Cactus is an important fodder option for semiarid regions of the world. The energy and water
supplied by this forage has long been used by livestock, and cactus cultivation has …

Worldwide, the invasiveness of Opuntia spp. and its impact on various ecosystem services
has been recognised especially in semi-arid areas where rainfall is erratic. The semi-arid …

This study aimed to evaluate the extraction/exportation of macronutrients by cladodes of
'Gigante'cactos pear, grown under diferente spacings and doses of cattle manure applied to …

Abstract Background and Aims Due to their high water use efficiency, Crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) plants are of environmental and economic importance in the arid and …

The prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) is an essential economic and ecological medicinal
plant in arid and semi-arid areas, especially in Morocco, where water scarcity affects its …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of macronutrients in cladodes and yield
of cactus pear, cv.'Gigante', cultivated with different cattle manure doses and plant spacings …

This work aimed to evaluate extraction/export of nutrients and dry matter production in
the'Gigante'cactus pear, grown in different spacings and fertilizations 620 days after …

Background Cacti establish mostly occurs under the canopy of nurse plants which provide a
less stressful micro-environment, although mechanisms underlying this process are …

Objetivou-se determinar a eficiência fotoquímica da palma forrageira 'Gigante'cultivada sob
diferentes espaçamentos e doses de esterco bovino na região semiárida. O experimento foi …

Mycorrhizal fungi are an essential component to consider for better management of soil
fertility, particularly in degraded rangelands of drylands. The present article presents a field …