Cactus as Crop Plant―Physiological Features, Uses and Cultivation―

T HORIBE - Environmental Control in Biology, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Today, the stems of edible Opuntia are consumed as vegetables, cattle food, and processed
food, in addition to being used for raw materials in cosmetics and medical supplies in …

Zinc biofortification of the edible cactus Nopalea cochenillifera grown under hydroponic conditions

T HORIBE, H SUMI, R TERANOBU - Environmental Control in …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We investigated the effects of zinc (Zn) supplementation on the growth and Zn accumulation
of the edible cactus Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck by exposing hydroponically …

Cadmium Hyperaccumulator Potential of the Edible Cactus Nopalea cochenillifera

T HORIBE, R TERANOBU - Environmental Control in Biology, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In this study, we evaluated the impact of cadmium (Cd) supplementation on the growth of the
edible cactus Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck and investigated its Cd accumulation …