Hemp-Cultivation, Extraction and Processing

Industrial Applications of Natural Fibres: Structure, Properties and Technical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 109-134

  Amaducci, Stefano ^a   Gusovius, Hans Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bale opening technology types bale dispersal and mill off; Bast fibre primary functions plant support; Cultivar choice and crop growth rate (CGR); Disordered and longitudinal hemp processing; Hemp crop textile and non textile applications; Hemp cultivation plant density and breeding; Hemp harvesting time and methods; Wet line harvesting mobile roller breaker system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866279329     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470660324.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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