Cacti : biology and uses / edited by Park S. Nobel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nobel, Park S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cactus.

Cactus--Utilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared.

Contents:

CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; 1. EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS; 2 SHOOT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; 3 ROOT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; 4 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY; 5 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; 6 POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; 7 CONSUMPTION OF PLATYOPUNTIAS BY WILD VERTEBRATES; 8 BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION; 9 MESOAMERICAN DOMESTICATION AND DIFFUSION; 10 CACTUS PEAR FRUIT PRODUCTION; 11 FRUITS OF VINE AND COLUMNAR CACTI; 12 FORAGE, FODDER, AND ANIMAL NUTRITION; 13 NOPALITOS, MUCILAGE, FIBER, AND COCHINEAL; 14 INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES; 15 BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-520-92788-5

1-59734-520-2

OCLC:

475931691