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Antioxidant Activity of Opuntia spp.: A Review
2021Opuntia spp. are well-known for their agronomical, nutritional, and medicinal values owing to their richness in bioactive phytochemicals and their derived products. Opuntia spp. is a good source of dietary antioxidants having a key role in preventing and treating various human chronic and degenerative diseases.
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Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Breeding
2018Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) belongs to the family Cactaceae which is composed of about 130 genera and 2000 species. It is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of America but can be found in different regions of the world with various climate conditions. The fruit is an ovoid-spherical berry that, at maturity, may vary in color.
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Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Species and Cultivars
2021Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) is a plant genus native to the American continent’s tropical and subtropical regions. Today, cactus pear plants are cultivated in many parts of the world due to their high economic values, health-promoting benefits, and multiple uses. Indeed, cactus pear plays important socioeconomic, agronomic, and ecological roles.
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Industrial Uses of Opuntia spp. By-products
2021Prickly pear cactus stems, better known as Nopal (Opuntia spp.), is spread around the world as feedstock. It has multiple functional compounds which could be applied in functional foods or as source of nutraceuticals. Nopal application in sugar-based confectionery, bakery and dairy products improved the quality and sensorial attributes and provided bio-
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Morphological description of Opuntia spp.: Generalities
The genus Opuntia, which is endemic to the American continent and groups together 181 species, according to Anderson (2002) up to 215 (Hunt, 2002), of which 76 are wild and are found in Mexico, mainly in arid areas (Guzmán et al., 2003), being grouped into 17 series (Bravo, 1978).Diana Marcela Torres Madrid +2 more
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FREEZING TOLERANCE OF OPUNTIA SPP.
Acta Horticulturae, 2002R.D. Valdez-Cepeda +4 more
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Beneficial Effects of Opuntia spp. on Liver Health
Antioxidants, 2023Irene Besné-Eseverri +2 more
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