Raw material |
Abundance |
Availability throughout year |
Concentration of distribution |
Determination in stage |
Fibre quantity |
Competitive uses |
Bamboo |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
xxx |
xxxx |
Bagasse |
xxxx |
x |
xx |
xxxx |
xxx |
xxx |
Rice straw |
xxxx |
xxx |
x |
x |
xx |
xxx |
Wheat straw |
xxxx |
xxx |
x |
x |
xx |
xxxx |
Straw (other cereals) |
xxx |
xx |
x |
xx |
xx |
xxx |
Cotton stick |
xxx |
x |
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
Maize stalk |
xx |
x |
xx |
xxx |
xx |
xx |
Mustard stick |
xx |
xx |
x |
xx |
x |
xx |
Cajanus cajan_stick |
xx |
xxx |
xx |
x |
xx |
xx |
Jute stick |
xxx |
xx |
xxx |
xx |
xxx |
xx |
Pulses straw |
xxx |
x |
x |
xx |
xx |
xx |
Mestha |
x |
x |
xxx |
x |
xxxx |
x |
Diancha |
x |
x |
xxx |
x |
xxxx |
x |
*Rice husk |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
x |
- |
xx |
*Groundnut husk |
xxx |
xx |
xxxx |
x |
- |
xx |
*Coconut husk |
xxx |
xxxx |
xxxx |
xx |
- |
xxx |
xxxx
Very high
xxx High
xx Low
x Very low
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