Hemp is a multi-purpose crop, delivering fibres, shivs, seeds and pharmaceuticals. Currently
the fibre is used for light weight papers, insulation material and biocomposites. The shivs …

Two fibre plants are under cultivation in the European Union–flax on approximately 125,000
ha and hemp on approximately 15,500 ha in the year 2004. Seeds, hurds and especially …

Developed countries need to promote alternatives to crops produced in excess (such as
cereals), and cultivation with limited environmental impact. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a …

Recent trends in natural resources, energy conservation, biomass conversion to chemicals,
bioproducts and biofuels have renewed the interest on hemp as a new low-cost …

Hemp production for industrial purposes continues to grow worldwide, and is currently being
used for many applications including house insulation, paper making, animal bedding …

Industrial hemp, with low levels of the intoxicating cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),
is grown for fibre and seeds. The industrial hemp industry is poised for expansion. The …

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a multiuse, multifunctional crop that provides raw material to a
large number of traditional and innovative industrial applications. A relatively simple, low …

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), as one of the most important traditional natural fiber
crops, had almost been forgotten for the last several decades. However, an unprecedented …

The hemp plant Cannabis sativa Linn, referring to industrial hemp, is a high-yielding annual
industrial crop grown providing fibers from hemp stalk and oil from hemp seeds. Although …

Currently, there are increased interests in growing grain and fiber hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
as well as in large-scale hemp products. Cannabis has been grown/utilized for thousands of …