Structural Effects on Flax Stems of Three Potential Retting Fungi

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 515-519

  Akin, D E ^a   Rigsby, Luanne L ^a   Henriksson, G ^b   Eriksson, K E L ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAX FIBRES; RETTING; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031722848     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800708     Document Type: Article

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