Abstract

Environmental factors in each geographical area are a strong background that determines the type of plant suitable for cultivation as well as its growth and vitality. The research was carried out during the agricultural season 2021-2022 in Latakia Governorate, with the aim of studying the impact of the climatic conditions of the coastal region of Syria on some growth characteristics and yield components of the flax plant and studying the possibility of cultivating and growing it in the coastal region. The soil of the experiment was analyzed and its physical and chemical properties were studied in order to provide it with the necessary fertilizer, then it was prepared for planting. The experiment was designed by randomized complete block design with three replications, the germination rate of used seeds was calculated and amounted to 88%. The following characteristics were studied: the phenological phases of the plant (how many days it took for the plant to start germinating, the number of days the plant took from planting to flowering and the number of days the plant took from planting to harvest), the height of the main stem, the length of the technological part, the number of main branches, the number of secondary branches on the plant, the number of fruit cans (capsules), then the averages of the repeaters were calculated and the results were compared , the minimum and maximum temperatures and the amounts of rainfall associated with the experimental period were also monitored. The study showed the possibility of obtaining satisfactory results where the average number of days from planting to germination was (15) days, and the average number of days from planting to flowering was (71) days, and the average number of days from planting to harvest was (120) days, and also reaching an appropriate height for the plant (64.1) cm, as well as the average length for the technological part was (38.3) cm and the average number of main branches in the plant was also  (6.33) branches, the average number of secondary branches was (13.27) branch ,  and the average number of cans per plant was ( 69.5)can. Plant^-1  , these results predicted the favourable conditions of the coastal zone for flax cultivation.