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DOI	10.1590/S0100-83582020380100040
	CACTUS PEAR: A WEED OF DRY-LANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE
	Iqbal, M. A.1; Hamid, A.1; Imtiaz, H.1; Rizwan, M.2; Imran, M.1; Sheikh, U. A. A.1; Saira, I 1
通讯作者	Iqbal, M. A.
来源期刊	PLANTA DANINHA
ISSN	0100-8358
EISSN	1806-9681
出版年	2020
卷号	38
英文摘要	Climate change characterized by global warming and frequent occurrence of prolonged drought spells has necessitated the cultivation of multipurpose crops which are temperature and drought hardy. This paper evaluates the production potential of cactus pear [Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill.] as an alternate and low-cost forage crop along with the recent advancements in its cultivation and utilization as food crop for supplementing the food security of rapidly increasing populace. The botanical, ecological and physiological traits enabling cactus pear to survive under harsh agin-climatic conditions have been objectively elaborated. A variety of impediments hampering its wide-scale cultivation and future breeding needs for improving the biomass production and nutritional quality have also been identified. The potential of cactus pear to reduce desertification along with imparting sustainability to modern, commercial and profitable agriculture in dry-lands makes it an exceptional plant. Its annual biomass (stems called cladodes) yield of 40-50 t ha(-1) with an appropriate agronomic management may sustain 5-6 adult cows supporting a family of 12-16 people. However, its slow growth, less fruit yield, poor nutritional quality of forage and the fear of cactus pear becoming a noxious weed restricts its popularized cultivation and thus demands a comprehensive genetic improvement and agronomic technology package.
英文关键词	Opuntia ficus indica cladodes emergency water supply forage bank Indian fig
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Pakistan
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000542206800001
WOS关键词	OPUNTIA-FICUS-INDICA ; FORAGE PRODUCTIVITY ; FRUIT-QUALITY ; CLADODES ; L. ; SOIL ; YIELD ; PLANTATIONS ; EFFICIENCY ; CACTACEAE
WOS类目	Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/319729
作者单位	1.Univ Poonch Rawalakot, Fac Agr, Rawalakot, Ajk, Pakistan; 2.PMAS Arid Agr Univ, Dept Agron, Rawalakot, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Iqbal, M. A.,Hamid, A.,Imtiaz, H.,et al. CACTUS PEAR: A WEED OF DRY-LANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE[J],2020,38.
APA	Iqbal, M. A..,Hamid, A..,Imtiaz, H..,Rizwan, M..,Imran, M..,...&Saira, I.(2020).CACTUS PEAR: A WEED OF DRY-LANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE.PLANTA DANINHA,38.
MLA	Iqbal, M. A.,et al."CACTUS PEAR: A WEED OF DRY-LANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE".PLANTA DANINHA 38(2020).