Flax - plant and fiber through the centuries

Authors

  • Ružica Šurina Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb, Department of Materials, Fibres and Textile Investigation Zagreb, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-6088
  • Maja Andrassy Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb, Department of Materials, Fibres and Textile Investigation Zagreb, Croatia
  • Edita Vujasinović Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb, Department of Materials, Fibres and Textile Investigation Zagreb, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3270-7812

Keywords:

flax, flax fiber, historical development of flax, botanical classification of flax, use of flax

Abstract

Flax belongs to the oldest cultivated plants in the world. For thousands of years it has been used for obtaining fibers, food and medicaments with numerous ups and downs. It experienced a renaissance near the end of the 20th century, when ecological awareness and responsibility for the environment increased through the enhanced protection of natural resources. Nowadays, many researchers all over the world, and also in Croatia, are trying to improve the cultivation of flax and to expand its use.

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Published

2009-12-31

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 12 (2009)

Section

Review article

License

Copyright (c) 2009 Hrvatski inženjerski savez tekstilaca

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
Šurina, R. et al. 2009. Flax - plant and fiber through the centuries. Tekstil. 58, 12 (Dec. 2009), 625–639.

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