Although traditionally used as a valuable health supporting nutrient, the vegetative parts of
Opuntia spp. plants are scarcely used in modern nutrition and medicine. While all kinds of …

Natural products and health foods have recently received a lot of attention both by health
professionals and the common population for improving overall well-being, as well as in the …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …

The proximate composition of pulp, skin and seeds of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus
indica) was investigated and is reported on a dry weight basis. The most abundant …

Plants with pronounced succulent tissues present considerable morphological and
phylogenetic diversity. One way to make sense of this diversity is to recognise the common …

For at least 9000 years, agaves and cacti have been cultivated by people all over the world,
for a multitude of purposes, including as ornamentals, as vegetables, for fruits, for fibre, for …

Approximately 40% of a plant's dry mass consists of carbon, fixed in photosynthesis. This
process is vital for growth and survival of virtually all plants during the major part of their …

Large areas of the tropics and subtropics are too arid or degraded to support food crops, but
Agave species may be suitable for biofuel production in these regions. We review the …

The Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington located just
outside Tucson, Arizona, was a major location for early environmental research on cacti …

Sustainable production of lignocellulosic biofuels requires a sufficient supply of biomass
feedstocks. Agave and Opuntia represent highly water-use efficient bioenergy crops that are …