2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2011.00341.x
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Seed germination temperatures of eight Mexican Agave species with economic importance

Abstract: The genetic diversity of Agave plants is threatened by clonal commercial reproduction and climatic change. Sexual reproduction is uncommon and research on seed germination is scarce. The present study evaluated the seed germination of Agave lechuguilla, Agave striata, Agave americana var. marginata, Agave asperrima, Agave cupreata, Agave duranguesis, Agave angustifolia ssp. tequilana and Agave salmiana at constant temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40°C). Initial imbibition (after the first 12 h) was sig… Show more

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“…Seed weights of 9.50 mg have been reported for Agave durangensis [15], a value around nine fold higher than the values reported in the present paper for any of the three natural populations evaluated. This suggests an important intraspecific variation in the seed weight for that species of Agave.…”
Section: Seed Morphological Characterizationcontrasting
confidence: 47%
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“…Seed weights of 9.50 mg have been reported for Agave durangensis [15], a value around nine fold higher than the values reported in the present paper for any of the three natural populations evaluated. This suggests an important intraspecific variation in the seed weight for that species of Agave.…”
Section: Seed Morphological Characterizationcontrasting
confidence: 47%
“…The germination behavior, as a vigor indicator, was evaluated at 25˚C ± 2˚C (temperature of reference) and at 15˚C ± 2˚C (stress temperature) for 360 h. Those temperatures were selected because the seeds of Agave germinate properly at 25˚C [13,14], because 15˚C has been reported as a critical temperature for the germination of the species of that genus [15], and because the temperature is the main factor regulating the germination in areas with a marked thermal seasonality [16], as is the case where A. durangensis grows. The relative humidity ranged between 98% and 100%.…”
Section: Germinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…tequilana, A. lechuguilla y A. salmiana pudo deberse a su capacidad de ajustar sus procesos fi siológicos con independencia de la humedad disponible. La respuesta positiva de A. lechuguilla y A. salmiana ha sido demostrada en otras condiciones ambientales, como es el caso de los niveles de germinación mayores a 90% en intervalos de temperatura más amplios que en otras especies del género, que van de los 15 a los 33 °C y de los 18 a los 27 °C (Ramírez-Tobías et al, 2012), y en potenciales de agua de -1.0 MPa (Ramírez-Tobías, 2010). Además, se ha documentado que A. angustifolia, A. lechuguilla y A. salmiana son poliploides, lo que podría elevar su capacidad de reaccionar favorablemente a las variaciones ambientales (Palomino et al, 2007).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…tequilana, pese a que ésta última esté adaptada a un clima más lluvioso (Cuadro 1). La tendencia de A. asperrima a un óptimo fi siológico en temperaturas frescas y la de A. cupreata en temperaturas cálidas fue documentada en su germinación (Ramírez-Tobías et al, 2012). Cabe resaltar, que A. angustifolia es la especie de Agave con distribución geográfi ca más amplia, lo que está relacionado con su tolerancia a ambientes diversos, y que se evidenció en esta investigación.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
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