Postponed sowing does not alter the fibre/wood ratio or fibre extractability of fibre hemp (Cannabis sativa)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-348

  Westerhuis, W ^a   Struik, P C ^a   Van Dam, J E G ^a   Stomph, T J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baby hemp; Fibre hemp; Fibre percentage; Fibre quality; Harvest time; Long fibre; Production chain; Retting; Scutching; Sowing date; Textiles; Tow

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; PLANT PRODUCT; SOWING DATE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WOOD;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 73149113738     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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