title: Cultivation of representatives of the genus Agave L. in the conditions of the South Coast of Crimea
abstract: The paper highlights general information about the cultivation of plants of the genus Agave L. and clarifies some features regarding shelter for the winter in the open ground of 15 species and 2 varieties of agaves presented in the collection of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Given are a set of agrotechnical measures for plants of the genus Agave L., the features of their seed and vegetative propagation, and some problems are displayed when growing this crop in open and closed ground conditions.