Agave sisalana

TaxID: 442491

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Agave sisalana

Common Name

Agave, Sisal, sisal

Introduction

Sisal (, Spanish: [si?sal]; 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 leaf fiber used in making rope and various other products. The sisal fiber is traditionally used for rope and twine, and has many other uses, including cloth, footwear, hats, bags, carpets, geotextiles, and dartboards. It is also used as fiber reinforcements for composite fiberglass, rubber, and concrete products. Like other agaves, the pith of the leaves can be fermented and distilled to make mezcal. Sisal has an uncertain native origin, but is thought to have originated in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Historically, sisal was used by the Aztecs and Maya for a crude fabric. It spread to other parts of the world in the 19th century, with Brazil becoming the major producer. Global sisal production in 2020 was 210,000 tons, with Brazil being the largest producer, followed by Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, China, and Mexico. Sisal is a tropical and subtropical plant, thriving in temperatures above 25 C (77 F) and sunshine. It is propagated using bulbils or suckers and can be improved genetically through tissue culture. Sisal plants have a lifespan of 7 C10 years, producing 200 C250 usable leaves containing fibers used in various applications. Fibers are extracted by crushing the leaves and are then dried, brushed, and baled for export. Sisal farming initially led to environmental degradation, but it is now considered less damaging than other farming types. Sisal is an invasive species in Hawaii and Florida.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Agave

Species

sisalana

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
French Polynesia	Present	—

Distribution (62 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

62

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Anguilla	Present	—
Algeria	Present	—
Argentina	Present	—
Armenia	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Burundi	Present	—
Benin	Present	—
Burkina Faso	Present	—
Bahamas	Present	—
Brazil	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (6 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR15143236	ROOT	Mature plant	-	24696131	Brazil: Paraba	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA746623 Experiment ID SRX11450656 Study ID SRP328392 Category weed Title Agave sisalana root biological replicate 2 Design Description The libraries were prepared using the KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001) for Illumina platforms following the manufacturer's protocol. Transcripts insert sizes of 150-180 bp were used. Libraries were separated into two pools and each pool was sequenced in a single lane, generating 50bp paired-end reads. Strain Valente Sample Attributes {'age': '7 years', 'reads': '50bp paired-end', 'tissue': 'ROOT', 'lat_lon': '7.523429 S 37.73767 W', 'cultivar': 'Valente', 'dev_stage': 'Mature plant', 'replicate': 'biological replicate 2', 'treatment': 'field condition', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'collected_by': 'Fabio Raya', 'geo_loc_name': 'Brazil: Paraba', 'insert_sizes': '150-180 bp', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2016-07-06', 'sequencing_platform': 'Illumina HiSeq 4000', 'library_preparation_kit': 'KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001)'}
SRR15143235	ROOT	Mature plant	-	20561096	Brazil: Paraba	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA746623 Experiment ID SRX11450657 Study ID SRP328392 Category weed Title Agave sisalana root biological replicate 3 Design Description The libraries were prepared using the KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001) for Illumina platforms following the manufacturer's protocol. Transcripts insert sizes of 150-180 bp were used. Libraries were separated into two pools and each pool was sequenced in a single lane, generating 50bp paired-end reads. Strain Valente Sample Attributes {'age': '7 years', 'reads': '50bp paired-end', 'tissue': 'ROOT', 'lat_lon': '7.523429 S 37.73767 W', 'cultivar': 'Valente', 'dev_stage': 'Mature plant', 'replicate': 'biological replicate 3', 'treatment': 'field condition', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'collected_by': 'Fabio Raya', 'geo_loc_name': 'Brazil: Paraba', 'insert_sizes': '150-180 bp', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2016-07-06', 'sequencing_platform': 'Illumina HiSeq 4000', 'library_preparation_kit': 'KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001)'}
SRR15143218	LEAF	Mature plant	-	17448350	Brazil: Paraba	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA746623 Experiment ID SRX11450674 Study ID SRP328392 Category weed Title Agave sisalana leaf (central fraction) biological replicate 1 Design Description The libraries were prepared using the KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001) for Illumina platforms following the manufacturer's protocol. Transcripts insert sizes of 150-180 bp were used. Libraries were separated into two pools and each pool was sequenced in a single lane, generating 50bp paired-end reads. Strain Valente Sample Attributes {'age': '7 years', 'reads': '50bp paired-end', 'tissue': 'LEAF', 'lat_lon': '7.523429 S 37.73767 W', 'cultivar': 'Valente', 'dev_stage': 'Mature plant', 'replicate': 'biological replicate 1', 'treatment': 'field condition', 'sample_type': 'tissue sample', 'collected_by': 'Fabio Raya', 'geo_loc_name': 'Brazil: Paraba', 'insert_sizes': '150-180 bp', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2016-07-06', 'sequencing_platform': 'Illumina HiSeq 4000', 'library_preparation_kit': 'KAPA Stranded mRNA-Seq kit (07962193001)'}
SRR29523862	not collected	not collected	-	21231554	China:Haikou	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1127552 Experiment ID SRX25034047 Study ID SRP515664 Category general Title JM1213YCYM04 Design Description JM1213YCYM04 Strain JM1213YCYM04 Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'not collected', 'cultivar': 'JM1213YCYM04', 'dev_stage': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'JM1213YCYM04', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Haikou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2023'}
SRR29523861	not collected	not collected	-	22300517	China:Haikou	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1127552 Experiment ID SRX25034048 Study ID SRP515664 Category general Title JM1216CK01 Design Description JM1216CK01 Strain JM1216CK01 Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'not collected', 'cultivar': 'JM1216CK01', 'dev_stage': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'JM1216CK01', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Haikou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2023'}
SRR29523860	not collected	not collected	-	22417898	China:Haikou	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1127552 Experiment ID SRX25034049 Study ID SRP515664 Category general Title JM1216CK02 Design Description JM1216CK02 Strain JM1216CK02 Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'not collected', 'cultivar': 'JM1216CK02', 'dev_stage': 'not collected', 'replicate': 'JM1216CK02', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Haikou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2023'}

DNA Barcodes (7 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
SAFH4948-12	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	2010-10-19	-33.19708, 20.856	AGTGTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAGATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGGGTTCCCCCTGAAGAGGCAGGGGCTGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATTGAGGCCGTTGTTGGGGAAGAAAATCAATACATTGCTTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGAGCTCTACGTCTGGAGGATCTGCGAATTCCCCCTGCTTATTCCAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGCATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTA
SAFH3684-11	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	-	-26.192, 28.007	AGTGTT---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAGATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGGGTTCCCCCTGAAGAGGCAGGGGCTGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATTGAGGCCGTTGTTGGGGAAGAAAATCAATACATTGCTTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGAGCTCTACGTCTGGAGGATCTGCGAATTCCCCCCGCTTATTCCAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGCATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAATATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCTGCAAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTA
GBVB2064-11	-	matK	500	India	-	23.5863, 81.173004	ATTTTTTTGGCTTTGGTTTCGAAAACAATGTTTTTATTGGGGATTAACATCTTTTGGAACTTTTCTGGAGCGAACACATTTCTATGGGAAAATAGAACATTTTCAAATAAAACCTTTGCATTTTATAGTAGTATGTCCTAACTACCTTTATAAAAGCATAAGGTCCTTCATAGAAACTTTCATGCATTTTGTTCGATATCAACCAAAAGTGATTATTGCTTTAAAGAAGATTGACTTTGTAATGTTTACATGGCAATCTCAAGATGTCAATCTTTGGCAATGCAAGTATTGCTTTTCCTTGATATCGAACAGAATGCATATAAAACTATTTTCCGAATCATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGGTGATTTTTCAAAGCTTCTTATTAATTCTTGGTCAGTAAGGAATCCAAAGTTAGAGAATTCGTTTCTAATAGGTATCATTGCTGAGAAATTTGATACGATAATCCCTATTTTTCTTTGTATTGGATCCTTGAATAAAACTCAAT
GBVA3242-11	-	rbcL	549	-	-	-	GTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTAC------------AGATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTGATTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGGGTTCCCCCTGAAGAGGCAGGGGCTGCGGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTGTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATTGAGGCCGTTGTTGGGGAAGAA---AATCAATACATTGCTTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGA---GCTCTACGTCTG---GAGGATCTGCGA---ATTCCCCCTGCTTATTCCAAAACT---TTCCAAGGCCCG---CCTCACGGCATC---CAAGTTGAAAGAGAT---------AAA------TTGAAC---------------AAA---TAT---GGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAAAACTACGGT---AGAGCG---GTTTATGAATGTCTA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBVA3241-11	-	matK	834	-	-	-	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GTC------TCAGATATACTAATACCTCATCCCATCCACATGGAAATCTTG------GTTCAAATTCTTCAATGCTGGATT---CAAGATGTTCCTTTTTTGCATTCATTGCGA------TTC---TTT---CTT------CAC---------GAA------TAT------CAT---------------------AAT------------TGG---------------------AAT------------------AGT---------------------------CTT------CTCATT------------------------------ACTCATAAA------------AAA---------------TCT---------------ATT---------------------------TGT---------GTT------------------TTT---------TCA---------------------------------AAA------GAA---------------AAT------------AAA---------------------AGACTATTTTGG------------------------TTC------CTA---------------------TAC------------AAT---TCTTATATATTT---GAA------TGTGAATTT---TTA---TTC---GTTTTTTTTCGT---AAA---------CAATCTTCT------TATTTACGA---------TTA---ACATCT---TCT------GGAACTTTT---CTTGAGCGAACACAT------TTC---TAT------GGA---------AAA---------------ATA---------------GAA------------------------CAT---------------------TTTCAAATAAAA---------------CATTTGCATTTTATA---------------GTA---------------GTA---------TGT---------------------CCT------------------------AAC---------------------------TAT---------------TTT------------TAT------AAG---ACC---------------CTATGG------TCC------TTC------AAA------GAA------CCT---------TTCATG---------CATTATGTT------CGATATCAA---GGAAAAGCAATTCTTGCT------TCA------------------------AAG---------------------GGG---------------------ACT---------------------CAT------CTT------GTA---------ATG---AAG---AAATGGAAATCT------------------------CATTTTGTCAATCTTTGGCAATATTATTTT------CACTTT------TGG---TCT---CAA---------CCG---------------TAC------AGG------ATC------CAT------ATA------AAT------------------CAA---------TTA---------TCA------AAC---------TAT------------------TCT------------------TTC---------TAT------TTT------CTG------GGT---------TAT---TTT------TCA------------AGT------------CTA---------CTA------ATA---------AAT------TCT---TCG---------GCA---------------GTA------AGGAATCAAATG------TTA------GAGAATTCG---------TTT------CTAATA---------------------GAT------ATC------ATT------ACT------------------------------------AAG------AAA------------TTTGATACCATAATC---CCTATTATTCTTCTTATT---GGATCCTTGTCTAAAGCTCAATTT------TGTACCGTA---TCG---GGCCACCCTATTAGT---AAGCCG---ATC---TGGGCC---AAT---TTATCAGATTCT------GATATTCTTGATCGATTCGGTTGGATATGTAGAAAT---CTTTCTCAT---TAT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBITS5323-21	-	ITS	643	-	-	-	GATGATTGTGAACCTGTTAACGCATCCGATGGGGGCGGGGGTGGGCGACATTTGCCGCACGCCGCCTGCCTCCTCGGGGCACCATGGCTGCCCCCGCCTTGCCTTGCCGCGGGGTGGGGGCTGCGAACAACACCGGGCGCGGTGGGCGCCAAGGAACAGTGCTTCTGGAGAGCAGCGTGCGTCGGACCGCCGAGGTGGGAAAGGCGCACGATGCGATCCTGCAATATCGTTAACTTTACGACTCTCGGCAACGGATATCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGTAGCGAAATGCGATACTTGGTGTGAATTGCAGAATCCCGTGAACCATCGAGTCTTTGAACGCAAGTTGCGCCCGAGGCTATCCGGCCGAGGGCACGCCTGCCTGGGCGTCACGCCTCGCGTCGCTCCGCGCACCCTGCCCCCACACAGAGCGGGCAGATGTGGGTGTGGATGTGGATATTGGCCCCCCGTGCCTTGCGGTGCGGTGGGTCGAAGTGCGGGCCGCCGGCCGGGTTGGACGCGGCGAGTGGTGGACGGACACGCTCGACGCTGAACGTCGCGAACCAAGCCCCCGGCCTATGTGGCTCATGCAAGGAACCCAATCCGAGTGGCGCTCACGAGCGCCCTCGGACAACGACCC
GBITS5322-21	-	ITS	706	-	-	-	TCATTGTTGAGGCCCGAACGGATGATTGTGAACCTGTTAACGCATCCGATGGGGGCGGGGGTGGGCGACATTTGCCGCACGCCGCCTGCCTCCTCGGGGCACCATGGCTGCCCCCGCCTTGCCTTGCCGCGGGGTGGGGGCTGCGAACAACACCGGGCGCGGTGGGCGCCAAGGAACAGTGCTTCTGGAGAGCAGCGTGCGTCGGACCGCCGAGGTGGGAAAGGCGCACGATGCGATCCTGCAATATCGTTAACTTTACGACTCTCGGCAACGGATATCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGTAGCGAAATGCGATACTTGGTGTGAATTGCAGAATCCCGTGAACCATCGAGTCTTTGAACGCAAGTTGCGCCCGAGGCTATCCGGCCGAGGGCACGCCTGCCTGGGCGTCACGCCTCGCGTCGCTCCGCGCACCCTGCCCCCACACAGAGCGGGCAGATGTGGGTGTGGATGTGGATATTGGCCCCCCGTGCCTTGCGGTGCGGTGGGTCGAAGTGCGGGCCGCCGGCCGGGTTGGACGCGGCGAGTGGTGGACGGACACGCTCGACGCTGAACGTCGCGAACCAAGCCCCCGGCCTATGTGGCTCATGCAAGGAACCCAATCCGAGTGGCGCTCACGAGCGCCCTCGGACAACGACCCCAGGTCAGGCGGGACCACCCGCTGAGTTTAAGCATATCAATAA

Agave sisalana

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (0 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Distribution (62 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (6 records)

DNA Barcodes (7 records)

Literature

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