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Which of the following is a surface fiber?
Which of the following is a surface fiber?
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The correct option is B Cotton
The textile fibers are grouped as surface, soft and hard fibers. Cotton is the surface fiber of Gossypium. It is extracted from mature capsule of cotton plant. Flax is soft fiber of Linum usitatissimum. It is less elastic than cotton and is used in textile industries. Manila hemp is buff coloured hard fiber, which is obtained from leaf sheath of Musa taxtilis and is used in pulp industry. Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) is a legume, which yields soft, lignified fibers from its stem, which is utilized in the manufacturing of pulp and paper.
The textile fibers are grouped as surface, soft and hard fibers.
Cotton is the surface fiber of Gossypium. It is extracted from mature capsule of cotton plant.
Flax is soft fiber of Linum usitatissimum. It is less elastic than cotton and is used in textile industries.
Manila hemp is buff coloured hard fiber, which is obtained from leaf sheath of Musa taxtilis and is used in pulp industry.
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) is a legume, which yields soft, lignified fibers from its stem, which is utilized in the manufacturing of pulp and paper.
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