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Impacts of reclamation approaches on plant establishment in an arid environment during copper mine revegetation

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Revegetation using native vegetation is a commonly used technique to reclaim landscapes degraded by mining activities. Revegetation efforts in the arid Southwestern United States face physical, geochemical, hydrological, and biological challenges unique to drylands.
Sierra T. Lauman, Catherine G. Fontana, Elise S. Gornish, Julia W. Neilson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lichen‐Derived Mineral Residue as a Renewable Particulate Filler in Polylactic Acid Biocomposites: Structure, Melt Rheology, Viscoelastic, and Flexural Behavior

Polymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 22, Page 20376-20391, 20 November 2026.
Lichen residue, a renewable mineral‐organic material, was melt compounded with polylactic acid and triacetin in a twin‐screw extruder. ABSTRACT A lichen‐derived natural material, known as “höllük” in southeastern Turkey, is introduced as a renewable filler for polylactic acid (PLA).
Huseyin Esen, Necip Elbir, Mine Begum Alanalp, Ali Durmus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital platform for experimental and technical support to the cultivation of cactus pear

Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 2022
Among the forage species, especially in semiarid ecosystems, cactus pear is exceptional because of its high tolerance to adverse conditions and high productivity.
Bruno Vinícius Castro Guimarães, Sérgio Luiz Rodrigues Donato, Ignacio Aspiazú, Alcinei Mistico Azevedo, Fábio dos Santos Lima, Samuel Victor Medeiros de Macêdo, Cleiton Fernando Barbosa Brito, Hiago Fagundes Couto   +7 more
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Biogas production from Opuntia stricta Haw.: microbial diversity and solid load influence on sludge recycle systems

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 2334-2350, November/December 2026.
Abstract The search for alternative and sustainable energy sources becomes urgent as energy demand increases and fossil fuels become less available, especially in water‐scarce regions such as the Brazilian semi‐arid region, where current projections of global warming and the expansion of arid and semi‐arid zones point to a future of desertification ...
Wallysson K. P. Barros, Íthalo B. S. de Abreu, Elias G. M. Silva, João V. P. Tavares, Bruna K. O. Silva, Joyce G. W. Siqueira, Rafael B. de Souza, Rômulo S. C. Menezes, Everardo V. S. B. Sampaio, José Antonio Pérez‐Pimienta, Emmanuel D. Dutra   +10 more
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Valorization of Cactus Cladodes (Opuntia ficus indica): The Effects of Different Drying Methods on Antioxidant Compounds and Physicochemical Characteristics

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2026.
Opuntia ficus indica cladodes were sliced to 5 mm and dried using conventional, microwave, and ultrasound pretreated vacuum‐assisted convectional drying. Drying significantly affected total phenolic content (p < 0.05), with the highest value obtained using ultrasound pretreated vacuum‐assisted convectional drying at 70°C.
Şehriban Gül Bağirsakci, Erkan Karacabey, Salih Karasu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Stress Adaptation in the Yeast Microbiome of Cactus

Yeast, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 249-262, November 2026.
Yeasts and related fungi isolated from cacti or nearby non‐cactus plants were characterized phenotypically and genomically, revealing differences that hint at modes of adaptation to the cactus host. ABSTRACT Together with other fungi, yeasts make up a significant component of the plant microbiome. As the planet warms, cacti expand their range.
Alya N. Hussain, Kevin T. Fotso, Michael A. McMurray   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Storage Potential of the Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Fruit Juice and Its Biological and Chemical Evaluation during Fermentation into Cactus Pear Wine

Beverages, 2022
The cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) fruit is widely cultivated and grown naturally in arid regions because it is adaptive to a wide range of soil and environments.
Louis Ramoba, Maropeng Charles Monyama, Kgabo Moganedi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective image analysis for long‐term demography using Google Earth imagery

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 12, Issue 5, Page 816-831, October 2026.
We demonstrate that high‐resolution Google Earth imagery, combined with minimal field validation, enables retrospective tracking of individual invasive plants. The image shows one of the monitored individuals of Opuntia sp. in Greece. Our approach reveals long‐term demographic patterns, recruitment dynamics, and spatial expansion without continuous ...
Erola Fenollosa, Garrett Cohen, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Raciolinguistic Autobiographies With Intermediate Elementary Learners

The Reading Teacher, Volume 80, Issue 2, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT We propose raciolinguistic autobiographies as a developmentally appropriate multimodal composition authored by intermediate elementary learners (Grades 3–5) that promotes critical consciousness around how language, race, and signs are interwoven to form hierarchies of power and belonging.
Cristina S. Méndez, Mohit Mehta
wiley   +1 more source

Meat quality of Santa Inês sheep raised in confinement with diet containing cactus pear replacing corn

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to assess the tissue component yields and the physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of meat from Santa Inês sheep fed diets in which cactus pear partially or completely replaced corn.
Roberto Germano Costa, Tiago Ferreira Pinto, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga, Israel Hernandez Treviño   +5 more
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