This article seeks to challenge the notion that the concept of agro‐extractivism be restricted
to crops destined for export with little or no processing. Based on a study of agave and …

We compiled an updated database of all Agave species found in Mexico and analyzed it
with specific criteria according to their biological parameters to evaluate the conservation …

Population Dynamics and Sustainable Management of Mescal Agaves in Central Mexico:
Agave potatorum in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley. A total of 37 agave species are …

The Agave genus has played a key role in the food security of communities at the local and
regional level for millennia. The use and knowledge of these plants led to the development …

Agave cupreata and Agave potatorum are semelparous species distributed on dry tropical
forests in south Mexico. Extraction of reproductive individuals for spirits production has …

Forestry systems in Mexico are examples of traditional management of land and biodiversity
that integrates the use, conservation and restoration of forest elements. Current in situ …

Resumen TORRES-GARCIA, Ignacio; RENDON-SANDOVAL, Francisco Javier; BLANCAS,
José y MORENO-CALLES, Ana Isabel. The genus Agave in agroforestry systems of Mexico …

The genetic diversity of Agave plants is threatened by clonal commercial reproduction and
climatic change. Sexual reproduction is uncommon and research on seed germination is …

Abstract Background Plants of Agave spp. perform Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
and are highly drought-tolerant, but little is known concerning seed germination under low …

En México se encuentra la mayor riqueza de especies de Agave, distribuidas en ambientes
diversos. Para contribuir con el conocimiento en torno a las formas de tolerar las …