Hemp : industrial production and uses /

• Other Authors: Cousquer, Glen, (Translator)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; French
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Hemp.; Hemp > Utilization.; Hemp industry.; Laws and Regulations.; Agricultural Economics.; Input Utilization (Microeconomics); Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Morphology and Structure.; Plant Production.; Energy.; Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products.; Composition and Quality of Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products.; Cannabis sativa.; Agricultural economics.; Biofuels.; Crop production.; Economic analysis.; Energy sources.; Fabrics.; Fibre quality.; Insulating materials.; Litter.; Origin.; Paper.; Plant anatomy.; Plant breeding.; Plant fibres.; Plant morphology.; Quality controls.; Regulations.; Renewable energy.; Renewable resources.; Ropes.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Item Description: Translation of: Le chanvre industriel : production et utilisations.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 313 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Hemp production for industrial purposes continues to grow worldwide, and is currently being used for many applications including house insulation, paper making, animal bedding, fabric, rope making and also as a biofuel. This book brings together international experts to examine all aspects of industrial hemp production, including the origins of hemp production, as well as the botany and anatomy, genetics and breeding, quality assessment, regulations, and the agricultural and industrial economics of hemp production.