1995 Proceedings of the Professional Association 
for Cactus Development

Table of Contents

Ecophysiology and Genetic Improvement

Recent Ecophysiological Advances for Opuntia ficus‑indica and Other Cacti
Park S. Nobel 

Evaluation of Fruit Quality and Production of Cold‑Hardy Opuntia Fruit Clones
John Parish and Peter Felker

 An Overview of Genetic Resources for Opuntia Production in Mexico
Eulogio Pimienta-Barrios  

Development of the Cactus Pear Industry in Argentina and Possibilities for Export to the United States
Judith Ochoa de Cornelli

 Marketing and Economic Analyses

Cactus Pear and Nopalito Production in Mexico
Claudio A. Flores V.  

Marketing Cactus to Restaurants
Jay McCarthy

Merchandising, Distribution, and Marketing Nopalitos and Cactus Pears
Karen Caplan

Nopalito Production

Organic Fertilization for Production of Young Tender Pads of Opuntia spp in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Rigoberto E. Vasquez A. And Clemente Gallegos V.

Evaluation of Fifteen Genotypes of Opuntia spp for Prickly Pear in Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico C. Gallegos-Vasquez, R. D. Valdez-Cepeda, Fidel Blanco Macias, and R. E. Vazquez-A.

Development of the Nopalito Industry in Texas (audio‑visual presentation; no paper)
Ernest Bippert

 Effects of Cactus on Type II Diabetes

Clinical Trials with Opuntia to Control Diabetes
Israel Casteneda Andrade

The Effect of Opuntia in Lowering Serum Glucose Among NIDDM Patients: A Systematic Review - Preliminary Findings
Gilbert Ramirez and Christine Aguilar

Use of Cactus for Cattle Feed

Animal Feeding Trials with Opuntia in Northern Mexico
Jesus Fuentes Rodriguez

Cultivated Cactus as Forage in the "Mixteca Poblana" Region of Mexico
Pedro Ponce Javana and Claudio Flores

 Suggestions for Mechanization of Harvesting Cactus for Cattle Feed
Gene Walker, Stan Brown, Darwin Baucum, and Peter Felker

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