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Sustainability of the traditional management of Agave genetic resources in the elaboration of mezcal and tequila spirits in western Mexico

2013-01-01

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Over the last 30 years, cultivation of Agave tequilana Weber var blue for industrial production of tequila, has generated soil erosion, chemical pollution, displacement of traditional food crops and traditional Agave landraces used for preparing “mezcals” in the Appellation of Origin Tequila area. It is also associated with harmful cycles 8–10 years long of surplus-shortfall availability of raw material. Mezcal is...

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Literature Corpus work: e0981d83-aff9-5ddd-abb0-3c4022f9bb4d
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9812-z

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