Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective
<i>Opuntia</i> spp. (forage cactus or spineless cactus) is a plant native to Mexico that is commonly used as alternative nutrient-rich fodder in semi-arid regions. Due to its resistance to drought, forage cactus has become an important least-cost ingredient for formulating balanced ratio...
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| author | Stéfani A. Santos Hortência E. P. Santana Meirielly S. Jesus Iran Alves Torquato Joana Santos Preciosa Pires Denise Santos Ruzene Daniel Pereira Silva |
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| description | <i>Opuntia</i> spp. (forage cactus or spineless cactus) is a plant native to Mexico that is commonly used as alternative nutrient-rich fodder in semi-arid regions. Due to its resistance to drought, forage cactus has become an important least-cost ingredient for formulating balanced rations for ruminants during times of scarcity. In addition, ensiling, an anaerobic fermentation process, is also a strategy used to allow a supply of bulky food all year round, since it conserves forage and maintains its nutritional value. In this sense, using the Scopus database and the visualization tool VOSviewer, the present work proposes a bibliometric analysis of forage cactus silage to track and map the evolution and main issues in the research field, current trends, and future directions. The results revealed that the first publication was in 2013; and since 2020, the number of publications has been growing. Brazil was highlighted, by far, as the most relevant country on the topic, and the top institutions were from northeast Brazil, which has been working on co-authored articles. The current hot research topics are focusing on the mixed silage of forage cactus and other forages such as gliricidia, maniçoba, and sorghum biomass, as well as evaluating the fermentative performance and chemical characteristics for improving ruminal diets, especially for goats and sheep. This study provides important information for researchers to identify gaps and direct their studies to better use the whole potential of forage cactus as an alternative roughage source. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-441ec00c61c5440395b3908f91d92d3f2025-08-20T02:11:05ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372024-10-01101053110.3390/fermentation10100531Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric PerspectiveStéfani A. Santos0Hortência E. P. Santana1Meirielly S. Jesus2Iran Alves Torquato3Joana Santos4Preciosa Pires5Denise Santos Ruzene6Daniel Pereira Silva7Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, BrazilNortheastern Biotechnology Network, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, BrazilCISAS—Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalNortheastern Biotechnology Network, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, BrazilCISAS—Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalCISAS—Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalCenter for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, BrazilCenter for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil<i>Opuntia</i> spp. (forage cactus or spineless cactus) is a plant native to Mexico that is commonly used as alternative nutrient-rich fodder in semi-arid regions. Due to its resistance to drought, forage cactus has become an important least-cost ingredient for formulating balanced rations for ruminants during times of scarcity. In addition, ensiling, an anaerobic fermentation process, is also a strategy used to allow a supply of bulky food all year round, since it conserves forage and maintains its nutritional value. In this sense, using the Scopus database and the visualization tool VOSviewer, the present work proposes a bibliometric analysis of forage cactus silage to track and map the evolution and main issues in the research field, current trends, and future directions. The results revealed that the first publication was in 2013; and since 2020, the number of publications has been growing. Brazil was highlighted, by far, as the most relevant country on the topic, and the top institutions were from northeast Brazil, which has been working on co-authored articles. The current hot research topics are focusing on the mixed silage of forage cactus and other forages such as gliricidia, maniçoba, and sorghum biomass, as well as evaluating the fermentative performance and chemical characteristics for improving ruminal diets, especially for goats and sheep. This study provides important information for researchers to identify gaps and direct their studies to better use the whole potential of forage cactus as an alternative roughage source.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/10/10/531cactus<i>Opuntia</i>silagebibliometrics |
| spellingShingle | Stéfani A. Santos Hortência E. P. Santana Meirielly S. Jesus Iran Alves Torquato Joana Santos Preciosa Pires Denise Santos Ruzene Daniel Pereira Silva Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective Fermentation cactus <i>Opuntia</i> silage bibliometrics |
| title | Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective |
| title_full | Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective |
| title_short | Progress and Trends in Forage Cactus Silage Research: A Bibliometric Perspective |
| title_sort | progress and trends in forage cactus silage research a bibliometric perspective |
| topic | cactus <i>Opuntia</i> silage bibliometrics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/10/10/531 |
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