FIBER CROPS
The group of crop
those are grown specially for the purpose of fiber production are known
as field crops.some examples are-cotton,jute,kapok,etc.
COTTON(
Gossypium spp.)
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| Beautiful pink flower of cotton |
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| Cotton plant showing cotton |
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| Cotton plant with square & flower |
Cotton,the
world's most important non-food agricultural commodity,is considered as
superior natural textile fiber.It is used in our country for long time
& take part in our tradition as''MUSLIN''.It is an introduced
crop&cultivated in late summer.
Cotton is commonly known as
kapas tula in our country.It is primarily cultivated for its lint,which is spun into yarn.
JUTE(
Corchorus spp.)
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| A vigorous jute plant |
Jute,
commonly known as pat, is another most important crop of
Bangladesh,which has ranked second position in respect of production
among Jute growing country. It is the called
golden fiber, which would be
fabric of future.Jute
fiber is renowned for its versatility.it is for making cloths
,sacks,carpets etc.Jute sticks and Jute leaves are used as fuel and
vegetables respectively.Jute plant add soil fertility by adding organic
matter through massive leaf dropping.Jute grown in Bangladesh comprises
two species viz
.Corchorus casularis(Deshi pat),which have originated from India &
Corchorus olitorius(Tossa pat),which is originated from Africa.
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| Jute field |
Comilla,Faridpur,Kustia,Jessore,Pabna,Rajshahi
are predominant jute growing regions of our country.Jute is mainly
grown in kharif season & well uniform land with good drainage is
best suited for cultivation of jute.It is mainly propagated by seed.
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