Abuab Abaca (NSIC Mt 01): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Abuab is a registered abaca variety, also sold or known as NSIC Mt 01. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2017 as NSIC 2017 Mt 01. It takes 20 to 24 months from planting to the first harvest.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Mt 01, this is the same abaca. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our abaca variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation in the Philippines.
- Days to harvest: 20 to 24 months from planting to the first harvest.
Key facts about Abuab abaca
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2017 Mt 01 |
| Year approved | 2017 |
| Also known as | NSIC Mt 01 |
| Months to harvest | 20 to 24 months |
| Ave. fiber recovery (percent) | 1.71 to 1.97 |
| Tensile strength (kgf/g m) | 41.3 to 48.59 |
| Elongation (percent) | 5.23 |
| Fruit no. of fruits | 12 |
| Fruit shape | Straight or Slightly Curved |
| Fruit immature fruit peel color | Light green |
| Fruit mature fruit peel color | Yellow |
| Fiber cell length (mm) | 4.59 |
| Yield, per the seller | fiber yield listed as 1,720 to 2,000 per hectare, fiber recovery about 1.7 to 2 percent |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Abuab abaca takes 20 to 24 months from planting to the first harvest. That is 0.5 months longer than the average of the 3 abaca varieties with a day count, 21.5 months. Count the months from planting, and plan the harvest for a dry stretch when you can.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Bunchy top virus | Susceptible | Took heavy damage |
| Abaca mosaic | Tolerant | Took damage but still yielded |
It was weak against bunchy top virus, so scout for it from the early weeks.
The pests and diseases that hit abaca fields most often: Banana aphid, Banana bunchy top, Banana weevil, Fusarium wilt. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the harvest is like
It is straight or slightly curved.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Matures in about 20 to 24 months.
- Yield: Fiber yield listed as 1,720 to 2,000 per hectare, fiber recovery about 1.7 to 2 percent.
- Fruit: Fiber tensile strength about 41 to 49 kgf/g m.
- Uses: Fiber.
- Good stooling, about 14 suckers.
- Susceptible to bunchy top, tolerant to abaca mosaic.
Why farmers know it: one of three abaca varieties PhilFIDA registered in 2017, and the strongest stooler of the three. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Abuab abaca
Abaca needs rain spread through the year and a little shade. Pick a variety by fiber yield and strength, and plant clean suckers or tissue cultured plantlets. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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