Tomorrow's Paper Today Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Kenaf revolution underway. Buyers exercise power of purchasing. Public approval ratings up. Fiber of the future available today! Kenaf cannot run wild across the country like a weed, because in almost all parts of the U.S., kenaf seeds cannot mature. Illustrations by Heidi Smith All Art 1998 Vision Paper Kenaf is a 4, 000 year old NEW crop ...

Kenaf Industries of South Texas is vertically integrated (from final product to seed) and experienced in all facets of the Kenaf Business. The company has global experience in growing, processing, manufacturing and marketing kenaf products (including TexDek) and technologies.

Index | Search | Home | Table of Contents Taylor, C.S. 1993. Kenaf: An emerging new crop industry. p. 402-407. In: J. Janick and J.E. Simon (eds.), New crops. Wiley, New York. Kenaf: an Emerging New Crop Industry Charles S. Taylor THE KENAF HALL OF FAME Before 1977 After 1977 KENAF COMMERCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES REFERENCES This report describes an on-going adventure with a new crop called kenaf, ...

KENAF PAPER: AN ECOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVE The kenaf plant is considered one of the most promising alternatives to virgin soft and hard woods for paper production. An herbaceous annual related to cotton and okra, kenaf is a member of the mallow family indigenous to West Africa. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) began researching kenaf in the 1940s, when World War II put a stop to jute imports ...

Index | Search | Home Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae Kenaf, Bimli, Bimlipatum, Jute, Deccan hemp Source: James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops. unpublished. Uses Folk Medicine Chemistry Description Germplasm Distribution Ecology Cultivation Harvesting Yields and Economics Energy Biotic Factors References Uses Kenaf is cultivated for its bast fibers which resemble and substitute for ...