Comparison of Opuntia ficus indica varieties of Mexican and Argentine origin for fruit yield and quality in Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 405-422

  Felker, P ^a,b,f   Rodriguez, S Del C ^c   Casoliba, R M ^c   Filippini, R ^d   Medina, D ^d   Zapata, R ^e  

^a Universidad Catolica de Santiago del Estero   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c ICyTA ICQ Fac Agronom Y A   (Argentina)

^d Univ Nac Santiago Estero Av B   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^f 383 W Market Street

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Fruit firmness; Intravarietal

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CROP YIELD; FRUIT;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARGENTINA (FISH); CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 7444259107     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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