Cladode brown spot (CBS) is an important disease of prickly pear cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) in Brazil. No standard method exists for sampling in the field. A study was conducted in 30 fields of prickly pear (cv. Miúda) ...

Cladode brown spot (CBS) is an important disease of Nopalea cochenillifera in the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil. It has been reported in several countries, but its etiology is controversial, attributed to a complex ...

This chapter aims to cover the potential phytochemical, medicinal, and industrial applications of the cactus fruit and cladodes and their by-products. An important component of cactus fruit and other products is pigments, ...

Cactus prickly pear (Nopalea cochenilifera) cladodes showing brown spot symptoms were collected of 18 fields of the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, from March to June 2014. The symptoms were prevalent in 100% of ...

A review of the latest world-wide findings from scientific studies about the medicinal properties of cactus products is presented as well as their traditional and popular uses. Plants were used by ancient civilizations to ...

Black spot disease, caused by the hemibiotrophic fungus Pseudocercospora opuntiae, is one of the main phytosanitary problems of cactus (Opuntia spp.). Through mass selection, one cultivar of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. ...