The production of beneficial microorganisms is the first step to obtain a commercial-based product for application in agriculture. In this study, prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) pruning waste was evaluated as raw material large amounts Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) reducing number generated wastes. Specifically, five PGPMs constituting synthetic microbial consortium with com...

El acceso al recurso hídrico es una de las necesidades básicas para la supervivencia los seres humanos y animales, por ende, necesario buscar estrategias procesos que mejoren calidad del agua potable, basada en sustentables, amigables con el medio ambiente seguro consumo humano. Por tanto, presente artículo realiza revisión detallada uso coagulantes naturales tratamiento potable propósito reemp...

The purpose of the present study was to assess protective effects ‘Opuntia ficus indica’ (family Cactaceae) against osteoporosis induced by cadmium chloride in female Wistar rats. Experiments were carried out on 36 male rats (6-8 weeks old) divided into four groups nine each: a control group, group treated with (3,5 mg/kg /day) subcutaneous injection, Opuntia indica extract (100 mg/Kg/day) gava...

Ploidy has been well studied and used extensively in the genus Opuntia to determine species boundaries, detect evidence of hybridization, and infer evolutionary patterns. We carried out chromosome counts for all members of the Humifusa clade to ascertain whether geographic patterns are associated with differences in ploidy. We then related chromosomal data to observed morphological variability,...

Cactus is a plant that naturally grows in tropical and semi-tropical regions of the world. The composition of this mucilage is believed to differ from species to species. Hence, comparative study was carried out on mucilages of Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) and Opuntia stricta (OS) as regard to their physico-chemical properties and acute toxicity levels. The study indicated that solubility of the ...

Cellulose is the most abundant material in earth, it considered a renewable polymer of cell walls wood and plant cells, their interest use different field purpose extracting namely: cellulose native (cotton), transformation into sheets (paper filter paper), cupric cellulose, zinc (industrial applications), functionalization cellulosic materials printed electronics, textile, treatment, medicine,...