Study Fibre Crop Production
Learn to grow Cotton, Jute, Sisal, Hemp, Coir and more.
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Lesson Structure
There are 10 lessons in this course:
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Scope and Nature of Fibre Crops
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Introduction
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Fibre Properties
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Fibre Uses
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Types of Fibre Crops
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Commercial Viability
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Assessing Land Characteristics
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Assessing land suitability
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Broad Acre Farming
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Crop Production Considerations
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Production Systems
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Crop Rotation and Management
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Cover Crops
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Crop Islands
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Cotton – Part 1
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Cotton Production
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Sustainable Agriculture
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Crop Rotation
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Conservation Tillage
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Insects and Diseases
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Insects
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Aphids
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Armyworm
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Cotton bollworm
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Cotton Diseases
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Fungal Diseases
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Viral Diseases
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Bacterial Diseases
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Pesticides and insecticides
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Cotton Life Cycle
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Types of Cotton
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Better Cotton Initiative
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Genetic modification
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Cotton - Part 2
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Cotton Fibre Properties
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Improving Properties of Cotton Fibre
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Flexural testing
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Industrial Use of Cotton
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Cotton Fibre in Clothing
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Wicking
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Cotton - Milkweed blends
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Ginning
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Coloured Cotton
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Textile Dyeing
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Load Bearing Materials
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Harvesting
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Cotton Pickers
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Cotton Strippers
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Cotton Ginning
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Uses of Cotton
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Jute
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Types and Properties of Jute
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Jute Production
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Climatic requirements for Jute
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Jute Characteristics
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Genetic Yield Improvements
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Pests and Diseases
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Harvesting
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Uses and Consumption
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Industrial Hemp
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Terminology
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Types and Properties
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Cultivation
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Countries of Production
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Climate
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Soil Fertility
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Water
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Pests and Diseases
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Cost
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Genetic Modification
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Harvesting
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Uses and Consumption
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Geotextiles
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Fabric
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Carbon Capture
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Phytoremediation
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Hempseed
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Building
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Paper
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Cannabidiol
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Sunn Hemp and Kenaf (Deccan Hemp)
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Sunn Hemp
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Properties
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Cultivation
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Soil Fertility
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Water
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Cost
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Phytoremediation
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Pests and Diseases
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Genetic Modification
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Harvesting
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Retting
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Uses
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Fibre
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Weed Control
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Green Manure
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Biofuel
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Kenaf (Deccan Hemp)
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Types and Properties
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Cultivation
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Countries of Production
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Climate
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Soil Fertility
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Water Requirements
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Pests and Diseases
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Harvesting and Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Textiles
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Food
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Sustainable Material
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Soil Structure
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Paper
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Flax
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Types and Properties
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Cultivation
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Countries of Production
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Climate
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Soil
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Water Requirement
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Pests and Diseases
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Genetic Modification
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Harvesting
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Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Fabric
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Bio Composites and Industrial Materials
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Paper
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Bioplastic
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Food
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Leaf Fibres and Grass Fibre
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Abaca and sisal fibres
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Abaca
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Types and Properties
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Production and Cultivation
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Pests and Diseases
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Harvesting and Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Sisal
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Sisal Cultivation
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Harvesting and Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Grass Fibres – sugarcane and bamboo
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Sugarcane
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Properties
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Sugarcane Culture
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Growing & Production
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Soil Conditions
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Ratooning
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Tillage
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Crop Rotation and Break Crops
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Harvesting
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Burn-offs
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Sugarcane Straw
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Sugarcane Yield Limitations
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Pests and Diseases
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Pathogens
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Uses and Consumption
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Sugar
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Energy
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Bioethanol
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Bioplastics/Biomaterials
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Paper and containers
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Other Uses
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Alcohol – Rum
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Bamboo
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Types and Properties
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Cultivation
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Pests and Diseases
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Harvesting and Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Food
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Fuel
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Medicine
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Building Material
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Furniture, Household Items and Accessories
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Clothing
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Paper
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Fruit Fibre - Coir
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Types and Properties of Coir
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Coir Production and Cultivation
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Countries of Production
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Climate
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Soil Fertility
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Water Requirement
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Cultivars
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Pests and Diseases
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Harvesting and Processing
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Uses and Consumption
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Cordage
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Horticulture
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Construction material
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Biocontrol
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Fibre Processing and the Fibre Future
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Fibre Quality
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Retting
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Biological Retting
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Dew Retting
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Water Retting
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Enzyme Retting
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Chemical Retting
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Mechanical Retting
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Physical Retting
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Drying
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Fibre Future
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Hybrid Composites
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Geotextiles
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Building Industry
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Car Interiors
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Genetic Improvements
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Other Fibre Sources
WHAT PLANTS CAN BE GROWN FOR FIBRE?
The multitude of product options that can be produced from fibre crops is impressive. Products include, building materials, automotive and aviation components, body armoury, paper, bio-fuels (ethanol), pharmaceutical products, textile and geo-textile products. Short single celled fibres come from the seeds of cotton plants, which are mostly used in fabrics. Long hard multiple celled fibre crops such as hemp are used as ropes or cords, whereas soft multiple celled fibre crops such as flax is used to make linen, and some softer hemp fibres can be used in the manufacture of canvas.
Along with their range of uses, there is also an increasing world demand for natural plant fibre material as many countries legislate to compel industry to make their products from biodegradable components.
Nature offers us a lot of materials that can be called fibrous. Crop fibres are obtained from various parts such as seeds (cotton, kapok), stems (flax, jute, hemp, kenaf, bamboo), leaves (sisal, abaca), fruit (coir) and other grass fibres (sugarcane). Fibres from these plants can be renewable and biodegradable. Plant fibres have a long history in human civilisation, having gained economic importance around the world, and are now cultivated on a large scale globally.
Bast fibres such as flax, jute, hemp, and kenaf, are soft woody fibres which are obtained from stems or stalks of dicotyledonous plants. These fibres occur in bundles or aggregates, consisting of 10-25 elementary fibres with a length of 2-5mm. The elementary fibrils and bundles are cemented by lignin and pectin intercellular substances, which must be removed during fibre extraction.
The utilisation of bast fibres have a long history, particularly in the textile industry. Most recently, bast fibres are used for environmentally friendly composites used in different areas of applications like building materials, particle boards, insulation boards, food, and other biopolymers.
Reasons to study this Course:
- Broaden the range of crops you know how to grow
- Diversify & innovate to improve farm viability/profitability/sustainability
- Provide better support services across the fibre farming industry
