International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Lechuguilla (Agave lecheguilla); an Important Commercial Fiber Plant and a Source of Income to the Arid Land Farmers of Mexico

  • Author:
  • R. K. Maiti1a,1b,, Humberto Gonzalez-Rodriguez2
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 105 to 111

1aRetd Prof., Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Marin., Nuevo Leon, Mexico

2Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Apartado Postal 41, Linares, NL (67700), Mexico

1bPresently, Vibha Seeds, Vibha Agrotech Ltd, Inspire, Plot no. 21, Sector 1, Huda Techno Enclave, High Tech City Road, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (500 081), India

*Correspondence to E-mail: ratikanta.maiti@gmail.com

Online published on 31 March, 2014.

Abstract

Agave lecheguilla is a valuable fiber plant grown naturally in arid lands of Mexico for extraction of fiber. The paper gives a short account of the plant, its distribution, methods of extraction of fiber by the arid land farmers and its processing methods. It is a good source of economy for the arid land farmers,

Keywords

Agave lecheguilla, native plant, fiber extraction, processing, rural economy