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Cactus Pear as Roughage Source Feeding Confined Lambs: Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Economic Analysis

Agronomy, 2021
The effect of diets containing 0% of wheat bran levels (control buffel grass and cactus pear) contrasted with diets with cactus pear as the only forage source and wheat bran levels (30; 37 and 44%) on nutrient digestibility, feed intake, animal ...
Kleitiane Balduíno da Silva, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Edson Mauro Santos, João Paulo de Farias Ramos, Felipe Queiroga Cartaxo, Patrícia Emília Naves Givisiez, Aelson Fernandes do Nascimento Souza, Gabriel Ferreira de Lima Cruz, José Maria César Neto, Joyce Pereira Alves, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Anny Graycy Vasconcelos de Oliveira Lima, Anderson de Moura Zanine   +12 more
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Water loss and chemical composition of cactus pear genotypes submitted to post-harvest storage periods

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2021
The objective of this study was to evaluate water loss and chemical composition of cactus pear genotypes submitted to post-harvest storage periods. The experimental design adopted was a the completely randomized, in a 3 × 5 factorial arrangement, with ...
Romilda Rodrigues do Nascimento, Chrislanne Barreira de Macêdo Carvalho, Ricardo Loiola Edvan, Julian Junio de Jesús Lacerda, Keuven dos Santos Nascimento, Marcos Jácome de Araújo, Lucas de Souza Barros   +6 more
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‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated at different population densities in a mechanizable arrangement [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2020
Cactus pear is a crop adapted to the climatic conditions of the Brazilian semiarid region, so it has contributed to the socioeconomic development of this region. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of ‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated
Varley A. Fonseca, Luzinaldo C. Costa, João A. da Silva, Sérgio L. R. Donato, Paulo E. R. Donato, Evilasio dos S. Souza   +5 more
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Yield of ‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated under biofertilizer doses and application intervals

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2021
Due to the water restriction, associated with the high cost of fertilizers, and the need to produce forage in the semi-arid regions, studies using biofertilizers in cactus pear production tend to become impactful.
Varley A. Fonseca, Carlindo S. Rodrigues, Rodrigo R. Alvarenga, Delfran B. dos Santos, Felizarda V. Bebé, Douglas S. Pina   +5 more
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Fermentation Profile, Aerobic Stability, and Chemical and Mineral Composition of Cactus Pear Silages with Different Inclusion Levels of Gliricidia Hay. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Cactus pear is used in large proportions in diets for small ruminants in semiarid regions. However, its exclusive use is not recommended due to the low fiber and crude protein content and the high water and mineral content, leading to metabolic disorders,
de Sá MKN, de Andrade AP, de Araújo GGL, Magalhães ALR, Araújo CA, Valença RL, Macedo A, Oliveira ARDS, Zanine AM, Ferreira DJ, Negrão FM, da Silva TGF, Campos FS, Gois GC.   +13 more
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Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Productivity, Proximal Composition and Soil Parameters as Affected by Planting Time and Agronomic Management in a Semi-Arid Region of India

Agronomy, 2021
Study of appropriate planting time and response to agronomic management practices is imperative for the newly introduced cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) into a semi-arid region of India.
Sunil Kumar, Mounir Louhaichi, Palsaniya Dana Ram, Kiran Kumar Tirumala, Shahid Ahmad, Arvind Kumar Rai, Ashutosh Sarker, Sawsan Hassan, Giorgia Liguori, Ghosh Probir Kumar, Prabhu Govindasamy, Mahendra Prasad, Sonu Kumar Mahawer, Bhargavi Hulgathur Appaswamygowda   +13 more
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Cactus Pear: a Weed of Dry-Lands for Supplementing Food Security Under Changing Climate [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2020
: Climate change characterized by global warming and frequent occurrence of prolonged drought spells has necessitated the cultivation of multi-purpose crops which are temperature and drought hardy.
M.A. IQBAL, A. HAMID, H. IMTIAZ, M. RIZWAN, M. IMRAN, U.A.A. SHEIKH, I. SAIRA   +6 more
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Biology, Flowering and Fruiting of the Cactus Opuntia spp.: A Review and Some Observations on Three Varieties in Morocco

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2017
The cactus is a succulent plant resistant to droughts. According to the recently reviewed classification, cacti belong to the family of Opuntiaceae Desv. (synon. Cactaceae Juss.) with Opuntia Mill. as the typical genus.
Mohamed Arba, André Falisse, Redouane Choukr-Allah, Marianne Sindic   +3 more
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Antioxidant Content, Capacity and Retention in Fresh and Processed Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica and O. robusta) Fruit Peels From Different Fruit-Colored Cultivars

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
During processing, the peels and seeds from cactus pear fruits are usually discarded. These “waste” products contain valuable bioactive compounds. This study investigated the antioxidant content and antioxidant potential of fresh and processed (juiced ...
Maryna De Wit, Alba Du Toit, Gernot Osthoff, Arno Hugo   +3 more
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils

Journal of Food Quality, 2017
Seed oils from two Mexican varieties of cactus pear (green: Opuntia albicarpa and red: Opuntia ficus indica) were extracted with different solvents (hexane, ethanol, and ethyl acetate) to evaluate their antioxidant activity.
Esther Ramírez-Moreno, Raquel Cariño-Cortés, Nelly del Socorro Cruz-Cansino, Luis Delgado-Olivares, José Alberto Ariza-Ortega, Vanessa Yelina Montañez-Izquierdo, María Manuela Hernández-Herrero, Tomás Filardo-Kerstupp   +7 more
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