Evaluating Chemically Retted Kenaf Using Chemical, Histochemical, and Microspectrophotometric Analyses

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 651-656

  Morrison, W H ^a   Akin, D E ^a   Ramaswamy, G ^b   Baldwin, B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUGARS;

BAST RIBBONS; CHEMICAL RETTING; GUAIACYL GROUPS; HEMICELLULOSE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; KENAF; PECTIN; SYRINGYL GROUPS;

TEXTILE FIBERS;

KENAF FIBRES; RETTING, CHEMICAL; TESTING, FIBRE-PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030268485     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759606601006     Document Type: Article

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