Changes in kenaf properties and chemistry as a function of growing time

Abstract

Kenaf Tainung 1 cultivar was grown in Madison, WI in 1994. The ratio of core to bast fiber, total plant yield, protein, ash, fiber length, extractives, lignin, and sugar content were determined as a function of growing age. Ash, protein, extractives, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, D-galactose, and D-mannose contents decreased while lignin, D-glucose and D-xylose content increased as the plant matured. Fiber length increased in the early part of the growing cycle, then decreased, then increased again as the plant matured.

Citation

Rowell, Roger M.; Han, James S. 1999. Changes in kenaf properties and chemistry as a function of growing time. [Kenaf properties, processing and products. Mississippi State, MS : Mississippi State University, Ag & Bio Engineering, 1999].:p. [33]-41.