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Las marcas, la denominación de origen y la región de origen: ¿Qué estrategias de marketing en la globalización de la industria tequilera?

open access: yesMercados y Negocios, 2016
El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en explicar la interacción entre las marcas, la denominación de origen y la región de origen en la industria del tequila, dimensiones generalmente poco estudiadas en la literatura académica y en el área de los ...
Víctor M. Castillo Girón   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swine Gut Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Exopolysaccharides Differentially Modulate Toll-like Receptor Signaling Depending on the Agave Fructans Used as a Carbon Source

open access: yesAnimals
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by probiotic bacteria have garnered attention due to their effects on the gut health of humans and animals. The nutrients that probiotics access during their growth are essential for producing beneficial effects on host
Enrique A. Sanhueza-Carrera   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity Studies of Agave Sheets with Thymol and Clove Oil for Active Packaging

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Antimicrobial active sheets based on agave ultimate fibers were prepared by incorporating essential oils (thymol and clove oil) at different concentrations.
Arwa Turki, El Oudiani Asma, Msahli Slah
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The occurrence of dicotyledonar embryos in Agave tequilana

open access: yes, 2014
Agave tequilana Weber is a monocot plant species member of the Asparagaceae family. One of the characteristics of monocot species is that their embryos show only one cotyledon.
C. Ayala-González   +2 more
core   +1 more source

El Agave Andino como diversificador de la oferta turística en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito

open access: yesInnova Research Journal, 2020
Las actividades turísticas en el Valle Equinoccial del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito reciben a la mayor cantidad de turistas que llegan a la ciudad, esto se debe en gran medida por su ubicación: La Mitad del Mundo.
Víctor Elías Llugsha Guijarro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agave rosalesii (sect. Inermes, Asparagaceae), segregated from Agave ellemeetiana K. Koch (sect. Choritepalae): a new species from the Mixteca Alta of western Oaxaca, Mexico

open access: yesBotan‪ical Sciences, 2022
Background: Agave ellemeetiana (A. sect. Choritepalae) features soft and “spineless” leaves and occurs in two disjunct and ecologically differentiated populations classified as subspecies. An incidental look at the flowers of A.
J. Antonio Vázquez-García   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Aline Vitória Corim Marim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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