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Kenaf ( Hibiscus cannabinus L.), A Multi‐use Crop 1
Author(s) -
Killinger G. B.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1969.00021962006100050025x
Subject(s) - kenaf , hibiscus , pulp (tooth) , silage , agronomy , meloidogyne incognita , crop , biology , horticulture , malvaceae , eucalyptus , botany , chemistry , nematode , fiber , medicine , ecology , organic chemistry , pathology
Possible new economic uses for kenaf ( Hibiscus cannabinus L.) include feed for livestock, paper‐pulp, and bean poles. The crude protein content of 55‐day‐old kenaf leaves and petioles exceeds 25% and for the whole plant, excluding roots, averages 16 to 17%. Kenaf has been found acceptable as a paper‐pulp or as a pulp to be blended with wood pulp. Yields of 20,000 kg/ha of dry kenaf stems are produced in the South with slightly lower yields in South Central and Central states. Kenaf is susceptible to root‐knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne incognita and M. incognita acrita ) and should be grown on soil free of these organisms. Intake of kenaf silage, experimentally by cattle, has been satsifactory, however sheep have not liked it as silage.