MY ACCOUNT FR Innovation & Research TERRE DE LIN has been a major player in linen innovation for 60 years. Its work benefits the entire industry. The main lines of research revolve around varietal creation, agronomy and composites. The Appli'Lin smartphone application Terre de Lin is launching Appli'Lin, an application dedicated to textile flax producers. She understands: A news area A discussion area in which flax growers can create and discuss various technical topics Assistance in the choice of varieties according to the main criteria such as the potential of the plot, the risk of lodging or disease and the precocity sought A description of the main flax diseases with the possibility of requesting a diagnosis by photograph A maturity monitoring tool according to its sowing date and its geography area in order to estimate the date of flowering and uprooting A tool to calculate your sowing density Appli'Lin is the first application to offer all of these services to flax growers. It is free. It can be downloaded from the App Store for the IOS versions of Apple and from the Play Store for ANDROID mobiles like Samsung, LG, etc… Variety creation Within the TERRE DE LIN team, seven people, including two researchers, are involved in the varietal progress of flax fiber. Varietal creation is done by natural crossing between two parent lines. The selection is then made on their descendants for ten years. This work is carried out in a greenhouse and then in the open field. The main areas for improvement are: Fiber yields the hardiness of varieties in terms of lodging and disease resistance La teneur en huile et sa composition en Oméga 3 pour les variétés de lin oléagineux L’étude des différentes pathologies TERRE DE LIN s’appuie sur une grande expertise dans la sélection par marqueurs moléculaires. La cartographie précise de l’ADN de la plante permet d’identifier les gènes responsables de différents critères agronomiques. L’utilisation de marqueurs de ces gènes accélère la sélection. La présence des gènes est localisée avant son expression agronomique en plein champ. Cette méthode n’intervient pas sur le génome de la plante. Il ne s’agit donc pas d’OGM. Les principales variétés cultivées aujourd’hui sont des obtentions de TERRE DE LIN. Découvrez nos variétés. L'agronomie Agronomic research is an important focus of TERRE DE LIN's work. The agronomic management of flax has an important influence on the yields and the quality of the fiber. The main developments are: Study of sowing conditions Reasoning of inputs Cultural management technique Improved harvesting processes Diagnosis on retting Improvement and transmission of know-how The culture of flax is respectful of the environment. Its vegetative cycle is short. Respect for soil preparations and crop rotations, precise knowledge of the flax cycle and daily observation of the plots are the main agronomic responses. NEWSLETTER CONTACT HURRY SITEMAP LEGAL NOTICE