Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana gibberelic acid 20 oxidase (AtGA20ox) gene enhance the vegetative growth and fiber quality in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L) plants

• Main Authors: Withanage, Samanthi Priyanka, Hossain, Md. Aktar, Muniandi, Sures Kumar, Roslan, Hairul Azman, Abdullah, Mohd Puad, Napis, Suhaimi, Ab Shukor, Nor Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Breeding 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45728/1/KENAF.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45728/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsbbs/65/3/65_177/_article/-char/en
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.; Family: Malvaceae), is multipurpose crop, one of the potential alternatives of natural fiber for biocomposite materials. Longer fiber and higher cellulose contents are required for good quality biocomposite materials. However, average length of kenaf fiber (2.6 mm in b...