Correlations between cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) cladode nutrient concentrations and fruit yield and quality

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-171

  Karim, Mohammad R ^a   Felker, Peter ^b,c   Bingham, Ralph L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Cladode nutrient content; Fruit quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032244961     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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