Cultivation and domestication of tiger grass, Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) O. Kuntze, is a long time economic activity in Northern Tablas, an island in the province of Romblon that is strategically located at the heart of the Philippine archipelago where these grasses grow in abundance. The plant is prized for its inflorescences which are processed into soft brooms. But, its unique biology and reported uses in industry, agriculture, medicine, environmental management, bioengineering, climate change mitigation and phytoremediation have gradually caught the interest of many researchers in...