Economic Value of the Common Stinging Nettle

METCALFE, C. R.

[s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
Published 1942
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] IT is a well-known fact that the common nettle (Urtica dioica) yieldsa very strong bast fibre which was used in Great Britain until about 1860 for the manufacture of cloth. Since then its use has been discontinuedbecause other cheaper, imported materials became available. In the past,nettles have ...
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