ReviewAnnals of botany2023
Lessons from the history of Agave: ecological and cultural context for valuation of CAM.
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- The interplay among space, environment, and gene flow drives genetic differentiation in endemic Baja California Agave sobria subspecies.American journal of botany · 2025Article
- Needs and opportunities to future-proof crops and the use of crop systems to mitigate atmospheric change.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Review
- New crops on the block: effective strategies to broaden our food, fibre, and fuel repertoire in the face of increasingly volatile agricultural systems.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- How social and economic policies have affected the genome of mezcal agaves: The contrasting stories of Bacanora and Espadín.PloS one · 2025Article
- Native and Non-Native Soil and EndophyticJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Novel Bacillus and Prestia isolates from Dwarf century plant enhance crop yield and salinity tolerance.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) at the crossroads: a special issue to honour 50 years of CAM research by Klaus Winter.Annals of botany · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and scopeCrassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is an intriguing physiological adaptation in plants that are widespread throughout many ecosystems. Despite the relatively recent mechanistic understanding of CAM in plant physiology, evidence from historical records suggests that ancient cultures in the Americas also recognized the value of CAM plants. Agave species, in particular, have a rich cultural legacy that provides a foundation for commercially valued products. Here, we review that legacy and potential relationships between ancient values and the needs of modern-day climate adaptation strategies.
conclusionsThere are many products that can be produced from Agave species, including food, sugar, fibre and medicines. Traditional knowledge about agricultural management and preparation of plant products can be combined with new ecophysiological knowledge and agronomic techniques to develop these resources in the borderland region of the southwestern USA and Mexico. Historical records of pre-Columbian practices in the Sonoran desert and remnants of centuries-old agriculture in Baja California and Sonora demonstrate the climate resilience of Agave agriculture. Commercial growth of both tequila and bacanora indicates the potential for large-scale production today, but also underscores the importance of adopting regenerative agricultural practices to accomplish environmentally sustainable production. Recent international recognition of the Appellation of Origin for several Agave species produced for spirits in Mexico might provide opportunities for agricultural diversification. In contrast, fibre is currently produced from several Agave species on many continents. Projections of growth with future climate change suggest that Agave spp. will be viable alternatives for commodity crops that suffer declines during drought and increased temperatures. Historical cultivation of Agave affirms that these CAM plants can supply sugar, soft and hard fibres, medicines and food supplements.
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