List of Contributors
Preface

1. Evolution and Systematics
Robert S. Wallace and Arthur C. Gibson
2. Shoot Anatomy and Morphology
Teresa Terrazas Salgado and James D. Mauseth
3. Root Structure and Function
Joseph G. Dubrovsky and Gretchen B. North
4. Environmental Biology 
Park S. Nobel and Edward G. Bobich
5. Reproductive Biology
Eulogio Pimienta-Barrios and Rafael F. del Castillo
6. Population and Community Ecology
Alfonso Valiente Banuet and Hector Godinez-Alvarez
7. Consumption of Platyopuntias by Wild Vertebrates 
Eric Mellink and Monica E. Riojas-Lopez
8. Biodiversity and Conservation
Thomas H. Boyle and Edward F. Anderson
9. Mesoamerican Domestication and Diffusion
Alejandro Casas and Giuseppe Barbera
10.Cactus Pear Fruit Production
Paolo Inglese, Filadelfio Basile, and Mario Schirra
11. Fruits of Vine and Columnar Cacti
Avinoam Nerd, Noemi Tel-Zur, and Yosef Mizrahi
12. Forage, Fodder, and Animal Nutrition
Ali Nefzaoui and Hichem Ben Salem
13. Nopalitos, Mucilage, Fiber, and Cochineal
Carmen Saenz-Hernandez, Joel Corrales-Garcia, and Gildardo Aquino-Perez
14. Insect Pests and Diseases
Helmuth G. Zimmermann and Giovanni Granata
15. Cactus Breeding and Biotechnology
Brad Chapman, Candelario Mondragon Jacobo, Ronald A. Bunch, and Andrew H. Paterson

Index