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The Coconut : Botany, Production and Uses.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Botany, Production and Uses Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coconut.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (432 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : CAB International, 2023.
- Summary:
- Comprehensive book covering all aspects of coconut from origins to cultivation, ecology and physiology, pest and disease management, harvest and post harvesting management, breeding and biotechnology as well as the current and future status of the coconut as one of the most important palm species.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 An Introduction: Botany, Origin and Diversity
- 2 Coconut Ecophysiology
- 3 Management Practices for Coconut Production
- 4 Coconut Production under a Changing Climate
- 5 Pests and Diseases Affecting Coconut
- 6 Physiological and Nutritional Disorders of Coconut
- 7 Harvest and Postharvest Management of Coconut
- 8 Breeding and Genetics for Coconut Improvement
- 9 Coconut Conservation and Propagation
- 10 Coconut Biotechnology
- 11 Coconut Oil: Nutrition and Health
- 12 Traditional Coconut Products
- 13 Global Coconut Trade, Economy and the Value Chain
- 14 The Future of Coconut as an Economic Crop Worldwide
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Adkins, Stephen The Coconut
- ISBN:
- 9781789249729
- 1789249724
- 9781789249736
- 1789249732
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