Jute is one of the most affordable eco-friendly natural fibers, produced from plants in the genus Corchorus. The most familiar two types are Corchorus capsularis L. and Corchorus olitorius L. The long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that is extracted from the bast fiber plant can be spun into coarse, strong threads. Jute is the name of the plant or fiber that is used to make gunny cloth, hessian, burlap etc. The plant materials of jute fibers are composed primarily of cellulose and lignin.
The jute plant falls into the bast fiber category, fiber collected from the phloem of the plant. Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.), mesta (Hibiscus sabdarifa L.), industrial hemp, flax (linen), ramie, etc are called the allied fibers of jute. The industrial term for jute fiber is raw jute. The fibers are off-white to brown, and 1 mete to 4 metres long. Jute is also called "the golden fiber" for its color and high cash value. From root to leaf, all parts of the plant is very useful to the farmers, industrialists as well to the soil.
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