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A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
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A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
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Louhaichi, Mounir
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Clifton, Kathryn
Islam, Muhammad Qamar, Imtiaz Ahmed |
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crop-livestock
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| Description |
The cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the plant from hellfire; it suffered this unfortunate reputation by association with the upright prickly pear (known by the scientific name as Opuntia stricta), its close “cactus cousin.”
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2016-02-01T21:25:47Z
2016-02-01T21:25:47Z |
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Blog
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http://drylandsystems.cgiar.org/news-opinions/prickly-cactus-journey-hellish-plant-farmer%E2%80%99s-darling
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/XC5ZPDXX/v/78c790c761fa8a83a450cb8a3a88a53e Mounir Louhaichi, Kathryn Clifton, Muhammad Islam, Imtiaz Ahmed Qamar. (20/7/2015). A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling. URL: http://drylandsystems.cgiar.org/news-opinions/prickly-cactus-journey-hellish-plant-farmer%E2%80%99s-darling https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/3134 Open access |
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en
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CC-BY-4.0
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DOCX
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CRP on Dryland Systems (DS)
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