Publications by authors named "Martin Eduardo Avila-Miranda"
Agave Wilt Susceptibility by Reduction of Free Hexoses in Root Tissue of Weber var. azul Commercial Plants in the Fructan Accumulation Process.
Rodrigo Guillermo Mantilla-Blandon Norma Alejandra Mancilla-Margalli Joaquín Adolfo Molina-Montes Jaime Xavier Uvalle-Bueno Martín Eduardo Avila-Miranda
Int J Mol Sci
July 2024
stems store fructan polymers, the main carbon source for tequila production. This crop takes six or more years for industrial maturity. In conducive conditions, agave wilt disease increases the incidence of dead plants after the fourth year.
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- Agave (var. azul) has low genetic diversity due to centuries of vegetative propagation, making it vulnerable to pests and diseases.
- The study analyzed field-grown agave plants with different resistance levels to agave wilt, and confirmed significant genetic differences among them, although these did not match the phenotypic resistance observed.
- The research found that potentially resistant plantlets exhibited higher early levels of certain biochemical compounds, which were linked to better defense against the pathogen affecting diseased root cells over time.