Some physical fruit properties of cactus pear (Opuntia spp) that grow wild in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-8

  Karababa, Erşan ^a   Coşkuner, Yalçin ^a   Aksay, Salih ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Fruit; Mediterranean; Physical characteristics; Seed; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; CACTACEAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; OPUNTIA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 12344290682     PISSN: 19386648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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