Fresh Pecorino Cheese Produced by Ewes Fed Silage with Prickly Pear By-Products: VOC, Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics Detected with a Neuro-Sensory Approach Combining EEG and TDS [PDF]
FoodsThe reuse of by-products from plant processing as feed for animals aligns with the principles of a circular economy. Feeding dairy ruminants agro-industrial by-products often alters the chemical composition and sensory characteristics of dairy items.
Riccardo Gannuscio +11 more
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Bioactive Compounds and Sensory Analysis of Freeze-Dried Prickly Pear Fruits from an Inter-Andean Valley in Peru [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Prickly pear fruits are seasonal and have shades ranging from pale green to deep purple. Their pigments are associated with bioactive compounds, being sensitive to thermal transformation processes for their conservation.
David Choque-Quispe +9 more
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Selenium-Induced Enhancement in Growth and Rhizosphere Soil Methane Oxidation of Prickly Pear [PDF]
PlantsAs an essential element for plants, animals, and humans, selenium (Se) has been shown to participate in microbial methane oxidation. We studied the growth response and rhizosphere methane oxidation of an economic crop (prickly pear, Rosa roxburghii Tratt)
Yiming Wang +5 more
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The Development and Characterization of a Novel Prickly Pear–Grape Distilled Spirit [PDF]
FoodsA novel distilled alcoholic beverage was produced by fermenting yellow and red prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) fruits with two Cypriot grape varieties (Mavro and Xynisteri), followed by traditional distillation.
Artemis P. Louppis +4 more
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Effects of Opuntia stricta var. dillenii Extracts Obtained from Prickly Pear and an Industrial By-Product on Maturing Pre-Adipocytes [PDF]
PlantsOpuntia stricta var. dillenii, a member of the Cactaceae family, produces a fruit known as prickly pear. This fruit is rich in bioactive compounds, including betalains and phenolic compounds, which play an important role in health promotion due to their ...
Iván Gómez-López +4 more
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Evaluation of Prickly Pear’s Pulp Powder (Opuntia stricta) on Physicochemical Properties of Raw and Cooked Analogue Burgers [PDF]
مجله پژوهشهای علوم و صنایع غذایی ایران, 2023 Introduction There has been an increasing demand for functional analog meat products due to environmental, human health, and animal welfare concerns.
Parisa Shahiri Tabrestani +4 more
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Prickly Pear Cactus Control in Pastures
EDIS, 2011 Prickly pear cactus is not a problem in every pasture in Florida, but where it is found, it is often the biggest and most difficult issue to manage: mowing prickly pear fragments the pads and dramatically increases the infestation, and although prickly ...
Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers
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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,
R Goeden, C Fleschner, D Ricker
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Drying of Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) and Its Potential as a Solid Biofuel
Agronomy, 2022 Prickly pear is a species that shows great capability to grow in harsh environments with potential for being used as an energy resource. The aim of this paper was to characterize prickly-pear mature cladodes in terms of chemical, proximal, and fuel ...
Guillermo San Miguel +2 more
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Revue Nature et Technologie, 2022 The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) adapted to the conditions of arid areas where it offers to man and animals its nourishingand therapeutics properties The importance of this crop is related to its diversity of use and ecological role The ...
Tahar HADJ SADOK +3 more
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