ABSTRACT
Abstract ....................................................................................................494 19.1 Introduction ...................................................................................494 19.2 Socio-Economic Importance of Jute .............................................495 19.3 Anatomy Jute Stem .......................................................................496 19.4 Composition of Jute Fiber .............................................................498 19.5 The Retting Process ......................................................................499 19.6 Need of Alternate Retting Technologies .......................................502 19.7 Microbes of Jute Retting ...............................................................503 19.8 Global Climatic Change and Need of Minimum-Water
Retting Technology .......................................................................505 19.9 Conclusion ....................................................................................506 Keywords .................................................................................................507 References ................................................................................................507
AVIJIT DAS*
