FRUIT PRODUCTION OF CULTIVATED CACTI: A SHORT OVERVIEW ON PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY AND C BUDGET

O. ficus-indica is cultivated for fruit production in areas which greatly differ in ecological terms as well in term of genetic resource basis and crop management.
This leads to a great variation in yield and fruit quality.
Crop value much depends in crop variability in terms of fruit size, which is the major factor for fruit price in Europe.
The increase of crop value very much depends on regular cultural practices such as irrigation and fruit thinning, but it is also dependent on plant crop yield and architecture.
LAI and dry matter partitioning have been measured and show values similar to deciduous fruit trees.
Cactus pear fruit plantations are also efficient in terms of C stock.

VI International Congress on Cactus Pear and Cochineal

P. Inglese, G. Gugliuzza, G. Liguori

O. ficus-indica, temperature, water, light, carbon uptake

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.811.6