“…There, the agroclimatic conditions allow its cultivation in opensky throughout the year (Anculle-Arenas et al, 2017). However, in other countries, where they are not available, such as Mexico, intensive breeding has been used in confined systems such as the "Nopalotecas" (Campos-Figueroa and Llanderal-Cázares, 2003;Alonso et al, 2013;Hernández et al, 2017;Zacarías-Alvarado et al, 2020), which ensures its quality, safety, and supply chain. Except for Alonso et al (2013), in all these studies, only performance has been assessed based on the number of females, fresh weight, or dry weight per cladode.…”