Achievements

Flax:
A.1.1.Breeding program:
Crosses and different generations:
Fifteen crosses had been made and their hybrid seeds will sow in the winter season of 2010/2011. Moreover, selection had been made for best families in different generation as shown in the following table:
Generations No. of Families
and lines No. of hybrids
F1 ---- 15
F2 135 15
F3 176 10
F4 42 14
F5 38 9
F6 30 9
New strains under registration:
• Two new strains had been accomplished to start the first step for registration as a new dual purpose varieties, the promising line 541-D/10 was superior than stander variety Sakha 1 in straw and seed yields/fed by 22.7 and 19.2%, respectively. On the other hand, for oil types, S.541/C/3 was superior than check variety Sakha 2 in seed yield/fed by 41.5 and 29.5%, respectively.
Advance yield testing trails:
• The promising strain 413/1/3/2 (dual purpose type) superior over the commercial variety Sakha 1 in straw and seed yields, where it gave 5.40 and 0.832 ton straw, seed yields per faddan and out yielded the check variety by 22.7 and 7.36% in straw and seed yields, respectively.
• The train 2419/1 (oil type) exceeded Sakha 2 in seed yield and gave 1.04 ton seed per faddan, the superiority ratio was 30%.
A.1.2. Agronomy program:
Many agronomy treatment trails were conducted to maximize the productivity and quality and the important results as follow:
• To obtain higher fiber and seed yields it must be growing the flax variety Sakha 1 and the promising strain 2419/1 with adding 85kg N and 30 kg P2O2 in sandy soils.
• The highest fiber yield (606 kg per fad.) yielded by sowing Giza 10 variety with drilling in rows 15 cm apart under seeding rate of 65 kg seed/fed., while the maximum oil yield (219 kg per fad. Obtained by sowing Giza 10 variety with manual broadcast before irrigation under seeding rate of 45 kg seed/fed. in old land.
• To obtain the highest straw yield (3.61 t./fed.) and fiber yield (0.794 t. /fed.) it must be sowing Giza 10 flax variety with 3000 seeds/m2 and harvested after 160 days from sowing. For maximum seed yield (462 kg./fed) and oil yield (170 kg./fed.) Giza 9 variety must be grown with 2500 seeds/m2 and harvested after 160 days from sowing at Gahrbia Governorate.
• In Kafr El-Shikh Governorate, Sakha 3 and Giza 9 gave the highest means for fiber %, fiber fineness and crude protein %, while strain 22 produced the highest values for seed yield/fed, oil content and oil yield/fed. The harvest date of 155 days after sowing showed significant increase in straw yield per fed., fiber yield and its quality and crude protein%. Harvest date of 165 recorded significant increase in seed yield and its related characters, oil content and oil yield/fed.
• The highest straw , seed and fiber yields were obtained from Sakha 4 flax variety when was planted in first of November with hand broadcasting after irrigation in a tillage land in Behira governorate .
A.1.3.Seed production:-
Seed production program is aimed to supply the flax growers by the local flax seeds of newly varieties (dual purpose and fiber types) which characterized by high potentiality, high purity in addition to high quality and resistance to insects as well as diseases especially rust disease.
Fiber Crops Res. Dept. concerned with producing breeder and foundation seeds
• Breeder seeds:-
In 2009/2010 season, 5 faddans were sown for breeder seeds including Sakha 1, Sakha 2, Sakha 3, Sakha 4, Giza 9 and Giza 10 flax varieties at each of Sakha, Gemmiza and Itay El-Barod Res. Stations and these area producing about 1.64 ton seeds .
• Foundation seeds:-
26 faddans of foundation seeds were sown by Sakha 3, Sakha 4, Giza 9 and Giza 10 flax varieties at Sakha Res. Station and producing about 4.08 ton seeds.
A.1.4. Technology transfer:
Verification trials:
Seven verification trails were conducted at seven governorates to compare the newly flax strains (S. 16 and S. 22) with farmer variety.
• S. 16 overcome the farmer variety by 12.1, 16.5 and 36.3% for total, straw and seed yields, respectively.
• S. 22 overcome the farmer variety by 16.7, 24.0 and 44.8% for total, straw and seed yields, respectively.
Demonstration fields:
Eight demonstration fields were sown with Giza 9 flax variety at 5 governorates.
• The newly variety Giza 9 yielded 4.20 ton straw and 570 kg seed per faddan and superior over national average by 12.9 and 23.2%, respectively.
Training:
• Three training sessions held for preparation of the extensions staff to explain the most important technical recommendations of flax crop to the farmers, number of attendance about 53 specialists.
• Eight training days for agricultural guides by the specialists
Field days:
• Eight field days were done during the flowering stage to identify important characters and the differences between Giza 9 flax variety and the farmer variety, number of attendance about 210 farmers and 173 guidance.
Harvesting days:-
• Five harvesting days were done at full maturity of flax to determine the productivity of Giza 9 flax variety as comparison with the farmer variety, number of attendance about 88 farmers and 119 guidance.
B. Summer crops:
B.1. Kenaf:
Kenaf is cultivated to produce bast fiber, which used alone or mixed with jute fiber to manufacture bags, ropes and other products. It would be expected as a raw material to be an alternative to wood in pulp paper industry. Moreover, kenaf seeds contain similar oil to that extracted from cotton seeds but free from gossypol (poison material), it is more suitable as edible for human.
B.1.1.Breeding program:
• Crosses and different generations:
Eight crosses had been made and their hybrid seeds will sow in the summer season of 2011. Moreover, selection had been made for best families in different generation as shown in the following table:

Generation No. of hybrids No. of families
F1 15 ----
F2 10 18
F3 10 18
F4 8 16
F5 4 15
F6 4 12
F7 3 9
F8 9 9
B.1.1.Advance yield testing trails:
Two promising strains were released surpass the commercial variety Giza 3 namely S. 8 and S112/1, the superiority ratios over Giza 3 in green stalk and fiber yield were 21.6 ; 15.4 % for S. 8 and 18.2 and 11.5% for S. 112/1.
B.1.2. Agronomy program:
• To maximize the productivity of fiber with best quality in old and it must be sown kenaf crop from the last week of April till the first half of May with seeding rate of 12 kg/fad. And the distance between hills 15-20 cm.
• The fertilization formula (75-150-48) as NPK and harvesting kenaf at the maximum flowering stage (135-140 days from sowing) yielded 1.1 ton fibers/fad. And improvement its quality in sandy soils
B.2.Jute:
Collection, maintenance and discretion of all germlasm.
• Sisal crop:
Monitoring all sisal areas at El-Arish Ismailia and Kalabshwo research stations.