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Fiber Crops Res. Dept. specialist for carrying out the two programs i.e., breeding and agronomy trials on bast fiber crops such as Flax, Kenaf and Jute in addition to make agricultural experiments on Sisal as leave fiber.
At 1948 four flax varieties were released namely Giza 1, Giza 2, Giza 3 and Giza 4, where the growers and manufactures preferred Giza 4 for its superiority in fiber and seeds in addition to rust disease resistance. The following table revealed he development of the local flax varieties during the last years:-
Oil
(%) Fibers
(%) Seed yield
(t./fad.) Straw
yield (t./fad.) year
Released Variety
39.95 13.81 0.680 3.25 1990 Giza 7
41.74 12.90 0.710 3.46 Giza 8
40.74 20.60 0.750 4.38 1999 Sakha 1
42.50 19.90 0.830 4.13 Sakha 2
33.20 22.96 0.500 3.30 2006 Sakha 3
35.10 22.35 0.460 3.13 Sakha 4
35.80 20.5 500 4.50 2008 Giza 9
34.80 21.70 500 4.40 Giza 10