Finding a Suitable Niche for Cultivating Cactus Pear (<i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i>) as an Integrated Crop in Resilient Dryland Agroecosystems of India

Finding a Suitable Niche for Cultivating Cactus Pear (<i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i>) as an Integrated Crop in Resilient Dryland Agroecosystems of India

Climate change poses a significant threat to agroecosystems, especially in the dry areas, characterized by abrupt precipitation pattern and frequent drought events. Ideal crops, tolerant to these events, such as cactus, can perform well under such changing climatic conditions. This study spatially m...

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Main Authors: Prasenjit Acharya, Chandrashekhar Biradar, Mounir Louhaichi, Surajit Ghosh, Sawsan Hassan, Hloniphani Moyo, Ashutosh Sarker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
cactus suitability
multi-criteria analysis
analytical hierarchical process
precipitation anomaly
mann-kendall test
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/21/5897

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