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2017

Inglese, P.; Liguori, G.; de la Barrera, E.

Ecophysiology and reproductive biology of cultivated cacti Book Chapter

In: Inglese, P.; Mondragón, C.; Nefzaoui, A.; Sáenz, C. (Ed.): Chapter 4, pp. 29-41, FAO & ICARDA, 2017.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: climate change, food security, fruit, gas exchange, opuntia, reproductive ecophysiology

2009

de la Barrera, E.; Pimienta-Barrios, E.; Schondube, J. E.

Reproductive ecophysiology Book Chapter

In: de la Barrera, E.; Smith, W. K. (Ed.): Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology: A Tribute to Park S. Nobel, pp. 301-335, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2009.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: establishment, evolution, flower, fruit, nectar, pollinator, reproductive ecophysiology, seed

2004

de la Barrera, E.; Nobel, P. S.

Carbon and water relations for developing fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller, including effects of drought and gibberellic acid Journal Article

In: Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 55, no. 397, pp. 719-729, 2004.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: abscisic acid, cactus, CAM, carbon, drought, fruit, gibberellic acid, opuntia, photosynthesis, water

de la Barrera, E.; Nobel, P. S.

Nectar: properties, floral aspects, and speculations on origin Journal Article

In: Trends in Plant Science, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 65-69, 2004.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: evolution, Ferocactus, flower, fruit, nectar, opuntia, phloem, pollinator, sugar, water

2003

Nobel, P. S.; de la Barrera, E.

Tolerances and acclimation to low and high temperatures for cladodes, fruits and roots of a widely cultivated cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica Journal Article

In: New Phytologist, vol. 157, pp. 271-279, 2003.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: acclimation, cactus, climate, fruit, opuntia, prickly pear, root, sugar, temperature, tolerance

2002

Nobel, P. S.; de la Barrera, E.; Beilman, D. W.; Doherty, J. H.; Zutta, B. R.

Temperature limitations for cultivation of edible cacti in California Journal Article

In: Madroño, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 228-236, 2002.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: agriculture, cactus, CAM, CO2, cultivation, fruit, Hylocereus, opuntia, temperature

Nobel, P. S.; de la Barrera, E.

High temperature and net CO2 uptake, growth, and stem damage for the hemiepiphytic cactus Hylocereus undatus Journal Article

In: Biotropica, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 225-231, 2002.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: acclimation, cactus, CAM, desert, fruit, Hylocereus, necrosis, neutral red, pitahaya, root, temperature, tropical forest

2000

Nobel, P. S.; de la Barrera, E.

Carbon and water balances for young fruits of platyopuntias Journal Article

In: Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 109, no. 2, pp. 160-166, 2000.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: cactus, CAM, ecophysiology, fruit, opuntia, phloem