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Closing the Loop in Opuntia Cultivation: Opportunities and Challenges in Residue Valorization
AgronomyGlobal food systems face growing pressure from population expansion and climate change, making the identification of resilient crops a priority. The nopal cactus (Opuntia spp.) stands out for its capacity to thrive in arid environments and for its ...
Alan Jesús Torres-Sandoval +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BACKGROUND:The Opuntia spp. have been used in traditional medicine for many centuries. It is used in the management of diseases that involves oxidative stress, especially diabetes, obesity and cancer.
Ogochukwu Izuegbuna +2 more
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Molecules, 2018 Mucilage extracted from cactus pear cladodes is a hydrocolloid gum. It is a novel, natural, low-kilojoule, cost-effective texture-modifying ingredient in functional food products. Yet, the cultivar with the most optimal nutrient content and the preferred
Alba du Toit, Maryna de Wit, Arno Hugo
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Conservation Letters, Volume 19, Issue 5, September/October 2026.ABSTRACT In the Galápagos Islands, giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.) engineer terrestrial ecosystems. Endemic tortoise lineages have been lost from Floreana and Pinta Islands, resulting in ecosystem shifts, with tortoise population restoration currently being considered using hybrids that include ancestry from the now extinct C.
Max D. Jones +5 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 47, 24 August 2026.Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang +11 more
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, 2017 Carotenoid profiles of different tissues (peel, pulp and whole fruit) of Spanish Sanguinos (red) and Verdal (orange) prickly pears (Opuntia ficus-indica spp.) have been characterized in detail and quantified for the first time.
Cano, M. Pilar +7 more
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eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.Wild edible plants (WEP) in Angola: number of species recorded by family and their distribution ranges; four of the most used WEP: Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae), Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae), and Vitex doniana (Lamiaceae).
Claudete Bastos +4 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020 Fungal and mycotoxin contamination of milk products constitute a potential hazard to human health and food safety. Isolation and identifications of mold and yeast out of 140 milk products samples collected from dairy shops in Qena, Egypt were done ...
Ahmed Ezzat Ahmed +9 more
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TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Sixteenth‐century herbaria are the oldest plant collections that survive today and, as such, they provide valuable insights in past floras and historical botanical interactions. One of the most fascinating still extant 16th‐century herbaria is the four‐volume collection of the German physician, botanist and traveler Leonhard Rauwolf (1535 ...
Anastasia Stefanaki +5 more
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Anticancer and Anti‐Inflammatory Potential of Betalains: A Systematic Review on Preclinical Studies
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.Betalains derived from diverse natural sources, including beetroot (Beta vulgaris), Opuntia ficus‐indica, yellow prickly pear, and Atriplex hortensis “rubra” leaf and seed extracts, as well as purified betalains (amaranthin, celosianin, betanin, betaxanthins, and related derivatives), exhibit significant anticancer and anti‐inflammatory activities in ...
Aroob Fatima +7 more
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