Performance of cactus pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] clones in hot arid Region of India

Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages 121-130

  Pareek, O P ^a   Singh, R S ^a   Vashishtha, B B ^a  

^a ICAR Central Institute for Arid Horticulture   (India)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Prickly pear

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 2442566678     PISSN: 19386648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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