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also grown in the philippines, japan, brazil, and europe. the ramie plant grows - m high with stems - mm thick. the roots send up shoots on harvesting, and two to four cuttings are possible annually, depending on soil and climate. the plant is harvested by hand sickle and, after defoliation, is stripped
and scraped by hand or machine decorticated. because of the high gum (xylan and araban) content of up to %, retting is not possible. the fibers are separated chemically by boiling in an alkaline solution in open vats or under pressure, then washed, bleached with hypochlorite, neutralized, oiled to facilitate...
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