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Effect of moisture supply on CAM in Opuntia aurantiaca (jointed cactus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.H. Whiting --- Department of Botany, E.E. Campbell --- Department of Botany,The patterns of gas exchange exhibited by Opuntia aurantiaca under controlled conditions (photoperiod 12 h; day/night temperature regime 30/15°C) were investigated for plants subjected to various levels of moisture stress. Unstressed plants exhibited a typical full-CAM pattern of gas exchange... -
Chainfruit cholla (Opuntia fulgida Engelm.) misidentified as rosea cactus (Opuntia rosea DC.) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. Henderson --- , H.G. Zimmermann --- ,Rosea cactus (Opuntia rosea DC.) is a name that has long been used for a densely spiny cactus invading dry savanna in South Africa. Recent efforts to improve biological control of this invasive species using cochineal (Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamarck)) led... -
Silages in the form of diet based on spineless cactus and buffelgrass
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Alberto Jefferson da Silva Macêdo --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Edson Mauro Santos --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo --- Embrapa Semi-arid, Brazil Ricardo Loiola Edvan --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Juliana Silva de Oliveira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Wilma Cristina Cavalcante dos Santos Sá --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Danillo Marte Pereira --- Department of Animal Science, BrazilThis study was conducted to evaluate the fermentation pattern and the in situ dry matter degradability of silages in the form of diet. Five diets were formulated based on spineless cactus (Opuntia fícus-indica cv. ‘Gigante’) and buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris). The... -
Effect of plant spacing and cutting intensity on the morphology and productivity of forage cactus [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.]
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Claudia Maciel Ferreira --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Marcio Vieira da Cunha --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Djalma Cordeiro dos Santos --- Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Brazil Maria da Conceição Silva --- Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Brazil Janerson José Coelho --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, BrazilThe forage cactus cultivar Mexican elephant ear (MEE) [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.] has been widely used in the semi-arid of Brazil because of its resistance to carmine mealybug. Therefore, it is necessary to establish planting and harvesting management strategies for...