treatment. Finally, we recommend that nitrogen fertilizer has great impact on flax growth, development and fiber length.