In prickly pear-Opuntia-ficus indica (L.) Miller – the complete removal of the spring flush (flowers and cladodes) promotes a further flowering. The reflowering behaviour of the two main cultivars of ...

If you've spent any time in Mexico or the American Southwest, you may have come across nopales at restaurants or in home cooking. Also called nopalitos, they're used in a wide range of dishes, from ...

Foodscaping isn't just about aesthetics and productivity, as it has several other advantages going for it. From increasing ...

If the first plants you think of when you hear "cactus" are those immense, multi-branched Saguaro cactuses (Carnegiea gigantea) so frequently featured in cowboy movies, you should know there are over ...

Question: I recently bought my first home in Santa Rosa. The backyard has a prickly pear cactus that’s about 6 feet tall. Since it’s the first time I’ve owned one, can you share information about it ...

The nopal cactus is more commonly known as the prickly pear cactus. Many people believe it has multiple health benefits due to its high antioxidant, vitamin, and mineral content. However, research is ...

Agave deserti, Ferocactus acanthodes, and Opuntia ficus-indica were maintained in environmental growth chambers under a constant total daily photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) for 1 yr to ...

Many Mexican communities have drinking water laced with unsafe levels of arsenic and unappealing amounts of sand and other solids. To make the water cleaner, Norma Alcantar, a chemical engineer at the ...

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a start-up founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia ...

Cactus fruit may look intimidating, but once you get past its spiny outsides, it yields a mild and nutrient-rich flesh. This fruit is delicious eaten raw, added to recipes, or turned into a refreshing ...