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Genomic analysis unveils reduced genetic variability but increased proportion of heterozygotic genotypes of the intensively managed mezcal agave, Agave angustifolia.
American journal of botany - 1 Aug 2023
Klimova Anastasia, Ruiz Mondragón Karen Y, Aguirre-Planter Erika, Valiente Alfonso, Lira Rafael, Eguiarte Luis E
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE: The central Oaxaca Basin has a century-long history of agave cultivation and is hypothesized to be the region of origin of other cultivated crops. Widely cultivated for mezcal production, the perennial crop known as "espadín" is putatively derived from wild Agave angustifolia. Nevertheless, little is known about its genetic relationship to the wild A. angustifolia or how the decades-long clonal...
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