What was jute used for?

Jute is used chiefly to make cloth for wrapping bales of raw cotton, and to make sacks and coarse cloth. The fibers are also woven into curtains, chair coverings, carpets, area rugs, hessian cloth, and backing for linoleum. The fibers are used alone or blended with other types of fiber to make twine and rope.

1. Where does jute come from?
2. What things are made from jute?
3. Is jute stronger than cotton?
4. Can you eat jute?
5. Who invented jute?
6. Why jute is called Golden fibre?
7. What soil does jute grow in?
8. What are the uses of jute Class 10?

Where does jute come from?

Jute is extracted from the bark of the white jute plant (Corchorus capsularis) and to a lesser extent from tossa jute (C. olitorius). It is a natural fibre with golden and silky shine and hence called the Golden Fibre. Jute is an annual crop taking about 120 days (April/May-July/August) to grow.

What things are made from jute?

The names of useful items made from jute fibres are curtains, chair coverings, jewellery, handbag, carpet, mattress, gunny bag, cap, etc.

Is jute stronger than cotton?

Jute fibre is stronger than Cotton fibre. Cotton grows near about 80% of the total natural fibre produced. On the other hand, Jute grows about 8% to 10% of total natural fibre produced. ... On the other hand, Jute is a shiny plant which is used to make coarser and strong yarns.

Can you eat jute?

The edible part of jute is its leaves. Richness in potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C make this crop particularly important, where people cover a high share of their energy requirement by micronutrient-poor staple crops. This vegetable is predominantly eaten in Africa and Asia.

Who invented jute?

Early in the 17th century, the Dutch and the French discovered jute. As you can imagine, they were thrilled about this resilient plant fiber, knowing it could take care of all their basic needs and more. So they transported it from Bengal to Europe. The British East India Company did the same later, to Britain.

Why jute is called Golden fibre?

Jute is a natural fibre produced from plants, also called as the 'golden fibre' due to its shiny golden colour. ... Environment-friendly and bio-degradable, jute is an important cash crop for India and Bangladesh, exported to many foreign countries.

What soil does jute grow in?

Jute can be raised on all kinds of soils from clay to sandy loam, but loamy alluvial are best suited. Laterite and gravel soils are not suitable for this crop. The new grey alluvial soils of good depth, receiving silt from the annual floods are the best for jute cultivation.

What are the uses of jute Class 10?

Jute is used for making cloth to wrap bales of cotton, gunny bags, rope, string, jute carpets, fibres and twine. Now, it is also used for making, furnishing material, shopping bags and sail cloth. Very fine threads of jute are made into imitation silks.