Determining the physical properties of flax fibre for industrial applications: The influence of agronomic practice

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-25

  Norton, A J ^a   Bennett, S J ^a,b   Hughes, M ^a   Dimmock, J P R E ^a   Wright, D ^a   Newman, G ^a   Harris, I M ^a   Edwards Jones, G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre; Fineness; Flax; Hemp; Physical properties; Quality; Tensile strength; Wales

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; PLANT PRODUCT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 33746369715     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2006.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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