Cacti [[electronic resource] ] : biology and uses / / edited by Park S. Nobel

• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 583/.56
• Soggetto topico: Cactus; Cactus - Utilization
• Altri autori: NobelPark S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cacti
• ISBN: 0-520-92788-5; 1-59734-520-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780249303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II