Crop improvement:
· Padmini, Shekhar, RLC 153 and RLC 165 varieties are recommended for Utera situation of Assam
· T397 variety is also recommended for Assam.
Crop management and crop protection:
· Intercropping of Linseed + Lentil (3:3) was recommended as remunerative over sole crop.
· Optimum sowing time for higher yield of linseed was recommended as mid Oct to mid Nov.
· Apply auxin at vegetative and reproductive stage @ 2.0 ppm as plant growth regulator was found to be best treatment for recording higher seed yield.
· Rice-Linseed crop system give more profit (Rs. 26101/ha) when the system was fed with phosphorus @75% P+PSB (seed inoculation) to Sali rice and 75% to linseed.
· Nutrient management through exogenous application of two sprays urea @ 2.0% + Znso4 @0.5% at vegetative and reproductive stage under utera condition of linseed for maximum yield and economic returns.
· Soil application of Znso4 @ 25 kg/ha and borax @ 1.5 kg/ha at the time of sowing is recommended for higher seed yield.
· Straw mulching @10t/ha was found effective for conservation soil moisture in rainfed.
· Fertilizer application to Rice-Linseed crop system @75% NPK + FYM 3t/ha + PSB to rice and 75% NPK + seed inoculation with Azotobacter and PSB to linseed could fetch higher net return
· Seed should be treated with Benomyl and Carbendazim @2g/kg of seed or Captan or Thiram @3g/kg of seed before sowing.
· Suitable crop rotation should be followed for wilt affected area.
· For effective control Alternaria blight and higher seed yield seed treatment with salicyclic acid at 100 ppm + foliar spray of salicyclic acid at 100ppm at 30 and 45 DAS is recommended.