Origin, Description, Importance, and Cultivation Area of Kenaf

dc.contributor.author	Alexopoulou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Papatheohari, Y	en
dc.contributor.author	Christou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Monti, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:43Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	18653529	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1_1	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6145
dc.subject	Annual crop	en
dc.subject	Bark	en
dc.subject	BIOKENAF project	en
dc.subject	Core	en
dc.subject	Crop description	en
dc.subject	Crop importance	en
dc.subject	Crop taxonomy	en
dc.subject	Cultivation area	en
dc.subject	Energy uses	en
dc.subject	Family Malvaceae	en
dc.subject	Fiber crop	en
dc.subject	Fibers	en
dc.subject	Flowers	en
dc.subject	Furcaria section	en
dc.subject	Genus	en
dc.subject	Hibiscus cannabinus L	en
dc.subject	Kenaf	en
dc.subject	Leaves	en
dc.subject	Multipurpose crop	en
dc.subject	Non-food crop	en
dc.subject	Origin	en
dc.subject	Root	en
dc.subject	Seeds	en
dc.subject	Spring crop	en
dc.subject	Stems	en
dc.title	Origin, Description, Importance, and Cultivation Area of Kenaf	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1_1	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	This chapter discusses the origin and taxonomy of kenaf, the description of the plant parts (stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, and root), the importance of the crop worldwide, the cultivation area, as well as its importance. Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an annual spring crop cultivated for long (4000 BC). It originated from Africa, disseminated in the 1900s in Asia (in India and then in China) and in the 1940s from Asia to northern and central USA. Kenaf belongs to the Malvaceae family and section Furcaria. It is closely related to cotton, okra, hollyhock, and roselle. Nowadays it is being cultivated in 20 countries worldwide and its total production (kenaf and allied crops) is 352,000 tons (2010/2011). Currently, China and Pakistan are the main producers. In the last part of the chapter the importance of the crop is discussed. Kenaf is an annual non-food fiber crop that used to be cultivated for numerous uses (paper pulp, fabrics, textiles, building materials, biocomposites, bedding material, oil absorbents, etc.). Recently, it is also considered as an important medicinal crop as its seed oil is recorded to cure certain health disorders and help in the control of blood pressure and cholesterol. © Springer-Verlag London 2013.	en
heal.journalName	Green Energy and Technology	en
dc.identifier.volume	117	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1_1	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	15	en