Características y productividad de una planta MAC, Agave tequilana desarrollada con fertigación en Tamaulipas, México

Zúñiga-Estrada, Lamberto; Roble, Enrique Rosales; Yáñez‐Morales, María de Jesús; Jacques-Hernández, Cuauhtémoc

doi:10.29312/remexca.v9i3.1214

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“…of nutrient solution, water only (Tables 7 and 8). These data coincide with those of ZÚÑIgA-ESTRADA et al (2018) carried in the cultivation of Agave tequilana Weber when applied different concentrations of nutrient solution. Results of the relative growth rates of the variables evaluated, had the same behavior, the values increased when the nutrient content applied by fertigation was higher, that is, plants that received fertigation at 100% nutrient concentration reached larger sizes compared to plants that were only irrigated with water (Table 7).…”

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confidence: 87%

Agave angustifolia bulbil growth in different substrates, with doses of fertigation and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense

et al. 2023

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There is little information about the production of agave plants in the nursery, so this research assessed the growth in the nursery of Agave angustifolia plants originating from inflorescence bulbils, subjected to different substrates, fertigation doses, and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense. The bulbils were established for two months in a 50% peat-50% perlite substrate. One hundred and eighty plants were individually transferred to 3.8 dm3 pots for evaluation in an experiment with three factors: 1) type of irrigation: 1.1) water, or 1.2) fertigation with Steiner’s nutrient solution (NS), NS-50%, or 1.3) NS-100%; 2) inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense, 2.1) inoculated plants, 2.2) non-inoculated plants; 3) substrate, mixtures of bovine manure (BM) + sand (S) in different proportions, Mix1: 75% BM + 25% S; Mix2: 25% BM + 75% S; Mix3: 50% BM + 50% S. Morphological characteristics were quantified for one year. The largest plants were those that were in substrates with 50% BM, and were fertirrigated with NS-100% and inoculated with Azospirillum brasiliense. The smallest plants were those established a in a substrate with the lowest manure content, irrigated with only water and without inoculation, which was respectively 71.6 and 54.10 cm high, 21 and 15.6 leaves, 76.6 and 62.2 mm in stem diameter, 84.4 and 59.8 cm in rosette diameter.

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Section: Source Of Variation Dfsupporting

confidence: 87%

Agave angustifolia bulbil growth in different substrates, with doses of fertigation and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense

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“…Nobel et al (1988) observed that fertilization with N, P, K, and B enhanced growth and nocturnal CO 2 uptake of A. lechuguilla. Similarly, irrigation, in combination with fertilization with N, P, and K, increased foliar leaf area, leaf number, and concentration of sugars, particularly fructose and glucose in A. tequilana and Agave potatorum Zúñiga-Estrada et al, 2018). Valenzuela and Gonzalez (1995) found that fertilization of A. lechuguilla and A. tequilana with P and N increased leaf area.…”

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confidence: 96%

Pre-Columbian Rock Mulching as a Strategy for Modern Agave Cultivation in Arid Marginal Lands

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Cultivation of C 3 and C 4 crops in semi-arid regions will be severely constrained as global temperatures rise. Consequently, alternative crops need to be sought out that adapt well to heat and drought and are productive despite limited access to water. Traits, such as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), enable economically important species such as those in the Agave genus adapt to drought and high temperatures. The succulence and high efficiency of agaves, which enables them to produce biomass with little water, underscores their feasibility as an alternative crop for semi-arid regions, such as the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern U.S. In this paper, we offer a review of the suitability for cultivation of agaves via dryland farming, particularly by rock mulching techniques used by pre-Columbian, Sonoran Desert farmers. This analysis dovetails with information also provided on the biological traits of Agave and its historical and present utilization. Pre-Columbian, Hohokam dryland farmers used rock mulching in the form of rock piles to cultivate agaves. Rock piles acted as a type of mulch to harvest rainfall and to retain soil moisture, which allowed the Hohokam to intensively cultivate agaves during multi-year droughts. Remains of Hohokam rock mulching for agave production can be found at archaeological sites in central Arizona, which provides evidence of the utility of dryland farming and ancient agricultural innovation to reconcile water scarcity in the region. Moreover, the use of rock piles likely bolstered Agave productivity in marginal lands. Although little is known of historic rock mulching to cultivate agaves and its biological implications on plant productivity we suggest its application as a dryland farming model could be a sustainable strategy in the U.S. Southwest.

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“…Agave crops have annual biomass productivities (kg ha -1 yr -1 ) ranging from 4000 to 30,000 and may have even greater potential productivities, depending on the agronomic cultivation system [21,[60][61][62]. The estimated annual productivity of Agave for Tequila The cultivated area decreased to 124,708 ha in 2014, but in the same year the productive area increased to 29,145 ha [36].…”

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confidence: 99%

Agave and Opuntia Species as Sustainable Feedstocks for Bioenergy and Byproducts

2021

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Currently, Mexico is facing an energy transition, therefore updated policy regulations pertaining to the sustainable use of biomass are needed. In particular, policy that favors the sustainable use of biomass to produce energy and bioproducts to privilege climate change mitigation is needed. This review describes the use of maguey (Agave spp.) and nopal (Opuntia spp.; also known as “cactus”) for biofuel production, especially in marginal areas. Emphasis is given on documented case studies discussing features of production and cultivation for both maguey and nopal, in addition to their potential for fuel production. Environmental and social sustainability issues in terms of waste value and new opportunities as bioenergy feedstocks and byproducts are also discussed. Although the paper does not deeply describe aspects of biomass transformation, such as bioprocess configurations, it gives characteristics of production in addition to cultivation. Agave and Opuntia species may represent a suitable feedstock for biofuels, bioproducts, bioenergy and biorefineries, especially in dry lands (semi-arid and dry sub-humid), deforested areas, agroforestry systems and agricultural semi-terraces known as metepantle in Mexico.

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Características y productividad de una planta MAC, Agave tequilana desarrollada con fertigación en Tamaulipas, México

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Agave angustifolia bulbil growth in different substrates, with doses of fertigation and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense

Agave angustifolia bulbil growth in different substrates, with doses of fertigation and inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense

Pre-Columbian Rock Mulching as a Strategy for Modern Agave Cultivation in Arid Marginal Lands

Agave and Opuntia Species as Sustainable Feedstocks for Bioenergy and Byproducts

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