Fibre crops are important natural resources, as they sustainably provide bast fibres, an economically-valuable raw material used in the textile and biocomposite sectors. Among fibre crops, textile hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is appreciated for its long and strong gelatinous bast fibres. The stem of fibre crops is a useful system for cell wall-oriented studies, because it shows a strong tissue pol...

Lignin and cellulose represent the two main components of plant secondary walls and the most abundant polymers on Earth. Quantitatively one of the principal products of the phenylpropanoid pathway, lignin confers high mechanical strength and hydrophobicity to plant walls, thus enabling erect growth and high-pressure water transport in the vessels. Lignin is characterized by a high natural heter...

Wild hemp is one of the most valuable technical plant caused by sexual dimorphism: the differences in rate floras of Kazakhstan.Generally, it is accepted that the of growth and development between male and female most economically advantageous became fromthe plants are large [9]. The male plants tend to flower and cultivation of cultural fibre hemp varieties. The fibre hemp senesce earlier. Als...

A composite material is made by combining two or more materials to give a unique combination of properties, one of which is made up of stiff, long fibres and the other, a binder or 'matrix' which holds the fibres in place. The fibres are strong and stiff relative to the matrix and are generally orthotropic. More recently natural fibers have been employed in combination with plastics. The abunda...

Fibre hemp may yield up to 25 t above ground dry matter per hectare (20 t stem dry matter ha) which may contain as much as 12 t ha cellulose, depending on environmental conditions and agronomy. Its performance is affected by the onset of flowering and seed development. Effects of cultivar and management on yield and quality were tested at three contrasting sites in Italy, the Netherlands and th...

Trends in the pet food industry follow those of the human food industry. There are growing product launches with claims that position pet food products to have functional attributes that contribute to the health and wellness of pets. Pulse crops, such as peas, have a number of marketable attributes. They are high in protein and fibre, non-genetically modified, gluten free, have a low glycemic i...