Background: Linseed or flax is popularly called &ldquo;Tissi&rdquo; in Assam. The crop is considered as an oilseed crop in the state where some parts people used the raw seeds in their various cuisines. The crop has tremendously grown for a variety of purposes; food, fibre and medicine worldwide. The area under linseed has been decreasing day by day due to its low productivity. Enhancement of the crop yield can be achieved either by increasing the cropping area under this crop or by using improved agronomic intervention. Basically, the present investigation was designed to increase the crop yield by means of application of water-soluble fertilizers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 
Methods: During the rabi season of 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the Experimental Farm Unit, Zonal Research Station, Shillongani, Nagaon, Assam, an experiment was conducted to enhance the yield potentiality of utera linseed. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and comprised of eight treatment combinations of water- soluble fertilizers, viz., F1:&nbsp; 19:19:19 @ 1.0%, F2:&nbsp; 13:0:45 @1.0%, F3: Urea @2%, F4: ZnSO4&nbsp;@0.5%, F5: 19:19:19 @1.0% + ZnSO4&nbsp;@0.5%, F6: 13:0:45 @1.0% + ZnSO4@0.5%, F7:&nbsp; Urea 2% + ZnSO4@0.5% and F8: Control (Water spray). 
 
Result: Consecutive two years of Experimentation revealed that foliar spraying of 2% urea and 0.5% zinc sulphate separately one at vegetative stage and another at capsule development stage significantly improved the utera linseed productivity and profitability, yielding higher grain yield (520.5 kg/ha) and net returns (Rs. 20230/ha). Crop growth rate and relative growth rate were shown significant variation. The study affirmed the suitability of foliage application of water-soluble fertilizers for obtaining higher grain yield of linseed under utera ecology. 
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Effectiveness of Water-soluble Fertilizers Sprays on Productivity and Profitability of Utera Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) in Assam

<div style="text-align:justify">Grasspea (Lathyrus) is one of the major pulse crops of Chhattisgarh. After rice, in terms of area, the maximum area comes under this crop. This crop has an important role in rice based agriculture. Despite having limited water and other resources, grasspea can be cultivated well by Utera method, where there are no other pulse crops, grasspea grows well. Along with grasspea pulse, its soft leaves are also very much liked as a leaf-vegetable and it is also kept dry. Along with protein, other useful nutrients are found in it.&nbsp;Grasspea (Lathyrus) is one of the major pulse crops of Chhattisgarh. After rice, in terms of area, the maximum area comes under this crop. This crop has an important role in rice based agriculture. Despite having limited water and other resources, grasspea can be cultivated well by Utera method, where there are no other pulse crops, grasspea grows well. Along with grasspea pulse, its soft leaves are also very much liked as a leaf-vegetable and it is also kept dry. Along with protein, other useful nutrients are found in it.&nbsp;</div>

Cultivation of Grasspea in Chhattisgarh: Research and Future Prospects&nbsp;

<div style="text-align: justify;">Climate change threatens global food and economic security. The decreased availability and import of pulses highlight the urgency of increased production. Pulse included cropping systems are the only way to enhance production as the area available are limited. Increased yield at spatial and temporal dimensions are focused here. Cropping system including pulses consists of inter cropping, sequential cropping, mixed cropping, relay cropping and paira/utera cropping. They compete for light, space, residual moisture content and available nutrients with companion crops. They improve soil properties, reduce pest and disease incidence. The specific role of pulses in cropping system includes high carbon sequestration capacity, low carbon footprint, fixing atmospheric nitrogen in soils, low water footprint, hydrogen fertilization of soils and improving soil biodiversity. Since they are easy to cultivate it creates employment opportunities for women. Pulses provide economic profitability to farmers. There lies a promising, sustainable and cost effective solution in these tiniest seeds. &nbsp;</div>

Effectiveness of Water-soluble Fertilizers Sprays on Productivity and Profitability of Utera Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) in Assam

Cultivation of Grasspea in Chhattisgarh: Research and Future Prospects

Role of Pulses in Cropping Systems: A Review