Agroclimatic characterization of the crop of Agave tequilana Weber in the ravine of the Santiago River

In its beginnings the production of tequila used different species of agaves, over time Agave tequilana Weber consolidated itself as a unique species for presenting better characteristics for its cultivation and production of sugars. The Ravine of the Santiago River is considered the place of origin of the Agave tequilana plant and of the preparation process of the drink that is now known as Tequila. Based on what was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Agave Landscape and the Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila as cultural heritage of humanity. The spatial and temporal characterization of the climatological and edaphic information available for a particular region allows understanding the type of management that farmers practice on their crops, evaluating their restrictions and possible effects on production and the environment. The objective of this work was to know the environmental conditions under which the current and potential plantations of the A. tequilana crop are distributed in the Canyon of the Santiago River and specifically the part that includes the agave landscape. It was detected that in the ravine more than 50% of the agave plantations were in steep terrain without soil conservation practices, which causes its loss and contamination with agrochemicals to the ravine ecosystem, considered as a natural attraction to be conserved within the Agave Landscape.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Tena-Meza, Martín Pedro, Navarro-Cerrillo, Rafael M., Villavicencio-García, Raymundo, Contreras-Rodriguez, Sergio Honorio
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	spa eng
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias 2023
Online Access:	https://cienciasagricolas.inifap.gob.mx/index.php/agricolas/article/view/3085
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