Agave biotechnology: an overview

NY Nava-Cruz, MA Medina-Morales… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Agaves are plants of importance both in Mexican culture and economy and in other Latin-
American countries. Mexico is reported to be the place of Agave origin, where today …

Breeding Strategies to Improve Production of Agave (Agave spp.)

KM Monja-Mio, MA Herrera-Alamillo… - Advances in Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Agaves are perennial species that originated in the arid lands of North America, Mexico and
Central America. They are well adapted to high temperatures and drought which makes …

De novo transcriptome assembly of drought tolerant CAM plants, Agave deserti and Agave tequilana

SM Gross, JA Martin, J Simpson, MJ Abraham-Juarez… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Agaves are succulent monocotyledonous plants native to xeric environments of
North America. Because of their adaptations to their environment, including crassulacean …

Assessment of genetic and epigenetic changes in virus-free garlic (Allium sativum L.) plants obtained by meristem culture followed by in vitro propagation

MD Gimenez, AM Yañez-Santos, RC Paz, MP Quiroga… - Plant cell reports, 2016 - Springer
Key message This is the first report assessing epigenetic variation in garlic. High genetic
and epigenetic polymorphism during in vitro culture was detected. Sequencing of MSAP …

The microbiome of desert CAM plants: lessons from amplicon sequencing and metagenomics

FG Citlali, D Desgarennes, VM Flores-Núñez… - Metagenomics, 2018 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic profiling and metagenomics of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants
from North America have revealed diverse and structured microbial communities with core …

The agave and cacti microbiome: Models for a planet under global warming

VM Flores-Núñez, C Fonseca-García, D Desgarennes… - Metagenomics, 2025 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic profiling and metagenomics of Agaves and Cacti from Central and North
America have revealed diverse and structured microbial communities with core microbial …

High-frequency in vitro plantlet regeneration in Lilium davidii var. unicolour Salisb, an important edible and medicinal plant, and confirmation of genetic fidelity of …

L Yang, L Chao, X Su, C Wang, C Dong… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2021 - Springer
Lilium davidii var. unicolour Salisb is an important edible and medicinal plant. In vitro
plantlet regeneration in L. davidii var. unicolour Salisb and identification of genetic stability …

Polymorphism and methylation patterns in Agave tequilana Weber var.'Azul'plants propagated asexually by three different methods

M Díaz-Martínez, A Nava-Cedillo, JA Guzmán-López… - Plant Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Genetic variation in three forms of asexually propagated Agave tequilana Weber
var.'Azul'plants namely offsets, bulbils and in vitro cultured individuals was studied by AFLP …

Regeneration of Clivia miniata and assessment of clonal fidelity of plantlets

QM Wang, FZ Gao, X Gao, FY Zou, X Sui… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2012 - Springer
An efficient in vitro micropropagation system for Clivia miniata Regel was developed using
basal tissues of young petals and young ovaries as explants. For callus induction, explants …

Assessment of molecular and epigenetic changes in the albinism of Agave angustifolia Haw

R Us-Camas, E Castillo-Castro, M Aguilar-Espinosa… - Plant Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Albinism in plants is a rare phenomenon that occurs in nature and is characterized by the
total or partial loss of photosynthetic pigments. Although progress has been made in …