In this paper it was estimated the correlation between the bast and fiber contents in suns hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) and malva (Urena lobata L.) stalks. The results showed that fiber contents are related with a high level of signification (p > 0.99) for the correlation between these two technological characteristics. The correlation coefficients observed were of 0.84 and 0.79, respectively to sunn hemp and malva. These high levels of correlation showed that the fiber content may be evaluated indirectly through the bast content, establishing a simple and rapid procedure for fiber determination of both species.
sunn hemp; Crotalaria juncea L.; malva; Urena lobato L.; bast fiber; technological analysis