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Fiber from Forest and Their Importance in Modern Time

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Wood is a preferred source of fiber for the textile, fiberboard, and paper industry, although paper history has been made from non-woody plants, such as bagasse and straws. The development of successful methods for fiber extraction from wood occurred late in the nineteenth century; and paved the way for the rapid growth and diversification of textile, fiberboard, and paper industries in the current century. The wide variation in wood quality, geography, climatic conditions, and fiber procurement methods greatly vary around the world. The pressure on world forest resources has increased tremendously, concurrent with the demand for textile fiber, pulpwood, plywood, and pressed fiberboard. The main reason for using various kinds of woods is that their relative availability, low cost, convenience in handling and storage, high-quality fiber content, and the versatility of fiber features. All these factors necessitate a detailed investigation in terms of the source of fibers for tomorrow’s fiber-based industries such as the textile, paper, and fiberboard industry. It is imperative that every effort be made to utilize present supplies of wood as efficiently as possible and to seek other fiber sources; thus, these are some points discussed in detail.

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Singh, S.P. (2021). Fiber from Forest and Their Importance in Modern Time. In: Husen, A., Bachheti, R.K., Bachheti, A. (eds) Non-Timber Forest Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73077-2_18

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