Corn-A Vital Crop for Our Economy Jain Archana1,*, Rastogi Deepali2, Chanana Bhawana3 1Research Scholar, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi 2Associate Professor, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi 3Professor and Head, Amity School of Fashion Design and Technology, Mumbai *Corresponding Author: Archana Jain Research Scholar, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi jain1803@gmail.com
Online published on 2 February, 2017. Abstract Corn, which is one of the staple food crops of our country could be exploited as a potential source of textile fibres as well. Agro waste like sugarcane bagasse, rice husk and cornhusk etc. have traditionally been used as fuels but their burning adds to air pollution. They need to be utilized more efficiently to add to our existing renewable resources. One such agro waste that can be employed to broaden our textile resource basket is; cornhusk, the outer covering of the corn cobs. This could prove a major breakthrough for our economy as same crop will yield both food and textile fibre. Top Keywords Corn production, agriculture, cornhusk anatomy, textile applications. Top |