Fibernodes in flax and other bast fibers

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 133-138

  Khalili, Sadia ^a,b   Akin, Danny E ^a   Pettersson, Bert ^c   Henriksson, Gunnar ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

BAST FIBER; BREAKING POINT; CELLULASE TREATMENT; FLAX FIBER; MICROSCOPY; RETTING;

EID: 0036919197     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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