Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra

The "henequén" plant, Agave Letonae Trel, of El Salvador is an important fiber source. A study was made of the closeness of harvest with regard to the serious "Mancha Negra" (Blackspot) of leaves caused by the fungus Diplodia Theobromae (Pat.) Nowell. If fiber yield and strength were not too much a...

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Main Authors: Crane, J. C., Wellman, Frederick L.
Format: Artículo
Language:Español
Published: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
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Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14126
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description The "henequén" plant, Agave Letonae Trel, of El Salvador is an important fiber source. A study was made of the closeness of harvest with regard to the serious "Mancha Negra" (Blackspot) of leaves caused by the fungus Diplodia Theobromae (Pat.) Nowell. If fiber yield and strength were not too much affected by age, losses might be partly overcome by earlier harvest. Leaf samples were taken from 5, 12 and 20 year old groups of plants. Regardless of plant age, moisture content of leaves increased progressively from oldest to youngest leaves. Fiber content was about the same in all leaves from all parts of the plant, but tensile strength decreased as leaves became older. It was suggested it would be advantageous to the producer to either harvest leaves more frequently or remove more leaves per plant at usual semiannual harvests.
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spelling RepoCATIE141262025-09-17T22:40:54Z Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra Crane, J. C. Wellman, Frederick L. Agave||Agave||agave||Agave Agave letonae||Agave letonae||Agave letonae||Agave letonae Enfermedad de las plantas||plant diseases||doença das plantas||maladie des plantes Hoja||leaves||folha||feuille Contenido de humedad||moisture content||teor em humidade||teneur en eau Sede Central The "henequén" plant, Agave Letonae Trel, of El Salvador is an important fiber source. A study was made of the closeness of harvest with regard to the serious "Mancha Negra" (Blackspot) of leaves caused by the fungus Diplodia Theobromae (Pat.) Nowell. If fiber yield and strength were not too much affected by age, losses might be partly overcome by earlier harvest. Leaf samples were taken from 5, 12 and 20 year old groups of plants. Regardless of plant age, moisture content of leaves increased progressively from oldest to youngest leaves. Fiber content was about the same in all leaves from all parts of the plant, but tensile strength decreased as leaves became older. It was suggested it would be advantageous to the producer to either harvest leaves more frequently or remove more leaves per plant at usual semiannual harvests. 2025-09-16T14:45:37Z 2025-09-16T14:45:37Z 1950-10 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14126 openAccess es Turrialba; Vol.1, no. 2 4 páginas application/pdf Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
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Crane, J. C.
Wellman, Frederick L.
Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra
title Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra
title_full Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra
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title_short Edad del henequén en relación con las características de la fibra
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