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Evaluation of fiber characteristics of <i>Musa </i><i>balbisiana</i>, M<i>usa </i><i>paradisiaca</i><i> and Musa </i><i>sapientum</i> pseudo-stalks for pulp and paper production
Open Journal of Agricultural Research
| Vol 4, Issue 1
Table 1. Fiber characteristics of M. balbisiana, M.paradisiaca and M. sapientum pseudo-stalks
| Fiber Characteristics | Musa balbisiana | Musa paradisiaca | Musa sapientum |
| Fiber length (mm) | 2.91± 0.21 | 2.95±0.39 | 2.96 ±0.65 |
| Fiber diameters (µm) | 22.87 ±3.82 | 22.29 ±5.14 | 21.71 ±3.83 |
| Lumen width (µm) | 15.85 ±4.97 | 15.53 ±2.31 | 13.55 ±3.14 |
| Cell wall thickness (µm) | 3.51 ±1.05 | 3.01 ±2.08 | 3.86 ±0.56 |
| Slenderness ratio | 129.19 ±16.67 | 134.73 ±15.55 | 141.26 ±46.12 |
| Runkel ratio | 0.50 ±0.25 | 0.37 ±0.21 | 0.58 ±0.09 |
| Flexibility ratio (%) | 68.27 ±11.40 | 70.87 ±9.80 | 62.12 ±4.25 |