Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Agave sisalana
syn Agave sisaliana

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): sisal syn maguey syn sisal hemp syn sisal tuxtlecs
Crop Use(s): fibre
Reference Source(s): Kochhar, Rehm, Brucher
Number of Papers/Mentions: 35

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Das, B. B. and S. N. Maiti (1999). Jute (Corchorus species) and allied fibres research in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Aug. 68(8 spec. issue): 484-493. {a} Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, WB, 743 101, India

Kassu, A., E. Dagne, et al. (1999). Ethnomedical aspects of the commonly used toothbrush sticks in Ethiopia. East African Medical Journal. [print] November 76(11): 651-653. {a} Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University, School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Azzini, A., T. R. M. A. Gondim, et al. (1998). Technological characterization of Agave hybrids. Bragantia 57(1): 113-116. Cent. Algodao Plantas Fibrosas, Inst. Agron., Caixa Postal 28, 13001-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

Chang, S. G., C. Y. Chen, et al. (1997). Qualitative and quantitative analyses of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa, huo-ma-jen and Agave sisalana. Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 49(2): 77-88. {a} Natl. Narcotis Bureau, Dep. Health, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan

Gupta, R. K., M. C. Agarwal, et al. (1997). Phenotypic stability of Agave species on bouldery wastelands (Riverbed) of Doon Valley. Indian Forester 123(4): 331-337. Central Soil Water Conservation Res. Training Inst., Dehra Dun, India

Hartemink, A. E. (1997). Input and output of major nutrients under monocropping sisal in Tanzania. Land Degradation and Development 8(4): 305-310. {a} Univ. Technol., Dep. Agriculture, Private Mail Bag, Lae, Papua New, Guinea

Nikam, T. D. (1997). High frequency shoot regeneration in Agave sisalana. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 51(3): 225-228. {a} Post-grad. Res. Cent., Dep. Botany, Modern Coll., Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, India

Santos, W. R., R. R. Bernardo, et al. (1997). Haemolytic activities of plant saponins and adjuvants. Effect of Periandra mediterranea saponin on the humoral response to the FML antigen of Leishmania donovani. Vaccine 15(9): 1024-1029. {a} Inst. Microbiol., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, CP 68040, CEP 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Cavallini, A., L. Natali, et al. (1996). Cytophotometric and biochemical analyses of DNA in pentaploid and diploid Agave species. Genome 39(1996): 266-271. {a} Dip. Biol. Piante Agrarie, Sezione Genet., Via Matteotti 1/B, I-56124 Pisa, Italy

Hartemink, A. E., J. F. Osborne, et al. (1996). Soil fertility decline and fallow effects in Ferralsols and Acrisols of sisal plantations in Tanzania. Experimental Agriculture 32(2): 173-184. {a} Int. Soil Reference Information Centre, P.O. Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, Netherlands

Oloo, A., A. Githeko, et al. (1996). Field trial of permethrin impregnated sisal curtains in malaria control in western Kenya. East African Medical Journal 73(11): 735-740. {a} Vector Biol. Control Res. Centre, Kenya Med. Res. Inst., P.O. Box 1578, Kisumu, Kenya

Smith, G. F. and M. Mossmer (1996). FSA contributions 4: Agavaceae. Bothalia 26(1): 31-35. Natl. Botanical Inst., Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Hartemink, A. E. and J. F. Wienk (1995). Sisal production and soil fertility decline in Tanzania. Outlook on Agriculture 24(2): 91-96. {a} Int. Soil Reference Information Cent., PO Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, Netherlands

Izaguirre, M. M. L., E. Marys, et al. (1995). Effect of seasonal drought and cactus X virus infection on the crassulacean acid metabolism of Agave sisalana plants growing in a neotropical savanna. Journal of Experimental Botany 46(287): 639-646. {a} Laboratorio de Biotechnologia y Virologia Vegetal, Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Apartado postal 21827, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela

Hartemink, A. E. and K. A. J. Van (1994). Nutrient depletion in Ferralsols under hybrid sisal cultivation in Tanzania. Soil Use and Management 10(3): 103-107. {a} Wanningstr. 21b, 1071 LA Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sahu, G. C. and A. Mishra (1994). Morphology, characteristic and classification of soils under Sisal (Agave sisalana) cultivation. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 42(1): 111-114. Dep. Soil Sci. Agric. Chem., Orissa Univ. Agric. Technol., Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751 003, India

Ding, Y., R. H. Tian, et al. (1993). Two new steroidal saponins from dried fermented residues of leaf juices of Agave sisalana forma Dong No. 1. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Tokyo 41(3): 557-560. {a} Inst. Materia Med., Chin. Acad. Med. Sci., Beijing, China

Harkonen, M., T. Saarimaki, et al. (1993). Tanzanian mushrooms and their uses 2. An edible species of Coprinus section Lanatuli. Karstenia 33(1): 51-59. {a} Dep. Botany, P.O. Box 7, FIN-00014 Univ. Helsinki, Finland

Xu, Z. Q., F. C. Xu, et al. (1993). Isolation and partial characterization of a protease from Agave sisalana. Acta Botanica Sinica 35(3): 171-178. Dep. Agric. Biol., South China Agric. Univ., Guangzhou 510642, China

Chand, N. (1991). Electrical behaviour of sisal fibre. Indian Journal Of Fibre & Textile Research 16(4): 287-288.

Pires, M. D. F. C. and A. Purchio (1991). Mycological evaluation of filtrated juice of Agave sisalana Perrine's leaf. Revista De Microbiologia 22(3): 272-275.

Binh, L. T., L. T. Muoi, et al. (1990). Rapid propagation of agave by in vitro tissue culture. Plant Cell Tissue And Organ Culture 23(1): 67-70.

Azzini, A., D. Ciaramello, et al. (1989). Technological characterization of sisal hybrids. Bragantia 48(1): 113-124.

Ding, Y., Y. Y. Chen, et al. (1989). Steroidal saponins from a cultivated form of Agave sisalana. Phytochemistry 28(10): 2787-2792.

Zullo, M. A. T., A. Azzini, et al. (1989). Steroidal sapogenins in sisal. Bragantia 48(1): 21-26.

Nobel, P. S. and R. G. McDaniel (1988). Low temperature tolerances, nocturnal acid accumulation, and biomass increases for seven species of agave. Journal Of Arid Environments 15(2): 147-156.

Aoki, J. I. and H. F. Wang (1986). Two oribatid mites injurious to economic plants (Acariformes: Oribatida). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 11(4): 375-377.

Nobel, P. S. and W. L. Berry (1985). Element responses of agaves. American Journal Of Botany 72(5): 686-694.

Lin, L. F. (1984). Extraction of leaf protein concentrate from sisal (Agave sisalana). Journal Of Agricultural Research Of China 33(2): 159-168.

Castorena, S. I., R. M. Escobedo, et al. (1257). New cytotaxonomical determinants recognized in six taxa of Agave in the sections Rigidae and Sisalanae. Canadian Journal Of Botany 69(6): 1257-1264.


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