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• 2007 North Dakota variety trials Results from all varieties tested at North Dakota Research/Extension centers. Trial data from 2006, 2005, 2004 , and 2003 are also available. Provided by the North Dakota Experiment Station.
• Variety selection guide Guide to current recommended varieties of flax. Includes recommended varieties for oil yield, oil quality, disease resistance. From the 2007 North Dakota Barley, Oat, Rye and Flax Variety Selection Guide, produced by NDSU Extension, NDSU Dept. of Plant Sciences, and USDA. 2005 and 2004 also available.
• Flax Production in North Dakota A 2007 extension publication summarizing an overview of the history and uses of flax, plant growth and development, varieties, production, weed control, insect pests, diseases, and harvesting and storage. Produced by NDSU Extension.
• Flax Agronomic Descriptions List of brief summaries of agronomic descriptions of flax. From the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station.
• Flax breeding Summarizes flax improvement including breeding methods, breeding for disease resistance, breeding for quality traits, and a summary of released varieties. Also includes general information on flax. Provided by NDSU.
• Selecting Varieties Summary on the recommended varieties based on factors considered most important. From the Alternative Field Crops Manual provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota-St. Paul and retrieved from the NewCROP database.