Sunday, 28 May 2006

Jute Plant: Comparison of Tossa & White Jute

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Jute Plant

Comparison of Tossa & White Jute

Jute is the commercial name of the fibre derived from the two species namely Chorchorus capsularis and Chorchorus olitorius. It belongs to the genus Chorchorus in the Tiliaceae family. The genus Chorchorus includes 40 species distributed throughout the the tropics. Out of these, only two are cultivated and other 38 varieties are wild. Chorchorus capsularis and Chorchorus olitorius are cultivated in India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, and mostly in Bangladesh. The Chorchorus capsularis variety is commonly known as (Bangla) White Jute and the Chorchorus olitorius variety is commonly known as (Bangla) Tossa Jute. White Jute is a Indian Sub-continent variety and Tossa Jute is a African variety.

Jute Plants : Corchorus olitorius (Tossa Jute) & Corchorus capsularis (White Jute)

Ordinary Comparison of Chorchorus capsularis vs. Chorchorus olitorius
Traits	Corchorus capsularis : White Jute	Corchorus olitorius : Tossa Jute
Plant Origin	Indian Sub-continent	North African
Plant Height	Shorter	Taller
Color of the Leaves	Bright or Yellowish Green	Dark Green
Taste of Leaf	Bitter (In India & Bangladesh it is also called Tita Pat or Bitter Jute)	Not bitter (In India and Bangladesh it is also called Mitha Pat or Swett Jute)
Shape of the Flower	Spreaded Petals & Star Shaped	Congested Petal & Round Shaped
Shape of Fruit	Round capsule	Cylindrical pods
Size and Color of Seeds	Bigger and brown	Smaller and blackish
Color of Fibre	Whitish or silver	Silky yellow or golden
Hand of Fiber	Coarse	Soft
Branching	More	Less
Suitable Land for Cultivation	Both low and high land	High land only
Water Logging & Drought Stamina	Can stand water-logging and drought	Cannot stand water-logging and drought
Sowing Time	End of Feb-March	April
Harvesting Time	July-August	September