Vol. 28 (2026)

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Published: 04-02-2026

Scientific Papers

Resistance of cactus pear clones (Opuntia spp.) to Dactylopius opuntiae: pomological and phenological characterization

Asmae Azzouzi, Hamza Anejjar, Mustapha Ait Chitt, Abdelmalek Boutaleb Joutei, Rachid Lahlali, Taoufiq Benziane

310-325
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Chemical composition and in vitro nutritional value of forage cacti (Opuntia ficus- indica) silage with additives

Aurora Sainz-Ramírez, Michel Porcayo-Cabrera, Alejandro Adelaido Morales- Cruz, Felipe López-González, Maria Danaee Celis-Alvarez, Valentín Hernández-Gil, Luis Alberto Mejía-Uribe, Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán

298-309
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Field effectiveness of biorational insecticides against Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) in commercial Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. production in Morelos, Mexico

Álvaro Gonzalez-Hernandez, Porfirio Juarez-Lopez, Irán Alia-Tejacal, Víctor Lopez-Martinez, Edgar Martínez-Fernández, Nelson Avonce-Vergara

282-297
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Water deficit and extreme temperatures inhibit seed germination of Echinocereus cinerascens (DC.) Lem.

Beatriz Quiroz-González, Ana Gabriela Flores-Vargas, H. Azael Ramírez-Tobias, Cecilia B. Peña-Valdivia, J. Alonso Alcalá-Jáuregui, Hugo M. Ramírez Tobías

270-281
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Influence of carbon sources on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of pitaya (Stenocereus sp.) wines

Luisaldo Sandate-Flores , Jorge A. Santiago-Urbina, Rebeca G. Ortiz Mena, Octavio Guerrero-Andrade, Sugey R. Sinagawa García

253-269
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Alternaria alternata and Phoma spp., associated with Necrotic Spot Syndrome in Giant Cardon in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Diana Medina-Hernández, Edgar Omar Rueda-Puente, Daniel Ruiz-Juárez, Mónica Gutiérrez-Rojas, Betzabé López-Corona, Ramón Jaime Holguín-Peña

236-252
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Phytochemical and functional evaluation of the peels of six varieties of Opuntia spp. from Hidalgo, Mexico

Irving Sosa-Crespo, David Abram Betancur-Ancona, Luis Antonio Chel-Guerrero, Cristian Jiménez-Martínez, Javier Vioque-Peña, Santiago Gallegos Tintoré

217-235
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Effects of organic amendments and humic substances on tender cladode production of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Guillermo Niven Martínez, Rigoberto E. Vázquez-Alvarado, Emilio Olivares-Sáenz, Santiago de Jesús Méndez-Gallegos, Ángel Bravo-Vinaja, Ma. del Carmen Ojeda-Zacarias, Edgar Vladimir Gutiérrez-Castorena

206-216
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Bacterial community structure associated with healthy and cladode-thickened of Opuntia ficus-indica plants during the dry and rainy seasons

Tania Ortega-Tagle, Ernestina Valadez-Moctezuma

182-205
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Germination of Peniocereus greggii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose is regulated by seed age and temperature, not scarification

Fernando D. Loweree-Rivera, Eulalia E. Villavicencio-Gutiérrez, Carlos R. Morales-Nieto, Raúl Corrales-Lerma, José H. Vega-Mares, Guadalupe N. Aguilar-Palma, Federico Villarreal-Guerrero

168-181
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Fungal diversity in healthy and cladode-thickened Opuntia ficus-indica under drought and rainfall conditions: A metagenomic approach

Tania Ortega-Tagle, Ernestina Valadez-Moctezuma

143-167
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Agronomic Performance and Mineral Composition of Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica L. Mill.) Inoculated with Native Rhizobacteria

Verónica Elizabeth Niño-Villanueva, Rosalinda Mendoza Villarreal, Valentín Robledo-Torres, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Rodríguez, Pablo Preciado-Rangel

128-142
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Antioxidant Ice Cream from Opuntia streptacantha Fruit Peel: Development and Characterization

Rafael Zamora-Vega , Héctor Eduardo Martínez-Flores , José Octavio Rodiles-López , Eunice Tranquilino- Rodriguez , Iván Ulises Castillo Garibay , Martha-Estrella García-Pérez, Eréndira Valencia-Avilés

109-127
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Circular valorization of nopal (Opuntia spp.) waste through anaerobic digestion: biofertilizer quality, agronomic response and carbon footprint

Juan Luis Ríos-Plaza, Rafael Zúñiga-Valenzuela, J. Guadalupe Luna-Ortega, Martha Vianey Perales-García, Anselmo Gonzáles-Torres, Sarai Shesarelli Mendoza-Retana

93-108
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Assessment of fruit ripening status and mass loss thresholds in cactus pear cultivars undergoing room-temperature storage

Jorge A. Zegbe-Dominguez, Victor Daniel Gámez-Cardoza

78-92
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Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of stamens in four species of the genus Opuntia

José Valero Galvan, Miroslava Quiñones-Martínez, Raquel González-Fernández

62-77
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Profitability analysis of prickly pear cactus in different production systems in the state of Mexico

Liliana Guadalupe Alfaro-Martínez, Clemente Gallegos-Vázquez, Rosendo Hernández-Martínez, Genaro Aguilar-Sánchez, Álvaro Llamas-González2, Juan Ángel Álvarez-Vázquez

47-61
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A State of the Art and Research Trends on the Rhipsalis Genus: A Bibliometric Analysis

Jorge Alberto Alejandre-Rosas, Lizandro Ramirez-Trejo, Tomas Rivas-García, Bernardo Murillo-Amador , Alejandra Alvarado-Mávil, Fabiola Hernández-Ramírez

28-46
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Cactus pear management alternatives in Brazilian savannah: agronomic aspects, chemical composition, macro and micronutrient content

João Paulo Matos Pessoa, Samila Barbosa Lisboa, Dhiéssica Morgana Alves Barros, Gleice Kelle Silva Marques Vilela, Shirlenne Ferreira Silva, Maysa Callado Moura, Clara Beatriz Marques da Silva Xavier, Marcos Lenyn Rodrigues dos Santos, Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo, Francinaldo Nunes Pessoa-Filho, Luan Felipe Reis Camboim, Leane Veras da Silva, Ricardo Loiola Edvan

13-27
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Cold Storage Effects on Quality of Parthenocarpic and Pollinated Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.) fruits

Berenice Karina Flores-Hernández, Ma. de Lourdes Arevalo-Galarza, Manuel Livera-Muñoz, Cecilia Peña-Valdivia, Aida Martinez-Hernández, Cecilia García-Osorio, Guillermo Calderón-Zavala

1-12
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