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Types, properties and factors affecting breeding and cultivation / edited by Ryszard M. Kozłowski.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 118.
- Woodhead Publishing series in textiles, 2042-0803 ; no. 118
- Handbook of natural fibres ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile fibers.
- Plant fibers.
- Animal fibers.
- Textile fabrics--Technological innovations.
- Textile fabrics.
- Textile industry--Technological innovations.
- Textile industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (649 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Philadelphia, Pa. : Woodhead Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Growing awareness of environmental issues has led to increasing demand for goods produced from natural products, including natural fibres. The two-volume Handbook of natural fibres is an indispensable tool in understanding the diverse properties and applications of these important materials. Volume 1: Types, properties and factors affecting breeding and cultivation is an essential guide to a wide range of natural fibres, and highlights key techniques for their improvement.Part one reviews key types and fundamental properties of natural textile fibres. The production, identification and
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Fundamentals : types of fibre, properties, identification and testing
- pt. 2. Improving natural fibre production through breeding and cultivation.
- Notes:
- "The Textile Institute."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-85709-550-1
- 1-62870-061-0
- OCLC:
- 867318085
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