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Figure 3-10. A coconut trunk on a n
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est carried out in a planned way on
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Latitude and climate might restrict
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fruit colours, as well as a less st
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Figure 4-3. Woven coconut leaflets
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�is pest can be killed easily by
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Palatable palms attract hungry crea
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coincidentally related to those tha
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‘intercrops’ will depend very m
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sodium temporarily preventing the d
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5-4 Figures 5-4 to 5-7. Symptoms of
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�e values in Table 5.2 are for th
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First fruits: harvest or damage con
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Beware: falling fruits �e size an
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�e climber holds the trunk with b
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is usually four to six metres long,
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Legacies of evolution Fossil shells
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However, coconut water varies throu
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Coconut cream, and the more dilute
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�e residue of 35-40% has around 2
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Polished shell is used to make butt
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chapter 8 Abundant products health
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of a Dwarf may be 3-5 metres. �e
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300-400 mm diameter above about 1.5
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An image with global appeal Palms o
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chapter 9 Selecting a sound coconut
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�ere are many good dehusking spik
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makes shredding in a blender or jui
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�e mature nut, partially dehusked
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Coconut milk: culinary uses Coconut
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Industrial demand builds the early
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It was thought that coconut would b
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Naturally, the highest price was pa
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Similarly, production of coconut mi
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Niche marketing of highvalue produc
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A valuable staple since antiquity E
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Table 11-1. Proportion of edible fa
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Explanation of Table 11-1 �is tab
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the place in investors’ perceptio
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Table 11.2. Summary of coconut asse
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Diabetes and hypothyroidism As coco