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Table 9 Mean length and width of fibres extracted from different flax cultivars

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

Cultivars

Mean length

(µm)

p value

Mean width

(µm)

p value

Arawa

4513

 

11.2

 

Makaweroa

4751

 

10.3

 

Paretaniwha

3880

p < 0.05

12.8

p < 0.05

Takaiapu

4385

 

10.1

 

Takirikau

3735

 

11.9

 

Tapamangu

4041

 

11.2

 
  1. Cruthers et al. (2005)