Move beyond the uncertainty of traditional offshoots (hijuelos). Ensure the success of your plantation with lab-grown agave plantlets—guaranteed to be healthy, uniform, and possess the highest yield potential.

At Castamay Reforesta, we apply the most advanced biotechnology to strengthen Mexico's agave industry. We understand that your plantation is a long-term investment and that every plant counts. That is why we have perfected the art of micropropagation to offer you the most reliable and profitable planting material on the market.

 

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The Current Challenge in the Agave Field

The traditional propagation method using offshoots (hijuelos), while it has served for generations, presents risks that can now cost millions of pesos in losses and diminish the productivity of your land.

• Devastating Diseases: The fungus Fusarium oxysporum and various bacteria are easily transmitted through offshoots, contaminating entire fields and causing plants to die before they reach maturity.

• Hidden Pests: The agave weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus) can infest offshoots invisibly, carrying the pest into new plantations from day one.

• Uneven Growth: The genetic and health variability of offshoots results in inconsistent plantations, with plants that mature at different rates. This complicates management, harvesting (jima), and crop planning.

• Limited Availability: The high demand for quality agave often exceeds the supply of healthy offshoots, creating bottlenecks and increasing costs.

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Our Solution: Biotechnology Applied to Agave

In our micropropagation laboratory, we overcome all these challenges. We start with a small tissue sample from an elite mother plant—selected for its vigor, size, and resilience—and multiply it in a 100% sterile and controlled environment.

The result is a new generation of agave plantlets: perfect clones of the best genetics, completely free of any internal or external pathogens. It is, in essence, the purest and safest way to start or expand your plantation.

Advantages of Castamay Reforesta's Agave Plantlets

Investing in our micropropagated plantlets is not an expense; it is a risk management and yield maximization strategy.

1. Guaranteed Health and Fusarium-Free Our in vitro process completely eliminates the presence of fungi and bacteria. Every plant that leaves our laboratory is certified healthy, giving your field the best opportunity to thrive without the diseases that devastate traditional plantations.

2. Absolute Uniformity in Your Plantation As genetically identical clones, all our plants will grow at the same rate, have the same structure, and reach maturity simultaneously. This translates into simplified field management and a homogeneous, predictable harvest.

3. Vigorous and Accelerated Growth A plant that doesn't have to fight diseases from birth dedicates all its energy to growing. Our plantlets exhibit faster and more vigorous development once established in the field, optimizing the timeline of your investment.

4. Large-Scale Production and Availability With a production capacity of over 1 million plants simultaneously, we can meet the demand of the most ambitious projects, ensuring a constant supply of premium quality plant material right when you need it.

5. Conservation of Superior Genetics Do you have a "champion" plant in your field? We can safeguard its genetics in our germplasm bank and multiply it on a massive scale for you, ensuring that the characteristics of your best agaves become the standard for your entire production.

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