There are also other signs that linseed has once again taken a
prominent position in studies of crop plants. One of the most significantis
the factthat recently the sequence of flax nuclear genome
was assembled and published. (Wang et al., 2012). It boosted the
genomics research on flax evolution, selecting improved phenotypes,
breeding lines and designing new varieties. The goal of
the total utilization flax GENomics (TUFGEN) project launched by
Genome Prairie was maximizing the utility of flax by developing
genomic-based tools to help crop breeding, improve field performance
and enhance, seed and fiber properties in period of July
2009–December 2014. Now and in the future, flax is very likely
to be included in more projects involving analysis of the genomic
information aiming to improve its traits and yield to make it more
economically feasible.