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THE retting of flax, which is a delignification and a degumming process brought about by microorganisms, has been used in Europe for many years in the linen industry. Retting is usually applied to the straw of a variety of flax which has been developed and grown to give long stems. Moreover, the straw is harvested before lignification has proceeded too far.
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BESSER, E., MONTONNA, R. & SMITH, F. Chemical Delignification of Flax Straw and Other Cellulosic Materials. Nature 166, 195–196 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166195b0
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