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5 Main Types of Fibre Plants | Economic Botany

The following points highlight the five main types of fibre plants. The types are: 1. Cotton 2. Jute 3. Sunnhemp 4. Hemp 5. Flax. Type # 1. Cotton: Botanical Names: Gossypium sp. (G. arboreum, G. barbadense, G. berbaceum and G. hirsutum). Family: Malvaceae. 1. It is the chief fibre plant which supplies more than 70% of the world consumption of [...]

By Priyanka D|2016-10-20T07:46:23+00:00October 20, 2016|Economic Botany|Comments Off

Fibre Yielding Plants of India: Jute, Cotton and Sisal Hemp

The following points highlight the three important fibre yielding plants of India. The fibre plants are: 1. Jute 2. Cotton 3. Sisal Hemp. Fibre Plant # 1. Jute (Corchorus Capsularis Linn): Jute plants are undershrub's up to 75 cm. high or taller. Leaves are simple, ovate to elliptic, stipulate, serrate, acute or shortly acuminate, rounded at base and often tailed [...]

By Tanya|2016-07-27T10:53:16+00:00July 27, 2016|Economic Botany|Comments Off