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Hemp is a primary source of bast fiber, with its cultivation practices and harvest timing specifically optimized to maximize the quality and yield of this material as described in [1] and [2]. The plant's physical characteristics, such as height and stem diameter, directly influence the proportion of bast fiber produced [3], and the plant's total mass contains a significant percentage of this fiber [4].
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claimFor high-quality bast fibers, hemp stands should be harvested at technical maturity or before grain production begins.
claimTo obtain high-quality bast fiber, hemp growers should target maximum plant height and minimum stem diameter, according to Deng et al. (2019).
claimAs hemp plant height increases, stem diameter decreases, which causes the proportion of bast fibers to hurd fibers to increase.
measurementBast fiber content in hemp ranges from 14% to 48% of the plant's mass depending on the cultivar, with most fiber varieties containing about 30% bast fiber, according to Ehrensing (1998) and Musio et al. (2018).