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A useful fiber, but not as high quality as sisal; Phormium, "New Zealand Flax" Yucca, an agave relative; Seed fibers and fruit fibers Coir, the fiber from the coconut husk; Cotton; Kapok; Milkweed, grown for the filament-like pappus in its seed pods; Luffa, a gourd which when mature produces a sponge-like mass of xylem, used to make loofa sponge.
Cotton classing is usually organized by governmental agencies for the entire crop grown in their own countries. The first body to systematically conduct instrument-based classing was the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), running a series of air-conditioned classification offices where the entire cotton crop is sampled and classified.
Sorghum is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, and barley. [10] Sorghum is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 metres (13 ft) high. The grain is small, 2 to 4 millimetres (0.08 to 0.2 in) in diameter.
The crop achieves particularly high yields on sandy loam. Extremely sandy or claylike soils are not suitable. [14] The crop prefers a pH range from 6.0 to 6.2, a high organic matter content and good moisture holding capacity of the soil. Lower pH or droughty soil can lead to calcium or magnesium deficiency and internal quality defects. [27]
A high-yielding, nutritious, perennial cereal could allow poor farmers around the world to produce food on a plot of land indefinitely. Currently, many subsistence farmers clear plots in the forest for their crops. Once the soil and its nutrients have washed away, the plot is abandoned and a new piece of forest is slashed and burned.
Its high oil and protein levels are fattening for stock. [13] [14] The protein in copra meal has been heat treated and provides a source of high-quality protein for cattle, sheep and deer, because it does not break down in the rumen. Coconut oil can be extracted using either mechanical expellers or solvents . Mechanically expelled copra meal is ...
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Hedge laid in Midland style A hedge about three years after being re-laid. Hedgelaying (or hedge laying) is the process of partially cutting through and then bending the stems of a line of shrubs or small trees, near ground level, without breaking them, so as to encourage them to produce new growth from the base and create a living ‘stock proof fence’. [1]