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Adapting to Climate Change with Opuntia

Plants, 2023
Adapting our food production chain and increasing the flora and fauna’s livelihood in climate change-affected areas using Opuntia is not only theoretical but already exists in practice in many places. This cactus grows in unsuitable soil for most species
Ana O. S. Jorge, Anabela S. G. Costa, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opuntia in México: identifying priority areas for conserving biodiversity in a multi-use landscape. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: México is one of the world's centers of species diversity (richness) for Opuntia cacti. Yet, in spite of their economic and ecological importance, Opuntia species remain poorly studied and protected in México. Many of the species are sparsely
Patricia Illoldi-Rangel, Michael Ciarleglio, Leia Sheinvar, Miguel Linaje, Victor Sánchez-Cordero, Sahotra Sarkar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opuntia ficus-indica as an Ingredient in New Functional Pasta: Consumer Preferences in Italy

Foods, 2021
Opuntia ficus-indica is a source of minerals and vitamins and has recently been used as ingredient to make a new functional variety of pasta. Italy was the first country in the world to produce pasta and is also the second largest producer of Opuntia in ...
Nadia Palmieri, Alessandro Suardi, Walter Stefanoni, Luigi Pari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mulching Increases Water Use Efficiency, Production and Profitability in Forage Cactus–Maize Intercropping Systems

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the growth, forage production, soil water balance, water indices, biological efficiency and competitive capacity of forage cactus and maize in monoculture and intercropping, with or without mulch. The experiment was conducted in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil, using the cactus clone ‘Orelha de Elefante Mexicana’ (OEM ...
Kaique Renan da Silva Salvador, Mário Adriano Ávila Queiroz, Cleber Pereira Alves, José Edson Florentino de Morais, Carlos André Alves de Souza, Agda Raiany Mota dos Santos, Ênio Gomes Flôr Souza, Jose Madson da Silva, Fabiano Barbosa de Souza Prates, Randerson Cavalcante Silva, Adriano do Nascimento Simões, Hugo Rafael Bentzen Santos, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza, Thieres George Freire da Silva   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hechtia mixtecana sp. nov. (Hechtioideae; Bromeliaceae), from Oaxaca, Mexico

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Botanical explorations carried out in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, led to the discovery of a new Bromeliaceae: Hechtia mixtecana,which is here described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with the morphologically similar Hechtia fragilis, Hechtia lyman‐smithii, and Hechtia minuta.
Rodrigo Alejandro Hernández‐ Cárdenas, Adolfo Espejo‐ Serna, Ana Rosa López‐ Ferrari, Sofía Ana Lucrecia Lara‐ Godínez, Andrew Siekkinen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochemical composition of three Opuntia species O. humifusa, O. phaeacantha, O. engelmannii var. lidheimeri. Prospects of their utilization

Овощи России
Relevance. Opuntia distinguished by high adaptability is widespread in many countries of the world. Tolerance to water deficiency and high biological activity provide prospects of its cultivation for food and pharmaceutical industry. In Russia Opuntia is
N. А. Golubkina, N. A. Bagrikova, V. A. Lapchenko, H. V. Lapchenko, T. S. Naumenko, G. D. Levko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinel Aluminate‐Based Heterojunctions as Photocatalyst: A Review

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Spinel aluminates (MAl2O4; M = Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr) serve as robust platforms for designing heterojunction photocatalysts. Their stable lattices, tunable band structures, and efficient charge transport enable improved light‐driven carrier separation, significantly enhancing pollutant degradation efficiency in advanced photocatalytic systems.
Ancy Kurian, Sumathi Shanmugam
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu, Pei‐yan Wang, Ya‐nan Li, Nan Hu, Yun‐yuan Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Pasteurization on Chemical and Functional Properties of Xoconostle (Opuntia joconostle) Juice

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2020
Background: The xoconostle (Opuntia joconostle Web.) plant is produced mainly in the Central Highlands region of Mexico. The main aim of this research was to determine the effect of pasteurization on chemical and functional properties of xoconostle juice.
S.I. Gómez-Covarrubias, F. Rivera-Cabrera, J.I. Mendoza-Gastelum, V.H. Oidor-Chan, R.C. Aarland, F. Cruz-Sosa, F. Díaz de León-Sánchez, J.A. Mendoza-Espinoza   +7 more
doaj  

Darwin and the plants of the Galapagos-Islands [PDF]

, 2009
During his five year sea voyage with the “Beagle”, Darwin, at the suggestion of the botanist J.S. Henslow, collected more than 1400 vascular plants, and more than 200 of them alone during his short stay on the Galápagos Islands.
Stöcklin, Jürg
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