Why is ramie the strongest yet stiffest of bast fibres?

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1570-1572

  Sarkar, D ^a   Sinha, M K ^a   Kundu, A ^a   Kar, C S ^a   Saha, Anindita ^a   Kharbikar, L L ^a   Mahapatra, B S ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR JUTE AND ALLIED FIBRES   (India)

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BOEHMERIA NIVEA;

EID: 77956245037     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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