The contribution of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to growth and phosphorus (P) uptake by oilseed flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) was examined in two field experiments covering soil P ...

Vitthal T. Barvkar, Varsha C. Pardeshi, Sandip M. Kale, Shuqing Qiu, Meaghen Rollins, Raju Datla, Vidya S. Gupta and Narendra Y. Kadoo MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small (20-24 nucleotide long) endogenous ...

EDINBURGH — Dig, rake, sow, riddle, water, weed, pull, ripple, winnow. For her solo exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, In Relation to Linum, Christine Borland created a series of rituals ...

Bright blooms of Lewis flax, Linum lewisii, are probably familiar to most people, for they are attractive, conspicuous and widespread. Lewis flax is native to North America, from Alaska to Texas and ...

Flaxseed is the seed from the plant Linum usitatissimum. The seed or seed oil is used to make medicine. This article addresses medicine made from the seed only. Research demonstrates that taking a ...

Growing flax to process into linen was a common activity on homesteads before the Industrial Revolution. In fact, a quarter acre per person might have been planted to take care of clothing and other ...

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a blue flowering crop. It produces small, flat seeds ranging in color from golden yellow to reddish brown. The seeds are commonly consumed as whole seed, ground seed, or ...

If you’ve ever perused the grocery store looking for some superfoods to toss into your daily smoothie, then chances are you’ve encountered flax and chia seeds. Both ingredients pack a lot of nutrition ...

There is a pretty, pale blue-flowered plant that we see often in springtime in Marin. It is called flax, Linum bienne. Although it is non-native, it is considered to be naturalized here. I’m often ...