Vol. 28 (2026)

Scientific Papers

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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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