(Cactaceae), a family of dicotyledonous perennial plants usually having thickened, succulent, fleshy stems covered with spines, hairs, or bristles. Cacti may be treelike, shrubby, or vinelike; some, such as those of Pereskioideae are small trees. The stem may be spherical, ovoid, cylindrical...
FoodMedicineWith excellent quality and flavour of fresh fruits, young leaves of cactus serve as nutritious vegetable and salad dish and the immature fruits for making mock-gherkins. Cactus, with high water use efficiency produce forage for animals, vegetables, and fruits with 14% glucose. ...
As resident species, the pair maintains a small territory where the nest will be built. During the breeding season, competition for food between different species is often intense. In this case, the different bill sizes allow the birds to feed different seeds when they co-inhabit the same is...
primarily because of the night sky found in the deserts, like cactus jelly. In everyday life, cactus may occur as jelly-like in a supermarket, but they are the beauty and grace of the desert. No one can take their eyes from either the desert sky or the cactus decorating the desert’s...
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as a source of fibres, food and for the manufacturing of a Tequila-like drink. Fibres were used to make clothing and ropes. Most of the Agave plant was consumed both raw and cooked. Moreover, both the flower's stem and flowers were used as a food source after being roasted or boiled...
It can provide a new kind of sustainable fuel( 可持续燃料).Nopalimex,a company in Mexico,has made one of the world's first cactus powered factories.The idea came to Sosa in Nopalimex when he was looking for ways to save money for his food factory.He now powers his factory with cactus...
Last, after making gas from prickly pears and manure, their byproducts (副产品) can be used to help grow food. Scientists still need to do more research on making and using prickly pear gas. As projects like Nopalimex show, we have the possibility to produce more sustainable fuel to ...
The 2,000 species of cacti are known for living in extremely dry climates, such as the American Southwest. Cacti are excellent at conserving water. Their leaves are sharp spines, which have been known to cause great pain to animals interested in eating them. The spines also help the plant ...
Herbivorous insects exploit not only the main primary metabolites of plants as nutrients but also many further chemical constituents which have a rich stru... AD Muir 被引量: 48发表: 2003年 Medicinal Food: The Chinese Perspective Medicinal food has a long history of use in China and is based...