Opuntia forage production systems: Status and prospects for rangeland application

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 428-434

  Guevara, J C ^a   Suassuna, P ^b   Felker, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

^b Paulo Suassuna Consultoria Ltd   (Brazil)

^c D'Arrigo Bros   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Cultural practices; Economic feasibility; Fertilization; Progeny

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; COLD TOLERANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; HEALTH IMPACT; HERITABILITY; HYBRID; LESION; RANGELAND; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA ELLISIANA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 70349683033     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-226.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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