Opuntia (prickly pear) a genus of about 90 species native to North and South America, has been distributed globally over the past two centuries. Sixty species have become naturalized, and at least 15 are considered major weeds. Opuntia species provide some of the earliest and most spectacular ...
146 Corrosion Inhibitors, Principles and Recent Applications chrome, lead, arsenic, among others, because they are toxic and dangerous to health and environ- ment. Formulations of alternative compounds with more biocompatibility and low costs have led to the development of the green inhibitors also ...
During the growing season, we can usually restock sets and trays weekly. Most individual plants will go in and out of stock through the seasons, but they are also restocked weekly when available. Thursday is usually the best day of the week for finding plants in stock. Spring and Summer ...
Interestingly, the possible reason why the abortion of energetically expensive fruits has not been eliminated by natural selection is that the aborted fruits are propagules able to root and produce new plants with the same genotype of the mother. Abortion would have a dramatic effect on cross-...
Finally, the interaction between yeast commu- nities and cactus tissues may yield distinct volatile compounds which are used by the flies as clues for locating a suitable breeding site (Fogleman, 1982; Fogleman & Abnil, 1990). The objective of the present paper is to determine whether two ...
DSC results revealed a glass transition temperature (Tg) below room temperature for all prepared blend films, indicating that they are flexible and soft at room temperature. The results corroborated that the addition of glycerol at 30% and the GA to the OFICP increased the stability of the ...
We have tested many oils advertised as “prickly pear oil” but at much lower prices. These oils were not from Morocco – most often from Mexico and India. They may be oil made from cactus seeds but they are not the same at all. ...
werethemost abundantproteinfractions,withcontentsvariedfrom2.6to11.9mg/mLand2.6e9.5mg/ mL,respectively.Thesewerefollowedbyglutelins(2.3e8.5mg/mL)andprolaminsasthe lowest(1.1e7.9mg/mL)ofthefourproteinfactions.Ontheotherhand,STPscontentvaried between1.13and7.12mg/mL.Regardlessofvariationsinproteincontent...
Opuntia spp. are crops well adapted to adverse environments and have great economic potential. Their constituents, including fruits, cladodes, and flowers, have a high nutritional value and are rich in value-added compounds. Cladodes have an appreciable
The valorization of OFI peel by-products is an absolute necessity to limit waste and preserve the environment, and they can be used in a more profitable way in human and animal feed. The valorization process frequently targets bioactive compounds. This may be extracted using a variety of techniq...