Sowing density and harvest time affect fibre content in hemp (Cannabis sativa) through their effects on stem weight

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-244

  Westerhuis, W ^a   Amaducci, S ^b   Struik, P C ^a   Zatta, A ^c   Van Dam, J E G ^a   Stomph, T J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decorticating; Fibre hemp; Fibre percentage; Fibre quality; Production chain; Retting; Scotching; Textiles; Tow

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HERB; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOWING; STEM; WEIGHT; WOOD;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 70349431421     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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