A Demographic Study of Maguey Verde (Agave salmiana ssp. Crassispina) Under Conditions of Intense Utilization
| dc.contributor.author | Martinez-Morales, Rafael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Susan E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-19T16:19:32Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-19T16:19:32Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0734-3434 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554209 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In western San Luis Potosi, Mexico, wild populations of Maguey Verde (Agave Salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck ssp. crassispina (Trel.) Gentry) are intensively utilized, especially as raw material for production of the distilled liquor mezcal. A demographic approach was used to investigate possible explanations for recent population decline. The effect of overgrazing on the survival of young plants (offsets) was found to be a major problem. Harvest of sexually mature plants for mezcal aggravates the problem by leaving both soil and offsets exposed. But, in itself, this harvest seems to constitute a reasonable long-term use for wild populations, even though seed production is halted. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.source | CALS Publications Archive. The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.title | A Demographic Study of Maguey Verde (Agave salmiana ssp. Crassispina) Under Conditions of Intense Utilization | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Centro Regional para Estudios de Zonas Acidas y Semiaridas del Colegio de Postgraduasos Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, México | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Desert Plants | en |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | Desert Plants is published by The University of Arizona for the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum. For more information about this unique botanical journal, please email the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Publications Office at pubs@cals.arizona.edu. | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-19T15:45:38Z | |
| html.description.abstract | In western San Luis Potosi, Mexico, wild populations of Maguey Verde (Agave Salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck ssp. crassispina (Trel.) Gentry) are intensively utilized, especially as raw material for production of the distilled liquor mezcal. A demographic approach was used to investigate possible explanations for recent population decline. The effect of overgrazing on the survival of young plants (offsets) was found to be a major problem. Harvest of sexually mature plants for mezcal aggravates the problem by leaving both soil and offsets exposed. But, in itself, this harvest seems to constitute a reasonable long-term use for wild populations, even though seed production is halted. |
