Name the cheapest natural fibre.what are it's charectics. what are the conditions required for it's growth? Give it's few useful properties and uses.
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Abaca: It's a leaf fibre, composed of long slim cells that form part of the leaf's supporting structure. Lignin content is a high 15%. Abaca is prized for its great mechanical strength, buoyancy, resistance to saltwater damage, and long fibre length – up to 3 m. The best grades of abaca are fine, lustrous, light beige in colour and very strong. Once a favoured source of rope for ship's rigging, abaca shows promise as an energy-saving replacement for glass fibres in automobiles.
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Natural fiber belongs to the earliest known cultivated plants, which have intrinsic properties: low weight, cost, high specific strength, and specific stiffness. These properties have made them particularly attractive to many and varied industrial uses.