Business

Technical research paper, showing that blends of cotton and kenaf fibers, with the proper fabric treatment, can result in higher value end products, thereby making kenaf a viable textile fashion fiber. Authors: P. Bel-Berger and others. [PDF]

Extensive paper about the history, cultivation, processing and applications of kenaf as a source for natural industrial fiber, oils and feedstock. From Trends in New Crops and New Uses. Authors: Charles L. Webber III and Venita K. Bledsoe. [PDF]

Short article about the development of kenaf as a growing source of raw material for the US textile industry. Authors: Charles L. Webber III and Robert E. Bledsoe.