COMPLETE CHARACTERIZATION OF WHEAT STRAW (TRITICUM AESTIVUM PBW-343 L. EMEND. FIORI & PAOL.) – A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF FIBRES FOR PULP AND PAPER MAKING

Triticum aestivum PBW-343 is grown in most of the regions of India, and it is one of the renewable sources most suitable for papermaking. Anatomical studies illustrate that vascular bundles near the periphery contain a strong sheath of sclerenchyma cells, which constitutes about 80% of the fibers. T...

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Main Authors: Shalini Singh, Dharm Dutt, C. H. Tyagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0154_Singh_Dutt_Tyagi_Charac_Wheat_Straw_Pulp_Paper_1257.pdf