Pharmacological Actions of opuntia ficus indica
Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) belongs to the family Cactaceae. Family Cactaceae is reported to contain about 130 genera and nearly 1500 species. This plant is native of Mexico and it is widely distributed in Mexico and in all American hemispheres as well as in Africa and in the Mediterranean basin.
Sewage Sludge Conditioning using Opuntia Ficus Indica Juice
This work aimed to study the possibility of using plant matter, Opuntia ficus indica juice (OFIJ), for conditioning the Beni-Messous (Algiers) wastewater treatment plant sludge. The optimum dosage of OFIJ was found to be 0.4 g×kg-1 of dry matter, for which the residual turbidity, the dryness of the filtration cake, and the specific resistance of filtration were found to be 2.5 NTU, 24% and 0.13×1012 m×kg-1, respectively.
Effect of supplementation by cactus on female goats
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of barley substitution by cactus during pre-mating phase on some reproductive parameters and blood metabolites of goats.
Forty adult goats of local breed were allocated to two groups based on live their weight. Each goat of both groups received 0.9 kg of barley straw. Goats on concentrate group (CC) received in addition 425g/goats/day of a concentrate (mixture of 80% barley and 20% soybean). Goats in the cactus group (CAC) received 256g of a concentrate (mixture of 68% barley and 32% soybean) and 2600g of cactus pads. Feeding regimes were applied on the average for one sexual cycle before mating and continued until 5 weeks after.
Mesquite clearing and more seeds
Today:
- I dug up around five mesquite and trimmed two down to a single trunk
- Planted flax seeds
- Noticed that sorghum seeds are sprouting
- Planted a few more cactus pads that were in decent shape
Gate post part one
Today saw the installation of a telephone pole that will serve as a gate post. It's on the north end of the entrance, pictures below.
I surveyed the cactus field and found that about 70% of the surviving pads are budding out. This is amazing in light of the damage they sustained. No visible intrusions of the electrified perimeter either.
Tomatoes and onions got planted today after some additional rototilling in the backyard.
Basins created around cactus
Yesterday and today planting of available pads continues. Today saw the completion of fashioning basins around the cactus and agave. Wind and thunderstorms are predicted for today, so development continues inside.
Cactus Replanting Ongoing
Today saw approximately twenty (20) more cactus replanted that had died from cold or javelina damage. Late morning saw a ferocious windstorm start so that's as far as it went.
Cactus Replanting Started
I have begun replanting cactus that the javelina destroyed along with the cold spells. I also lined the compost pit with manure.