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2022 Searching for Silphium: An Updated Review

From luxury spice to medical cure-all, silphium was a product coveted throughout the ancient world and occupied an essential...

07/19/2025
2008 Sustainable Water Utilization in Arid Region of Iran by Qanats

To make use of the limited amounts of water in arid region, the Iranians developed man-made underground water channels...

06/15/2025
1995 On‐orbit measurement of TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter antenna pattern

Satellite altimeters make extremely precise and accurate measurements of the range to the sea surface. In order to achieve...

12/30/2024
2016 Performance Evaluation of Moringa oleifera and Available Roughages (Maize and Australian Sweet Jumbo) on Feeding Values of Growing BLRI Cattle Breed-1 (BCB-1) Bulls

Good quality roughage is being positive response to increase the production and productivity of ruminant animals was developed as...

12/11/2024
2018 Cactus as a Fodder and Beyond

Last month, FAO jointly with ICARDA (International Centre for Research in Dry Areas) and University of Chile organized 9th...

12/11/2024
2018 Fruit production from Opuntia ficus-indica ecotypes in comparison to commercial Italian clones

Fruit production, as an elementary chemical characteristic of the fruit, was evaluated in 16 Opuntia ficus-indica Portuguese ecotypes cultivated...

12/11/2024
2022 Challenges Inherent in Controlling Prickly Pear Species; Global Review of the Properties of Opuntia stricta, Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia monacantha

Opuntia species (prickly pear) were deliberately introduced to many countries around the world for fruit, cochineal dye production, living...

12/11/2024
2020 Biocarbon Derived from Opuntia ficus indica for p-Nitrophenol Retention

Activated carbon obtained from Opuntia ficus indica by sodium hydroxide activation was employed for the adsorption of p-nitrophenol from...

12/11/2024
2023 Arthrobacter sp. Inoculation Improves Cactus Pear Growth, Quality of Fruits, and Nutraceutical Properties of Cladodes

A study was undertaken to determine the effects of a strain of Arthrobacter sp., a Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPB),...

12/10/2024
2019 Solar air drying for innovative Opuntia ficus-indica cladode dehydration

Providing a case study of general applicability in all world’s semi-arid regions where the plant is increasingly harvested, we...

12/10/2024
2009 Nitrogen: All Forms Are Not Equal

By understanding the different chemical forms of nitrogen, you can manage root zone pH and avoid toxic buildup of...

12/10/2024
1969 Protein Content of Seed: Increase Improves Growth and Yield

“The content of protein in the seed correlated with subsequent growth and yield, indicating that the amount of endogenous...

12/10/2024
2009 The brighter side of soils: quantum dots track organic nitrogen through fungi and plants

Soil microorganisms mediate many nutrient transformations that are central in terrestrial cycling of carbon and nitrogen. However, uptake of...

12/10/2024
2008 Plants can use protein as a nitrogen source without assistance from other organisms

Nitrogen is quantitatively the most important nutrient that plants acquire from the soil. It is well established that plant...

12/09/2024
2000 Uptake Of Organic Nitrogen In The Field By Four Agriculturally Important Plant Species

Uptake of glycine was studied in four plants commonly used in grasslands in northern Europe (Phleum pratense, Trifolium hybridum,...

12/09/2024
2008 Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crops

Growers need sound information to guide their management decisions on organic vegetable production practices in California, yet specific information...

12/09/2024
2015 A New Paradigm in Nitrogen

The traditional understanding of how plants take up and use nitrogen has been that plants can only use the...

12/09/2024
2017 Bone Mineral Density, Mechanical, Microstructural Properties and Mineral Content of the Femur in Growing Rats Fed with Cactus Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. (Cactaceae) Cladodes as Calcium Source in Diet

For several years, populations of developing countries including Mexico and Latin America have been undergoing changes in dietary habits...

12/08/2024
2011 Evaluation of oxalates and calcium in nopal pads (Opuntia ficus-indica var. redonda) at different maturity stages

The content of calcium oxalate and calcium in powder from Opuntia ficus-indica (nopal pad) was investigated. Atomic absorption spectrometry...

12/08/2024
2007 Physicochemical Characterization of Nopal Pads (Opuntia ficus indica) and Dry Vacuum Nopal Powders as a Function of the Maturation

This paper presents the physicochemical and nutrimental characterization of fresh nopal (Opuntia ficus indica, Redonda variety) and nopal powder...

12/08/2024

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