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Sisal (/ ˈ s aɪ s əl /, [2] Spanish:; Agave sisalana) is a species of flowering plant native to southern Mexico, but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries.It yields a stiff fibre used in making rope and various other products.
Sisal (Spanish pronunciation:) is a seaport town [1] in Hunucmá Municipality [citation needed] in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. [1] It was the principal port of Yucatán during the henequen boom, later overshadowed when the more modern port of Progreso was built to the east.
Sisal was founded in 1945 based on a concept by sports journalist Massimo Della Pergola [5] who, together with journalist, writer and film producer Fabio Jegher and radio commentator Geo Molo, created the first football betting competition in Italy. [6]
The leaves of Agave fourcroydes yield a fiber also called henequen, which is suitable for rope and twine but not of as high a quality as sisal.It is the major plantation fiber agave of eastern Mexico, being grown extensively in Yucatán, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.
Jaumave Ixtle fibre is usually 20–40 in (51–102 cm) long, almost white, and almost as strong and flexible as sisal, [1] produced from Agave sisaliana. Palma Ixtle , produced from the young leaves of species of Yucca , known as palmas in Spanish.
During the presidency of Porfirio Diaz in the 1870s, henequen production skyrocketed thanks to international investment, and in 1898, when the Spanish–American War broke out, the price of fiber spiked. The supplies of Manila hemp were interrupted by the war in the Philippines, and the price of henequen increased to about US$0.10 or $0.12 a pound.
Sisal Production in Tanzania 1961-2013. Sisal production in Tanzania began in the late 19th century by the German East Africa Company. Sisal was continually produced during the German administration and the British administration and was the colony's largest export highly prized for use in cordage and carpets worldwide. At the time of ...
Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. [1] Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico. [2] Sisal weevil, struggling to get up Sisal weevil Sisal weevil, found in the White Sands Monument ...