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Insects control prickly pear cactus

California Agriculture, 1968
A considerable degree of control of prickly pear cacti has been achieved on Santa Cruz Island rangeland, as a result of ecological manipulation: primarily, through the introduction of an effective natural insect enemy of the prickly pear; and secondarily, by the initiation of better range management in promoting plant competition through wild sheep ...
R Goeden, C Fleschner, D Ricker
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244 Antioxidant Activity of Opuntia Cactus Pears [PDF]

HortScience, 2000
Flavonoid content and antioxidant activity in peel and pulp samples of four different cactus pear fruit varieties were investigated. Major cactus fruit flavonoids were quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin. Greater amount of quercetin was found in the pulp compared with the peel samples in all varieties examined. Both kaempferol and isorhamnetin were
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Productive, Morphological and Nutritional Indicators of Cactus Pear in a Semiarid Region

Agronomy
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of irrigation depths (IDs) with brackish water and levels of organic fertilizer (OF) on the morphological aspects, production, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of cactus pear grown in a semiarid ...
Daniel Bezerra do Nascimento, André Luiz Rodrigues Magalhães, Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo, Alexandre Tavares da Rocha, Getúlio Figueiredo de Oliveira, Amélia de Macedo, Cleyton de Almeida Araújo, Hideo de Jesus Nagahama, Thieres George Freire da Silva, Silvia Helena Nogueira Turco, Rayanne Thalita de Almeida Souza, Glayciane Costa Gois, Fleming Sena Campos   +12 more
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Antioxidant fortification of yogurt with red cactus pear peel and its mucilage

CyTA - Journal of Food, 2019
The addition of red cactus pear peel and its mucilage on color, bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity (AC) of yogurt was investigated. Peel and its mucilage were dried and used for the formulation of different yogurt blends following a constrained
Paola Hernández-Carranza, Karen Y. Jattar-Santiago, Raúl Avila-Sosa, Ivonne Pérez-Xochipa, José A. Guerrero-Beltrán, Carlos E. Ochoa-Velasco, Irving I. Ruiz-López   +6 more
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Cactus pear: Organic and mineral fertilization

, 2022
As regiões semiáridas são caracterizadas pela baixa precipitação que afeta diretamente a disponibilidade de alimentos para a produção animal. O cultivo de espécies forrageiras que melhor adaptam-se a estas condições é essencial para evitar perdas produtivas, sendo a palma forrageira uma alternativa importante de alimento.
Pessoa, Rosa Maria dos Santos, Pessoa, Angela Maria dos Santos, Costa, Dinah Correia da Cunha Castro, Azevêdo, Paulo César da Silva, Gois, Glayciane Costa, Campos, Fleming Sena, Vicente, Saullo Laet Almeida, Ferreira, Joyanne Mirelle de Sousa, Araújo, Cleyton de Almeida, Lima, Deneson Oliveira   +9 more
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Issue Information

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.
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Phosphorus recovery from agricultural waste via cactus pear biomass. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Auteri N, Scalenghe R, Saiano F.
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Drivers of Adoption of Sustainable Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Innovations and Conservation Agriculture by Smallholder Farmers in Morocco

Agronomy
Climate change poses significant challenges for countries in Northern Africa such as Morocco. Smallholder farmers are especially vulnerable to climate change because they experience several challenges in the adoption of climate-resilient practices.
Laura Eline Slot, Fatiha Fort
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Prickly Pear Cactus

, 2011
This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing prickly pear cactus.
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Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Calcium-Treated Cactus Pear Mucilage (Opuntia spp.), Pectin and Alginate Single-Biopolymer Films. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2023
Van Rooyen B, De Wit M, Osthoff G, Van Niekerk J, Hugo A.   +4 more
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