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Papyrus, a pith fiber, akin to a bast fiber; Ramie, a member of the nettle family. Spanish broom, a legume, its fiber has similar characteristics to linen. [6] Tilia, known as Linden or Lime in Europe and Basswood in North America. Fiber comes from inner bark. [7] Leaf fibers. Abacá, a banana, producing "manila" rope from leaves; Piña, from ...
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Astrocaryum chambira, the chambira palm or chambira, is a large and spiny palm native to the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia, Ecuador, [1] Peru, and Venezuela [2] that is mostly known for its commercial value as a fiber crop.
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A hackle or heckle, a tool for threshing flax and preparing the fiber Flax tissues, Tacuinum sanitatis, 14th century. Threshing is the process of removing the seeds from the rest of the plant. Separating the usable flax fibers from other components requires pulling the stems through a hackle and/or beating the plants to break them.
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. [1] In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, fibre, or fuel. When plants of the same species are cultivated in rows or other systematic arrangements, it is called crop field or crop cultivation.
Apeiba tibourbou is a tree native to Caatinga and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, and Costa Rica.It is used as an alternative fiber crop to make paper.It is found in Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America.
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation.Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science.