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A Hobby Brings Unexpected
OpportunitiesBy
Gertrud Konings-DudinEl Paso Community College
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Echinocereus dasyacanthusEchinocereus stramineus &
Escobaria tuberculosa
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Common Name: Strawberry Cactus
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Markets in Mexico
Nopales Tunas
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Yard with Indian Fig Prickly Pears
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Fodder For Livestock
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Specialties of Cacti
• They tolerate poor soils and are pioneer plants• They tolerate extreme heat and sun exposure• There are high altitude cacti that tolerate
freezing• Cacti need little water• Some cacti are very productive• Cacti are edible• Many have medicinal properties
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Short-Course in Genetics at NIH 2008
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Providing an Atmosphere NASA Project :
"Carbon-Based Astronaut Advanced Life Support“
Principal investigator Dan Hawk, UW-Green Bay
In Collaboration with Cindi Schmitt, Divide, Colorado, High Altitude Agriculture
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From: The Launch Pad – X Prize Foundation – Unknown artist design
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Opuntia ficus-indica in a
Vacuum Chamber
Atmosphere of 13,245 ft altitude
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