Advances in the Micropropagation and Genetic Transformation of Agave Species.

ABSTRACT: The Agave genus is composed of approximately 210 species distributed from south United States to Colombia and Venezuela. Numerous Agave species have been used for the preparation of alcoholic beverages and have attracted interest in the pharmaceutical and food industry. Despite their economic importance, there are few initiatives for the improvement and selection of characteristics of interest. This is mainly due to its morphology, long lifecycles, and monocarpic nature. Micropropagation is a feasible alternative to the improvement of Agave species. It has been used for multiple purposes, including massive propagation, induction of somaclonal variation to enhance agronomic characteristics of interest, maintenance of specific genotypes, and genetic transformation using

SUBMITTER: Bautista-Montes E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9269549 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature