# Agricultural Research | A path opens to making thread from linseed stalks | Experimental cultivation of the Sharada variety across three Maharashtra districts

> The Sharada linseed variety, developed by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, is being experimentally cultivated this rabi season. The variety is intended to enable thread production from linseed stalks, with the trial covering three districts in Maharashtra.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T06:07:49.001Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91025-agricultural-research-a-path-opens-to-making-thread-from-linseed-stalks
- Commodities: [Linseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LINSEED.md)

## Why it matters

A potential non-food use for linseed stalks could improve crop economics if the trials succeed, but experimental cultivation on limited acreage is unlikely to affect near-term feed supply or prices. The article gives no production or market figures.

## Sources

- agrowon.esakal.com: https://agrowon.esakal.com/agro-special/sharada-linseed-variety-fibre-production-stalks-maharashtra-abhi47

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