| A relative of okra and cotton that towers 12 to 15 feet, kenaf is grown primarily as a fiber source for low-grade paper, particleboard, and oil absorbents. |
| Gunny bags account for about 90 percent of the total production of Chinese juteand kenaf textile mills. |
| Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems. |
| Trombly points out that the strong fiber produced by hemp and kenaf blends well with the weaker post-consumer recycled paper. |
| After harvest, the whole kenaf plant is processed in a fiber separator similar to a cotton gin. |
| The current trial will also compare how well kenaf, another fibre crop related to hibiscus, and clumping bamboo act as mop crops. |
