Linseed is recognized as one of the important industrial crops. However, production of linseed is not keeping pace with increasing demand of its products. Under these circumstances, the best strategy for dual purpose linseed would be to increase the height of the plant and to improve seed weight, a task which may prove simpler than achieving the synchronization of seed and fibre maturity. To achieve this, the present author proposed to apply nutrients in association with gibberellic acid to linseed to increase stem height for better harvesting of solar energy for maximum utilization of its potential for seed, oil and fibre production. The present work provides precious information regarding the use of linseed as a dual purpose crop for obtaining seeds as well as fibres from the same crop.

Dr. M. Nasir Khan has completed his Ph. D. in Botany in the year 2008, from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He did commendable work on the interactive role of gibberellins and mineral nutrients in oil seed crops. At present he is serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Tabuk,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.