Propagation mechanisms in Agave macroacantha (Agavaceae), a tropical arid‐land succulent rosette 

 -  American Journal of Botany, 89(4), p.632-641, 2002 .
<br/><br/> Agave macroacantha can sexually reproduce by seeds and propagate vegetatively by aerial bulbils and ground-level basal shoots and rhizomes. It forms compact patches apparently generated by the multiplication of ground-level offshoots. We experimentally evaluated the establishment and survival of bulbils and seedlings of A. macroacantha in the Tehuaca´n Valley, Mexico, between 1991 and 1994 and studied comparatively the effectiveness of sexual reproduction against vegetative propagation. Seedlings showed low survival rates. Cohorts placed outside nurse plants died in less than 1 yr, while 1-10 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AGAVACEAE<br/>AGAVE MACROACANTHA<br/>BULBIL<br/>SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT<br/>SEXUAL REPRODUCTION<br/>SHOOT<br/>SURVIVORSHIP CURVES<br/>VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION