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ScienceDaily: As groundwater levels decline, identifying plants that can thrive in low water conditions is increasingly important. A new study focused on Agave, a species that has the ability to be highly water-use efficient in hot, drought-prone environments. The authors said that Agave, traditionally used as a source of food, beverages, and fiber, has the potential to be cultivated more widely to produce alternative sweeteners, bioenergy, and for other end uses. They said that determining how Agave species respond......
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Impacts of salinity determined for agave
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 28th, 2016
Posted in Water Conservation