Morphological and genetic diversity of traditional varieties of agave in Hidalgo State, Mexico.

The agaves are plants of cultural importance which have been used by humans for about 10,000 years and about 40 specific uses. The most culturally and economically important of those uses are for the production of fermented (pulque) and distilled beverages (mescal). Pulque continues to be produced i...

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Main Authors: Carmen Julia Figueredo-Urbina, Gonzalo D Álvarez-Ríos, Mario Adolfo García-Montes, Pablo Octavio-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254376