Trends in research on cacti: the food of the future
Júlia Matos Coqueiro,
Lyvia Daim Costa,
Larissa Correia e Silva
et al.
Abstract:Cacti are a distinguished group of plants that stand out for their great nutritional values, diverse uses, and unique morphology, allowing them to grow and thrive under different conditions such as dry, xeric, and even low‐temperature environments. The world is going through significant climate changes that are affecting the agriculture system. Therefore, sustainable and multifunctional crops, as many species of the Cactaceae family are, might be a good alternative in the near future. In this work, the uses of… Show more
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