Jute
Jute
is the name of a plant or fiber that is used to make burlap, hessian or gunny
cloth. It is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable and thus environmentally
friendly. It is a natural fiber with a golden and silky luster and hence it is
called golden fiber.
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Types of jute fiber
There are three types of jute,
such as-
a. White jute
b. Tossa jute
c. Mesta jute
White jute
Corchorus
capsularis is commonly known as white jute. It is a shrub species in the
Malvaceae family. The plant originated in China but is now native to Bangladesh
and India and has spread to many parts of tropical Africa. It is also
cultivated in the Amazon part of Brazil. It is one of the sources of jute
fiber, which is considered to be of better quality than the fiber obtained from
the main source of jute, Corchorus olitorious. The leaves are used as food and
the leaves, unripe fruits, and roots are used in traditional medicine.
Tossa jute
Tosa
jute or Corchorus olitorious is a local thought in South Asia. It is developed
for both fiber and culinary purposes. People use the leaves as an ingredient in
a mucilaginous potherb called molokhia. Bangladesh and many other countries in
Southeast Asia and the South Pacific commonly use jute for their fiber. Tosa jute
fiber is soft, silky, and stronger than white jute. This variety shows good
stability in the Ganges delta climate. In addition to white jute, the Tosa jute
is also cultivated in Bengal where it has been known as jute since the beginning
of the nineteenth century. Bangladesh is the largest global producer of
different varieties of Tosa jute.
Mesta Jute
Mesta
jute is a hybrid of white jute and Tosa jute. Although this type of jute was
not historically popular historically, the political complexities of India's
turbulent independence made the production of this type of jute paramount.
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