Agricultural production system in arid and semi-arid regions

B Golla - International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food …, 2021 - agriscigroup.us
The arid and semi-arid regions comprise more than forty present of the Earth's land surface
on which a large number of people situated and largely engaged in agriculture to meet their …

Undervalued potential of crassulacean acid metabolism for current and future agricultural production

SC Davis, J Simpson, KC Gil-Vega… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The potential for crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to support resilient crops that meet
demands for food, fiber, fuel, and pharmaceutical products far exceeds current production …

Rethinking the potential productivity of crassulacean acid metabolism by integrating metabolic dynamics with shoot architecture, using the example of Agave tequilana

Y Wang, JAC Smith, XG Zhu, SP Long - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial CAM plants typically occur in hot semiarid regions, yet can show high crop
productivity under favorable conditions. To achieve a more mechanistic understanding of …

The Sweet Taste of Adapting to the Desert: Fructan Metabolism in Agave Species

AV Pérez-López, J Simpson - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over 70% of Agave species,(159 of 206) are found in Mexico and are well adapted to
survive under hot, arid conditions, often in marginal terrain, due to a unique combination of …

Antibacterial Activity and Phytochemical Components of Leaf Extracts of Agave americana

T Shegute, Y Wasihun - Journal of Experimental pharmacology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ethiopian flora is a source of innumerable cures for several infections. The
medicinal potential of A. americana has been evaluated in some studies. The current study …

Nature‐based coagulants for drinking water treatment: An ecotoxicological overview

W El Bouaidi, G Libralato, Z Tazart… - Water Environment …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The intensive human activities extensively contaminated water sources making its treatment
a problem of paramount importance, especially with the increasing of global population and …

Excess protein enabled dog domestication during severe Ice Age winters

M Lahtinen, D Clinnick, K Mannermaa, JS Salonen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Dogs (Canis familiaris) are the first animals to be domesticated by humans and the only
ones domesticated by mobile hunter-gatherers. Wolves and humans were both persistent …

Agave americana: Characteristics and Potential Breeding Priorities

SC Davis - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agave americana L. is one of many Agave species that could be developed for the
production of valuable agricultural products. Although all species in this genus use …

Assessing Leaf Biomass of Agave sisalana Using Sentinel-2 Vegetation Indices

I Vuorinne, J Heiskanen, PKE Pellikka - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomass is a principal variable in crop monitoring and management and in assessing
carbon cycling. Remote sensing combined with field measurements can be used to estimate …

Agave and Opuntia Species as Sustainable Feedstocks for Bioenergy and Byproducts

JA Honorato-Salazar, J Aburto, MA Amezcua-Allieri - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …