Diversity and structure of landraces of Agave grown for spirits under traditional agriculture: A comparison with wild populations of A. angustifolia (Agavaceae) and commercial plantations of A. tequilana

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 448-457

  Vargas Ponce, Ofelia ^a   Zizumbo Villarreal, Daniel ^b   Martínez Castillo, Jaime ^b   Coello Coello, Julián ^b   Colunga GarcíaMarín, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave angustifolia; Agave spirits; Bayesian analysis; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Germplasm conservation; In situ management; Mezcal; Tequila; Traditional landraces

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GERMPLASM; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; WILD POPULATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE ANGUSTIFOLIA; AGAVE TEQUILANA;

EID: 60249100119     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800176     Document Type: Article

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