Cacti (Opuntia spp.) as a fodder crop for marginal lands in the Mediterranean basin

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 581, Issue , 2002, Pages 21-46

  Le Houerou H N ^a  

^a Ecology Development and Management of Arid Lands   (France)

Author keywords

Animal nutrition; Animal production systems; Arid land; Cactus; Cactus pear; Erosion control; Land rehabilitation; Range management; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344326102     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.581.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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