Improvements on the traditional harvesting practice of Girardinia diversifolia

dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, Rhidaya
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-11T06:21:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-11T06:21:15Z
dc.date.issued	1999-03-05
dc.identifier.issn	1391-3646
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/12669
dc.description.abstract	Girardinia diversifolia, a plant valued for its fibre has been in use traditionally in the Hindu Kush region of Asia for a long time. Traditional harvesting of the plant is done leaving stem stumps at a height of 40 cm to 60 cm or even more. This practice was observed to affect fibre yield and subsequent growth adversely. A study was carried out at Hwayangla (Sankhuwasabha district) in eastern Nepal, during December 1994 and 1995 to improve this method of harvesting. Cutting the stem at the base, leaving 10 cm stump increased fibre yield per unit stem by 12.2% and the total fibre yield by 12.7%.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka	en_US
dc.subject	Fibre crops	en_US
dc.subject	Traditional harvesting	en_US
dc.subject	Girardinia diversifolia	en_US
dc.title	Improvements on the traditional harvesting practice of Girardinia diversifolia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US