With the monsoon rains and additional heat, everything is growing. This weekend I will soak the cactus as much as possible.
Antioxidant Content, Capacity and Retention in Fresh and Processed Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica and O. robusta) Fruit Peels From Different Fruit-Colored Cultivars Frontiers
A crop for a forest: Opuntia ficus-indica as a tool for the restoration of Mediterranean forests in areas at desertification risk Frontiers
Chemical structure of mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes. [Adapted from Ref. [12], with kind permission]. ResearchGate
Lactic acid bacteria fermentation improves physicochemical properties, bioactivity, and metabolic profiles of Opuntia ficus-indica fruit juice ScienceDirect.com
