1997 Journal of the Professional Association 
for Cactus Development

Table of Contents

Uses of Cactus for Livestock Feed

Opuntia­based Ruminant Feeding Systems in Mexico 

Claudio Flores and Gilberto Aranda

Ecological Characterization of Opuntia Clones in South Texas: Implications for Wildlife Herbivory and Frugivory 

Felipe Chavez, et al.

A Comparison of the Nutritional Value of Opuntia and Agave Plants for Ruminants 

Jesus Fuentes

Feeding Prickly Pear Cactus to Small Ruminants in Northern Mexico. I. Goats 

Jesus Fuentes

Breeding and Genetic Improvement of Cactus Varieties Ethnobotany, Productivity, and Ecophysiology of Pitaya (Stenocereus queretaroensis) 

Eulogio Pimienta, et al.

Environmental Influences on Cactus Pear Fruit Yield, Quality and Cold Hardiness and Development of Hybrids with Improved Cold Hardiness 

Xingnong Wang, et al.

Update on Cactus Pear Breeding and New Products at D*Arrigo Bros. 

R. Bunch

Medical Aspects of Cactus

Hypoglycemic Effect of an Opuntia streptacanta Lemaire Dialysate 

Israel Castañeda

Where Do We Go from Here? 

Gilbert Ramirez

Perspective of the Cactus Pear and Nopalito Growers

Experiences of the Monterrubio Company in Production and Marketing of Cactus Pears and Nopalitos  

Rene Monterrubio

Research Aspects of Cacti

Recent Ecophysiological Findings for Opuntia ficus­indica

Park Nobel

Observations on Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) as a Pest of Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Argentina with SuggestionsON Possible Control Methods

Enrique Lobos and Judith Ochoa

Seed Characterization and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Morphology of the Testa of Three Groups of Argentine Opuntia ficus­indica (Cactaceae)

C. Degano, et al.

Cooperative Program with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  Cactus Net Agroindustrialization Program

Cladodes: a Source of Dietary Fiber

Carmen Sáenz H.

Trends in the Cactus Food Industry

Jay McCarthy

Education for the Use of Cactus in Northern Mexico: A Model

M.E. Murillo­Soto and Jesus M. Fuentes­Rodriguez

The Beles or Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus­indica) in Tigray, Ethiopia

M.O. Brutsch

Quality of Cactus Stems (Opuntia ficus­indica) During Low­Temperature Storage

A. Rodriguez­Felix, M.A. Villegas­Ochoa

Rheology and Aggregation of Cactus (Opuntia ficus­indica) Mucilage in Solution

A. Cárdenas, et al.

Response of Six Cultivars of Tuna Fruits To Cold Storage

Joel Corrales­García, et al.

Industrialization De La Tuna Cardona (Opuntia streptacantha) Prickly Pear Fruit Industrialization (Opuntia streptacantha)

Juan Jose López, et al.