Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus): fiber Directory
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Kenaf is a tropical plant of the mallow family that yields a fiber similar to jute.
About The Kenaf Plant:
A good description of kenaf with graphics.
Hibiscus cannabinus L.: Section from the 1983 Handbook of Energy Crops
covers the uses, folk medicine, chemistry, description, germplasm, distribution,
ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields and economics, and other aspects
of kenaf and its production. Includes references.
Jupiter Seed: Kenaf seed sales. A
few pictures of kenaf as well.
Kenaf:
an Emerging New Crop Industry: About the kenaf industry history and
the current commercialization activities.
Kenaf as Textile fiber: From Mississippi State University. Research
article, dealing with the production, preparation and laboratory test results
of kenaf plant fiber.
MSU Kenaf Research.
Learn more about Kenaf.