Morphoagronomic characterization of a germplasm collection of Furcraea spp. and Agave spp.

This work was carried out in Antioquia, Colombia, a collection of the Furcraea and Agave genera, important country for manufacturing strings, sacks, geotextiles, handicrafts Currently, to enhance its use, applications have been developed textiles, biodegradable materials thermo-acoustic insulation, among others. The aim this study characterize phenotypically agronomically 94 accessions. variables were weighted according degree discrimination; dissimilarity dendrogram constructed using UPGMA based on Gower's distance, cophenetic correlation coefficient determined. Six groups identified; one hand, accessions genus formed A B, with without spines, respectively, showing highest elongation values. On other C F, average values ​​of fiber per plant, allowing first approach identify promising clones their use se or utilized plant breeding programs. represents an knowing morphological agronomic variability highlights importance maintaining germplasm bank ex situ conservation.