17 E. A. Delgado-Alvarado J. A. Ávila-Reyes N. Almaraz-Abarca L. S. González-Valdez J. N. Uribe-Soto H. M. Monreal-García V. Hernández-Vargas N. Naranjo-Jiménez R. Torres-Ricario I Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20192019/10/01 29 5 1308-1317 1018-7081 NA <p><em>Agave durangensis&nbsp;</em>is a wild endemic species of Mexico, which supports a regional mescal industry. The reproduction of&nbsp;<em>A. durangensis</em>&nbsp;is mainly sexual, conferring it a high variability. For the mescal manufacturing,&nbsp;<em>A. durangensis</em>&nbsp;is collected from wild populations, affecting their reproductive success and demographic performance. We evaluated the morphological variation, carbohydrate content, and genetic structure of&nbsp;<em>A. durangensis</em>&nbsp;plants coming from a single mother plant<em>,&nbsp;</em>to identify lines with some agroindustry potential. Three different morphological and genetic groups were distinguished. According to Mantel tests (r = 0.71), statistical correlations between morphological (Mahalanobis distance) and genetic (Fst) distances (r= 0.71), as well as between carbohydrate content similarity matrix and morphological traits (r= 0.477) were found. The high correlation values suggested that the use of genetic markers combined with morphological traits could be useful as a tool for the selection of high carbohydrate production lines to establish cultivars, which would have conservational implications.</p> Agave durangensis, genetic structure, microsatellites, morphological, carbohydrate content Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2019-JAPS-511