Palmilla (Nolina) fiber: a native plant industry in arid and semi-arid U.S./Mexico borderlands
1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31493-9
ISSN1095-922X
Autores Tópico(s)Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
ResumoLeaves of two wild Nolina species, locally called ‘palmilla’, are harvested for fiber on both sides of the U.S./Mexico boundary. Split, trimmed, dried and bundled in the bordertowns of Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico, 90 per cent of this fiber is sold to broom supply companies in the United States. American ranchers and foresters, viewing the cutting of old palmilla leaves as beneficial to livestock, allow laborers to harvest the same populations every 18–24 months. Management of this native, renewable resource of arid and semi-arid land supports an industry from which the citizens of two countries benefit economically.
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