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Published in the journal  GCB Bioenergy, the study covered five years of research. The group had set out to look at how successful different varieties of cactus pear would fare in warm, dry climates. They found that the prickly pear variety ( Opuntia ficus-indica) produced the most fruit and used up 80 percent less water than other varieties to do so. With drought and heatwave events becoming more common worldwide, crops like corn and soybean may likely be heavily affected because they require more water than what might be available in the future. People will need to look for alternative...