The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Opuntia sulphurea (Cactaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 Opuntia sulphurea Gillies ex Salm-Dyck 1834 (Cactaceae) acts as an invasive species due to its ability to survive in various environments. In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Opuntia sulphurea, which was 122,740 bp in ...
Jinyuan Chen +5 more
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Opuntia Fiber and Its Potential to Obtain Sustainable Materials in the Composites Field: A Review
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Opuntia spp. is a plant widely distributed in the world that has traditionally been used in the food sector. Alternatively to the conventional uses of this plant, this work gives an overview of current knowledge about Opuntia fiber, focusing on several ...
Jessica Castellano +2 more
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Ecological Notes on Species of Cleridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Associated With the Prairie Flora of Central North America [PDF]
, 2018 The association of eighteen species of Cleridae (Coleoptera) with tallgrass and shortgrass prairie ecosystems in central North America is reported for the first time.
Mawdsley, Jonathan R
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Botanical Sciences, 2017 Background: In the present study, we have investigated the morphological variation in a set of five Opuntia species from the Algerian steppes using 49 UPOV descriptors. Questions: which of the 49 descriptors that can be used as powerful estimators of
Boubakr Hadjkouider +4 more
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Anti-atherogenic properties associated with the antioxidant activity from the hydrophilic extracts of Halimeda incrassata (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) [PDF]
, 2017 Seaweeds are a source of natural antioxidants having potential application in oxidative stress and associated diseases. In this work, anti-atherogenic properties associated with the antioxidant activity from the hydrophilic extracts of Halimeda ...
Claudina, Zaldívar-Munoz +8 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2021 Opuntia dillenii is a medicinal plant with frequent usage in folk medicine to treat many illnesses. The present study aims to investigate the protective effect of Opuntia dillenii seed oil against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
Mohamed Bouhrim +12 more
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Geographical Range and Laboratory Studies on Apanteles opuntiarum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Argentina, a Candidate for Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America [PDF]
, 2014 La polilla de la tuna, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), es una plaga que amenaza las Opuntia spp. nativas de América del Norte. Se han implementado varias estrategias para su control, erradicándola de México pero no de los Estados ...
Carpenter, James E. +6 more
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Fruit production from Opuntia ficus-indica ecotypes in comparison to commercial Italian clones [PDF]
, 2018 Fruit production, as an elementary chemical characteristic of the fruit, was evaluated in 16 Opuntia ficus-indica Portuguese ecotypes cultivated in a marginal soil without tillage, in the second and third years after plantation. The O.
Gazarini, Luiz +2 more
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El género Opuntia (Opuntioideae–Cactaceae) en el departamento de Santander, Colombia
Biota Colombiana, 2018 Se realizó el estudio taxonómico del género Opuntia en los municipios de Los Santos y Piedecuesta (Inspección de Policía de Pescadero), Santander, Colombia.
Daniela Porras-Flórez +2 more
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The physiological response of two green calcifying algae from the Great Barrier Reef towards high dissolved inorganic and organic carbon (DIC and DOC) availability. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Increasing dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations associated with ocean acidification can affect marine calcifiers, but local factors, such as high dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations through sewage and algal blooms, may interact with ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer +4 more
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