Evaluation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as an industrial crop: a review
Abstract
Rising human population has increased the utilization of available resources for food, clothes, medicine, and living space, thus menacing natural environment and mounting the gap between available resources, and the skills to meet human desires is necessary. Humans are satisfying their desires by depleting available natural resources. Therefore, multifunctional plants can contribute towards the livelihoods of people, to execute their life requirements without degrading natural resources. Thus, research on multipurpose industrial crops should be of high interest among scientists. Hemp, or industrial hemp, is gaining research interest because of its fastest growth and utilization in commercial products including textile, paper, medicine, food, animal feed, paint, biofuel, biodegradable plastic, and construction material. High biomass production and ability to grow under versatile conditions make hemp, a good candidate species for remediation of polluted soils also. Present review highlights the morphology, adaptability, nutritional constituents, textile use, and medicinal significance of industrial hemp. Moreover, its usage in environmental conservation, building material, and biofuel production has also been discussed.
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Hemp bast fibers are regarded as the strongest and longest natural fiber, are cheaper to manufacture, and last far longer than materials such as cotton.
“Hemp bast fibers are regarded as the strongest and longest natural fiber, and they are cheaper to manufacture, and last far longer than materials such as cotton (Cherney and Small 2016; Manaia et al. 2019; Rehman et al. 2021).”
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- Authors
- Rehman, M., Fahad, S., Du, G., Cheng, X., Yang, Y., Tang, K., Liu, L., Liu, F.-H., & Deng, G.
- Affiliations
- Yunnan University (CN)
- Hainan University (CN)
- Kunming University (CN)
- Huazhong Agricultural University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Rehman, Muzammal
- Fahad, Shah
- Du, Guanghui
- Cheng, Xia
- Yang, Yang
- Tang, Kailei
- Liu, Lijun
- Deng, Gang
- Venue
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Published
- 2021-09-02
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 38
- Pages
- 52832-52843
- ISSN
- 0944-1344 (ISSN-L)
- 1614-7499
- OpenAlex
- W3197380342
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 4.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- national natural science foundation of china (31760403 and 31871671)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Keywords
- industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa, industrial crops, textile fibers, medicinal plants, biofuels, biodegradable plastics, building materials, soil remediation, biomass production, plant morphology, environmental protection
- MeSH terms
- Allergens, Animals, Cannabis, Humans, Industry, Biomass, Biofuels
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