An annual agricultural plant, native of India, which has along fiber in the bark that, is suitable for papermaking
a bast fiber The possibility of extracting fibers from kenaf was investigated using established retting methods The kenaf stalk, when decorticated, offers the opportunity to extract fibers that may be used in various textile endproducts The fiber extraction process affects fiber properties which are important for the making of textiles, both woven and nonwoven structures Fibers can be extracted by either bacterial or chemical retting process
From the family Hibiscus cannabinus, a fast-growing annual plant that has been cultivated throughout the world as a source of fiber, which is similar to jute