02433nam 22005534a 450 991078024930332120230607214134.00-520-92788-51-59734-520-2(CKB)111087027178632(EBL)224651(OCoLC)475931691(SSID)ssj0000116651(PQKBManifestationID)11131919(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116651(PQKBWorkID)10033282(PQKB)10032296(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055805(MiAaPQ)EBC224651(Au-PeEL)EBL224651(CaPaEBR)ebr10050800(EXLCZ)9911108702717863220010814d2002 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCacti[electronic resource] biology and uses /edited by Park S. NobelBerkeley University of California Pressc20021 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23157-0 Includes bibliographical references.CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; 1. EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS; 2 SHOOT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; 3 ROOT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; 4 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY; 5 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; 6 POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; 7 CONSUMPTION OF PLATYOPUNTIAS BY WILD VERTEBRATES; 8 BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION; 9 MESOAMERICAN DOMESTICATION AND DIFFUSION; 10 CACTUS PEAR FRUIT PRODUCTION; 11 FRUITS OF VINE AND COLUMNAR CACTI; 12 FORAGE, FODDER, AND ANIMAL NUTRITION; 13 NOPALITOS, MUCILAGE, FIBER, AND COCHINEAL; 14 INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES; 15 BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDEXThe Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared.CactusCactusUtilizationCactus.CactusUtilization.583/.56Nobel Park S283350MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780249303321Cacti3687152UNINA