2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2010.01078.x
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Highlights for Agave Productivity

Abstract: Agaves can grow in marginal arid and semiarid lands where their special ecological and physiological adaptations to environmental conditions give them the potential to produce substantial biomass. Agave americana was the first agave species shown to be a Crassulacean Acid Metabolism plant, with CO 2 uptake occurring primarily at night and with high wateruse efficiency (photosynthesis/transpiration). A. salmiana and A. mapisaga can have high nocturnal net CO 2 uptake rates and high productivities averaging 40 t… Show more

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“…A correlation exists between EPI and the number of leaves unfolding for several Agave species; this easy measurement can be used to predict biomass yields [17].…”
Section: Agave Productivitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A correlation exists between EPI and the number of leaves unfolding for several Agave species; this easy measurement can be used to predict biomass yields [17].…”
Section: Agave Productivitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En la literatura se reporta que la tasa de crecimiento de A. angustifolia y otras especies del mismo género se correlaciona positivamente con algunas variables que determinan la calidad del suelo cuando no existen otros factores limitantes (Nobel, 1988;García-Moya et al, 2011). De hecho, cuando se controla el efecto de los otros factores, solamente la cobertura de mantillo tiene una asociación fuerte con la cobertura de A. angustifolia.…”
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“…En este sentido, la reproducción clonal, presente en agaves, cactáceas y otras especies xerófitas es una clara ventaja, pues los propágulos presentan una baja tasa de mortalidad, aún en condiciones de alta radiación, al recibir agua y fotosintatos de la planta madre (Badano y Puignare, 2004;García-Moya et al, 2011).…”
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