1ICAR-National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology, 12, Regent Park, Kolkata-700040, India
2Palli Siksha Bhavana, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding author: drdebprasadray@gmail.com
Online published on 21 January, 2017.
Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) is one of the most valuable sources of natural fibre known to human civilization from ancient times. The yield and fiber quality of ramie are affected by soil nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Variation in organic carbon content of soil influences the fibre quality as it acts as a natural buffer. In the present study, we aimed to correlate the influence of inherent soil nutrients on yield and fiber quality of ramie fibre. Six ramie lines (R-1424, R-1415, R-67-34, R-1411, R-1418, R-1427) were grown in North Eastern hilly regions of India, under normal fertilizer dose was studied to evaluate for differences in plant height, stem diameter, filament length, yield and fiber quality of ramie. It was found that available nitrogen and potassium had significant effect on plant growth, yield, and fiber quality, whereas available phosphorous had strong positive correlation with fineness, strength and length of fibre.
Contribution of soil towards fibre yield of six different ramie lines
Correlation of fibre quality with soil nutrients for production of textile grade ramie fibre
Ramie, Available N, P, K, Organic carbon, Fibre quality
