Impact of the female and hermaphrodite forms of Opuntia robusta on the plant defence hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91524-5
Abstract: The optimal defence hypothesis predicts that increased plant defence capabilities, lower levels of damage, and lower investment in vegetative biomass will occur more frequently in sexual forms with higher resource-demanding tissue production and/or younger plant… read more here.
Keywords: opuntia robusta; defence hypothesis; plant; defence ... See more keywords
Hepatoprotective Effect of Opuntia robusta Fruit Biocomponents in a Rat Model of Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Fibrosis
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11152039
Abstract: Liver fibrosis is a chronic disease associated with oxidative stress that has a great impact on the population mortality. Due to their antioxidant capacity, we evaluated the protective effect of Opuntia robusta fruit (Or) on… read more here.
Keywords: liver fibrosis; histopathology; robusta fruit; effect opuntia ... See more keywords