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Sisal
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Common name |
Local names |
Botanical name |
Available region in India |
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Sisal |
Khetki (Hindi) |
Agave sisalana |
Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka, and other states also |
Sisal fibre is a large genus of short stemmed, woody
plants bearing a rosette of long, erect, pointed, fleshy leaves. About 275 species are distributed in tropical regions. ThePortuguese introduced agave in India in the 15th century. They
are now completely naturalized throughout the country. Sisal is grown widely in India. It is a small greenish grey hedge plant. The leaves have a thorn at the tip and grows up to a height of 2 - 3 ft. These leaves yield valuable fibre. Strongest and hardest fibre and is preferred for high traffic area both in residential and commercial application. Readily accepts dyes and is easy to maintain.
The propagation happens by removing and re-rooting the suckers. Sisal fibre products have a very large market potential in the export market, as also they will have in the domestic market. Sisal fibre is a very strong, lustrous natural fibre and can take the wear and tear equivalent of coir. The huge advantage of sisal fibre has over coir is that it is a white material which take the dye very well and is softer than coir. Apart from floor coverings, products made from braided sisal fibre like bins, bags etc. are also in demand.
The leaves of Agave yield a strong fibre, which is used for making ropes, cordage and twines. The
shorter fibre and bristles are used for making mops and suited for cordage. It is also being used to manufacture coarse fabrics. It is commonly used for binders, twines, fishing nets, doormats, rugs, carpets, etc. The waste of the fibre is used for making paper and paperboards.
Extraction from Sisal fibre
From top (clock wise)
1. The leaves feeded into the machine to extract the fibre, the machine runs on a diesel motor.
2. The extracted sisal fibre kept on drying.
3. The dried sisal fibre
Sisal fibre will be converted to ropes / yarns and then used for making products like bags, foor coverings, bins, storage products, etc.
Some of the sisal product pictures:
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Different plant pictures and click on the picture to see detailed information on that fibre
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