Flax fiber was traditionally produced in many parts of Croatia. Unfortunately, its production has been almost abandoned in the last 15 years. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce newly created agrotechnical and high-yield cultivars of flax fiber and to investigate their more important agronomic and textile-technological properties under Croatian environmental conditions, with respect to the character and physiognomy of the existing plant production in particular areas of Croatia, but also to the socio-economic circumstances in those areas. This is also a precondition for the revival of flax fiber on Croatian family farms. It would produce a basic raw material for new domestic market products (as a autochthon Croatian product). Certainly, the possibility of increased employment is no less important, bearing in mind flax production and processing.This paper presents the results of several achieved agronomic and textile- technological properties of the introduced fiber flax cultivars cultivated in 2008 in Križevci.

Textile technology