Desert Plants, Volume 7, Number 2 (1985)
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2024-03-29T08:35:52ZAgave and the Pre-Cortés Religion of the Mexican Altiplano Centrál
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Agave and the Pre-Cortés Religion of the Mexican Altiplano Centrál
Crosswhite, F. S.
1985-01-01T00:00:00ZEditorial - Xólotl and Quetzalcóatl in Relation to Monstrosities of Maguey (Agave) and Teocentli (Zea), with Notes on the Pre-Columbian Religion of Mexico
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Editorial - Xólotl and Quetzalcóatl in Relation to Monstrosities of Maguey (Agave) and Teocentli (Zea), with Notes on the Pre-Columbian Religion of Mexico
Crosswhite, F. S.
1985-01-01T00:00:00ZPrehistoric Cultivation in Southern Arizona
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Prehistoric Cultivation in Southern Arizona
Fish, Suzanne K.; Fish, Paul R.; Miksicek, Charles; Madsen, John
Gathering of wild agave for food and fiber is widely recognized in ethnographic accounts of Southwestern Indians. Historically documented cultivation is limited to small-scale plantings and has not established agave as a significant aboriginal cultigen. The apparent absence of agave as a cultivated staple among peoples of the Sonoran Desert contrasts with pre-Columbian and historic ubiquity of this crop further south. It is a major cultigen throughout the rest of highland Mexico, including areas in Durango and Zacatecas, often considered within the greater Southwestern cultural sphere. Current archaeological evidence suggests that agave figured more prominently in prehistoric Southwestern agriculture than in that of subsequent groups.
1985-01-01T00:00:00ZConservation of Southwestern Agaves
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Conservation of Southwestern Agaves
Reichenbacher, Frank W.
The status of Southwestern agaves being considered for listing under the 1973 Endangered Species Act are summarized. Numerous Mexican agaves appear to merit consideration for listing as threatened or endangered species. An outline of action to accomplish this and achieve some much-needed communication between the United States and Mexico is presented. The agaves are clearly of Mexican origin. Species abundance contour maps are used to locate areas and species of special significance in the study of the evolution of the genus and to map out a conservation plan for the genus.
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