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A Hobby Brings Unexpected Opportunities

A Hobby Brings Unexpected Opportunities. By Gertrud Konings- Dudin El Paso Community College. Echinocereus stramineus & Escobaria tuberculosa. Echinocereus dasyacanthus. Common Name: Strawberry Cactus. Markets in Mexico. Nopales. Tunas. Yard with Indian Fig Prickly Pears.

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A Hobby Brings Unexpected Opportunities

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  1. A Hobby Brings Unexpected Opportunities By Gertrud Konings-Dudin El Paso Community College

  2. Echinocereusstramineus & Escobariatuberculosa Echinocereusdasyacanthus

  3. Common Name: Strawberry Cactus

  4. Markets in Mexico Nopales Tunas

  5. Yard with Indian Fig Prickly Pears

  6. Fodder For Livestock

  7. 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

  8. Short-Course in Genetics at NIH 2008

  9. 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

  10. From: The Launch Pad – X Prize Foundation – Unknown artist design

  11. Opuntiaficus-indicain a Vacuum Chamber Atmosphere of 13,245 ft altitude

  12. Join A Club! EPCC Native Plant Club Transmountain Campus

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