Fibre attributes and mapping the cultivar influence of different industrial cellulosic crops (cotton, hemp, flax, and canola) on textile properties

Bioresources and Bioprocessing

Table 10 Moisture regain (%) of different textile fibres

Fibres	Commercial moisture regain (%) at (105 ± 3) °C	Moisture regain (%) at 65% relative humidity and 20 °C
Canola	–	20–30^a
Cotton	8.5^b	7–8^c
Flax	12^b	7^c
Hemp	12^b	8^c
Jute	13.75^b	12^c
Silk	11^b	10^c
Wool	13.6^b	14^c, 16–18^c

^a Sevenhuysen and Rahman (2016); ^bASTM D1909 –13 (2013); ^c Morton and Hearle (2008)