Fibre grading systems are recognized as essential for both customers and the manufacturers of natural fibres. Identification or grading of fibre content in textiles and fibre industry has become extremely challenging even for experienced parties in the field. The increasing variety of fibres and blending techniques are the reason for this. Consequently, laboratory tests are very important for grading and verification. This research focuses on observing the surface structure of the banana pseudostem fibre in the light microscope, scanning electron microscope, fineness, strength, chemical solubility, burning behaviours, and grading for different banana varieties. Fibres and fibre bundles were inspected visually and tested. One of the focus of this research is to produce quantifiable observations such as general observation test and feeling test. So the quantitative method can lead to exploring the systemic connection between experimental observation and mathematical expression for the grading of banana fibres. Based on the testing results, a novel grading system was introduced for banana fibres varieties (Sri Lankan cultivar).

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一种新的香蕉（Musa）假茎纤维分级方法：从斯里兰卡香蕉品种中提取纤维

纤维分级系统被公认为对天然纤维的客户和制造商来说都是必不可少的。纺织品和纤维行业中纤维含量的识别或分级已变得极具挑战性，即使对于该领域的经验丰富的各方来说也是如此。越来越多的纤维和混合技术是造成这种情况的原因。因此，实验室测试对于分级和验证非常重要。本研究的重点是在光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜下观察香蕉假茎纤维的表面结构、细度、强度、化学溶解度、燃烧行为以及不同香蕉品种的分级。对纤维和纤维束进行目视检查和测试。这项研究的重点之一是产生可量化的观察结果，例如一般观察测试和感觉测试。因此，定量方法可以导致探索实验观察与香蕉纤维分级数学表达式之间的系统联系。根据测试结果，引入了一种新的香蕉纤维品种（斯里兰卡品种）分级系统。