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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill: a sustainable fodder plant for the dry areas

author(s) Louhaichi, Mounir - Hassan, Sawsan
from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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Mounir Louhaichi, Sawsan Hassan. (7/10/2018). Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species: Opuntia ficus-indica (L. ) Mill: a sustainable fodder plant for the dry areas. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill: a sustainable fodder plant for the dry areas

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Abstract

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill is a drought-tolerant shrubby plant with nutritional and health benefits. Able to acclimate to harsh environments, it can produce fodder with minimum inputs and can be used as a source to fill gaps in the feeding of livestock

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