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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
2015 Characterization of Calcium Compounds in Opuntia ficus indica as a Source of Calcium for Human Diet

Analyses of calcium compounds in cladodes, soluble dietary fiber (SDF), and insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) of Opuntia ficus indica...

12/08/2024
1999 Frugivorous Drosophila simulans begins to exploit Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes

The introduction of exotic plants creates potential new niches for endemic animals. European tradespeople brought the cactus Opuntia ficus-indica...

12/04/2024
2013 Water Adsorption Isotherms of Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) Flour

Water sorption isotherms are unique for individual food materials and can be used directly to predict shelf life and...

12/03/2024
2020 Nutraceutical value of kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus L.)

Amaranthus caudatus L. (Amaranthaceae), commonly known as kiwicha, is considered as one of the few multi- purpose pseudocereal crops which...

12/03/2024
2021 Nopal agroecosystems (Opuntia ficus-indica L. Miller) associated with six pre-Columbian crops and documentation of ancestral community knowledge, in Diriamba and San Marcos Nicaragua 2013-2015

The research was conducted in Apompuá, Diriamba and Las Esquinas, San Marcos, Carazo, Nicaragua, in 2013 and ended in...

12/03/2024
2010 NOPAL (Opuntia ficus indica L.), DELICIOSO Y MEDICINAL

La planta de nopal tiene su origen en México, pero tiene una distribución muy amplia ya que se encuentra...

12/03/2024
2016 Opuntia fícus-indica and Nopalea cochenillifera cacti:production systems and uses

The cacti species Opuntia fícus-indica and Nopalea cochenillifera originated in México and are nowadays cultivated in Brazil and other...

12/03/2024
1980 Biophysical properties of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage

The purified mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica is a high MW polysaccharide which behaves as a polyelectrolyte. Viscosity of its...

Phytochemistry 12/03/2024
2014 Antileishmanial activity of Opuntia ficus-indica fractions

Cladodes and fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of abscess and skin inflammation....

12/03/2024

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