Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications New insights from the Biokenaf Project /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Monti, Andrea. (Editor), Alexopoulou, Efthimia. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Plant breeding.; Electric engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Biotechnology.; Materials.; Energy.; Energy Harvesting.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Energy Technology.; Structural Materials.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1

Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures. Kenaf is an annual bast fibre crop that can provide fibres for several industrial applications (composites, insulation mats, absorbents, bedding material...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Foreword
• 1.Origin, Description, Importance and Cultivation Area of Kenaf
• 2.Crop Physiology
• 3.The Breeding of Kenaf
• 4.Crop Management
• 5.Environmental aspects of kenaf production and use
• 6.Kenaf Fibre Crop for Bio-Economic Industrial Development
• 7.Economic and Financial Analysis: The farmers point of view.