Linseed
A winter crop. Sow in Oct–Nov, harvest in Feb–Mar.
When to sow and harvest
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Linseed suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
- What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
- Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 5–30 °C.
Water
Rain and irrigation together, worked out where most of it grows:
Soil pH
Likes slightly acidic soil. Grows from pH 5.5 to 7.
Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).
Fertiliser for one acre
Watch out for
Mandi price, month by month
Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 1,62,893 ha
- 2024-25
- Average yield
- 0.7 t/ha
- 2024-25
- Most area
- Mandsaur
- Madhya Pradesh
- Best yield
- Panchkula
- 8.0 t/ha
Where it grows most
The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.
- 1 Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh 6.6% 15,019 ha
- 2 West Singhbhum Jharkhand 5.7% 13,032 ha
- 3 Mahoba Uttar Pradesh 4.5% 10,293 ha
- 4 Sonbhadra Uttar Pradesh 3.3% 7,474 ha
- 5 Seoni Madhya Pradesh 3.2% 7,381 ha
- 6 Pratapgarh Rajasthan 2.9% 6,641 ha
- 7 Mayurbhanj Odisha 2.8% 6,458 ha
- 8 Hapur Uttar Pradesh 2.4% 5,410 ha
- 9 Anuppur Madhya Pradesh 2.2% 5,122 ha
- 10 Balaghat Madhya Pradesh 2.2% 5,023 ha
Linseed yield
- 0.2–0.4 t/ha
- 0.4–0.6 t/ha
- 0.6–0.7 t/ha
- 0.7–0.8 t/ha
- 0.8–8.0 t/ha
1 Numbers match the list: the districts with the most area.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 1998-99 to 2024-25.
Where yields are highest
Districts growing it on at least 100 ha, against the average across India. The line runs from India's average to each district.
- Panchkula Haryana 8.0 t/ha 12.6× India
- Baran Rajasthan 1.6 t/ha 2.5× India
- Nagaur Rajasthan 1.4 t/ha 2.2× India
- Pratapgarh Rajasthan 1.2 t/ha 2.0× India
- Saraikela Kharsawan Jharkhand 1.1 t/ha 1.8× India
- Jhalawar Rajasthan 1.1 t/ha 1.8× India
- Bundi Rajasthan 1.1 t/ha 1.7× India
- Kota Rajasthan 1.0 t/ha 1.7× India
- Ratlam Madhya Pradesh 1.0 t/ha 1.6× India
- Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 0.9 t/ha 1.5× India
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 1998-99 to 2024-25.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
Area (ha)
Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 1998-99 to 2024-25.
Soil and yield
How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.
Linseed yields tend to be higher in districts with
- More soil high in phosphorus weak 165 districts
Linseed yields tend to be lower in districts with
- More soil low in phosphorus weak 165 districts
A pattern is not proof that soil causes the difference.
Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).