Hemp of Russian Northern Regions as a Source of Spinning Fibers

Abstract The present paper deals with several aspects of hemp studies, for instance, earliness as a factor for increasing hemp yield potential and extending the crop northwards. Another aspect of interest-the possibility of hemp fiber cottonizationwill permit producing mixed hemp-cotton yarns which are in demand with the Russian textile industry. The latter may be the key precondition for expanding areas under hemp in appropriate regions of Russia, including its northern agricultural regions. Consequently, there is a n eed for genetic material with the desired characteristics for breeding cultivars that would meet demands of the textile industry.