Agave as a model CAM crop system for a warming and drying world
As climate change leads to drier and warmer conditions in semi-arid regions, growing resource-intensive C3 and C4 crops will become more challenging.Such crops will be subjected to increased frequency and intensity of drought and heat stress.However, agaves, even more than pineapple (Ananas comosus) and prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica and relate