abacá are thought to have originated from the eastern Philippines, where there is significant rainfall throughout the year. Wild varieties of abacá can...
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Abaca slippers are made from dried abacá plants and leaves, as well as sometimes from dried pineapple plant leaves. Abaca slippers may be found in the...
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Abaca bract mosaic virus (ABrMV) is a plant pathogenic virus. It is transmitted by Pentalonia nigronervosa, Aphis gossypii, and Rhopalosiphum maidis....
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Abaca bunchy top virus (ABTV) is a pathogenic plant virus of the family Nanoviridae. ABTV has been isolated from both abacá (Musa textilis) and banana...
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of files. The paper was traditionally produced with manila fibers from abacá leaves, a.k.a. manila hemp. This material was named after Manila, capital...
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manila hemp (a.k.a. abacá leaves), which was named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Beginning in the 1840s, recycled abacá rope fibers were...
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year during the fourth week of May. It recognizes the importance of the abacá fiber and the Manila hemp industry for the local economy. The festival also...
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dreams, which they believe are a gift from Fu Dalu, the T'boli Goddess of abacá. The rest of the community, including the men, are able to participate in...
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(coir, ramie, sisal, cotton, flax, hemp, jute, kapok, kenaf, moss, linen, abacá, etc.) Animal fiber (wool, silk, alpaca, camel, angora, cashmere, mohair...
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It is traditionally made with sheer textiles (nipis) woven from piña or abacá; although in modern times, cheaper materials like organza silk, ramie or...
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lumber. Growing abacá plants can reduce erosion, increase biodiversity and enrich the soil. This is accomplished by interplanting abacá with other plant...
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side while its reverse side has similar design elements with the cotton-abacá version. Due to hyperinflation caused by the ongoing event of World War...
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Mesembrinella socors (redirect from Huascaromusca abaca)
name Mesembrinella socors (Walker, 1861) Synonyms Calliphora socors Walker, 1861 Huascaromusca abaca Hall, 1948 Mesembrinella bicolor Giglio-Tos, 1893...
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Abaqa Khan (1234–1282), ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate, based in Persia Abacá, a Philippine species of banana Edmund Abaka, photographer and historian...
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Catanduanes (section World's Abaca Top Producer)
Republic Act No. 11700 declaring Catanduanes province as the Philippines Abacá Capital. Catanduanes' earliest recorded name was Isla de Cobos. This was...
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coconuts, bananas, and pineapples; it is the world's largest producer of abaca,: 226–242 and was the world's second biggest exporter of nickel ore in...
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Southern Leyte (section Abaca)
province plant rice, white corn, bananas, root crops, sugar cane, coconut and abacá. They also plant various types of vegetables. A three-year project was established...
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coconut meat) producer in the Philippines. It also is a major producer of abacá, and exports crude oil and copra pellets. On March 20, 2018, Davao Oriental...
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people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca fibre. Born on August 3, 1928, Lang Dulay was a T'boli princess from the...
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briefly Governor of Camarines Sur in 1945. He was elected President of the Abacá Fiber Institute of the Philippines, then appointed by President Manuel Roxas...
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Pinstripes Polka dot Shweshwe Tartan or plaid Tattersall Textile fibers Abacá (Manila hemp) Acrylic Alpaca Angora Bashō Cashmere Coir Cotton Eisengarn...
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Mohair Pashmina Qiviut Rabbit Silk Sinew Spider silk Wool Vicuña Yak Plant Abacá Bagasse Bamboo Coir Cotton Flax (Linen) Hemp Jute Kapok Kenaf Piña Pine...
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Pinstripes Polka dot Shweshwe Tartan or plaid Tattersall Textile fibers Abacá (Manila hemp) Acrylic Alpaca Angora Bashō Cashmere Coir Cotton Eisengarn...
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Thoroughbred racehorse Manila hemp refers to the natural fibre from the abacá plant that is used in making: Manila ropes Manila paper Manila folders and...
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Sugarcane mosaic virus (redirect from Abaca mosiac virus)
SCMV will continue to be a threat to industry. "Sugarcane mosaic virus abaca mosaic strain (SCMVA0)[Overview]". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean...
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techniques were direct adaptations of the native weaving traditions using abacá fiber, which has a similar texture. Piña were woven into lustrous lace-like...
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Mohair Pashmina Qiviut Rabbit Silk Sinew Spider silk Wool Vicuña Yak Plant Abacá Bagasse Bamboo Coir Cotton Flax (Linen) Hemp Jute Kapok Kenaf Piña Pine...
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formed by the rolled bases of leaves. List of hardy bananas Musa textilis (Abacá), banana species also used as a traditional source of fiber in the Philippines...
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Pinstripes Polka dot Shweshwe Tartan or plaid Tattersall Textile fibers Abacá (Manila hemp) Acrylic Alpaca Angora Bashō Cashmere Coir Cotton Eisengarn...
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