PREMISE OF THE STUDY The opuntias (nopales, prickly pears) are not only culturally, ecologically, economically, and medicinally important, but are renowned for their taxonomic difficulty due to interspecific hybridization, polyploidy, and morphological variability. Evolutionary relationships in these stem succulents have been insufficiently studied; thus, delimitation of Opuntia s.s. and major ...

O sucesso do agronegócio no setor pecuário, depende da oferta de forragem para os animais, especialmente em zonas semiáridas, onde as características climáticas e a baixa disponibilidade alimento podem dificultar atividade. Diante disso, o uso práticas agrícolas que melhorem resiliência agrícola dos cultivos possibilitem durante todo ano animais torna-se imprescindível. Dentre tais práticas, de...

Microalgae harvesting by coagulation can use coagulant agents such as alum, synthetic polymers or biocoagulants. Biocoagulants have attracted the attention of researchers because they are natural, biodegradable, and promote high microalgal efficiencies. This study aims to optimize Chlorella vulgaris based on dosage Opuntia cochenillifera extract choice eluent for biopolymer extraction. The outd...

Climate-resilient and highly water-use efficient crops are needed to meet the future food, feed, fiber, fuel demands of a growing human population. Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) productive yet have crop water that approximately 20% traditional due their ability perform crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). In first long-term field trial Opuntia for bioenergy in United States, aboveground biomass (cl...

BACKGROUND This paper is based on ethnobotanical interviews conducted from 1996-2000 in Trinidad and Tobago with thirty male and female respondents. METHODS A non-experimental validation was conducted on the plants used for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus: This is a preliminary step to establish that the plants used are safe or effective, to help direct clinical trials, and to inform C...