Some Mechanical Characters of Agave Fibres

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1942

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The fibers of various species of Agave, mainly of A. sisalana, have until recently been used for little but the making of binder twine. For this they are suitable both in strength and in other characters. There has therefore been but little incentive to detailed study of the fiber.

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Nutman, F. J. (1937). Some Mechanical Characters of Agave Fibres. The East African Agricultural Journal, 3(2), 138–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670074.1937.11663742

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