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�e coconut odyssey the bounteous possibilities of the tree of life Mike Foale Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Canberra 2003
�e Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was established in June 1982 by an Act of the Australian Parliament. Its primary mandate is to help identify agricultural problems in developing countries and to commission collaborative research between Australian and developing country researchers in fields where Australia has special competence. Where trade names are used this constitutes neither endorsement of nor discrimination against any product by the Centre. ACIAR MONOGRAPH SERIES �is series contains the results of original research supported by ACIAR, or material deemed relevant to ACIAR’s research and development objectives. �e series is distributed internationally, with an emphasis on developing countries. © Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601. http://www.aciar.gov.au email: aciar@aciar.gov.au Foale, M. 2003. �e coconut odyssey: the bounteous possibilities of the tree of life. ACIAR Monograph No. 101, 132p. ISBN 1 86320 369 9 (printed) ISBN 1 86320 370 2 (online) Editing and design by Clarus Design, Canberra Printed by Brown Prior Anderson, Melbourne
Page 1 and 2: The coconut odyssey the bounteous p
Page 6: Foreword Coconut is a tree of great
Page 9 and 10: �e strand posed few biohazards .
Page 11 and 12: Traditional coconut cream and milk
Page 14 and 15: Preface Few plants are more univers
Page 16 and 17: chapter 1 �e coconut odyssey begi
Page 18 and 19: Evolution of the coconut �e ocean
Page 20 and 21: In this way, the coconut palm evolv
Page 22 and 23: Figure 1-5. Zones of latitude withi
Page 24 and 25: ships bound for Cuba and other isla
Page 26 and 27: as the seedling develops. It secret
Page 28 and 29: But there was another motive. Durin
Page 30 and 31: Figure 1-12. Four seasonal mean tem
Page 32 and 33: midwinter, the central heating kept
Page 34 and 35: chapter 2 Surprising diversity amon
Page 36 and 37: Dwarfs have far fewer varieties tha
Page 38 and 39: �ey are also notably better adapt
Page 40 and 41: �e Niu Leka produces many interme
Page 42 and 43: Figure 2-6. Aerial view of North Ke
Page 44 and 45: chapter 3 �e life story of a palm
Page 46 and 47: �e embryo of the seed is conceale
Page 48 and 49: noticeable setback to growth, the s
Page 50 and 51: completing the second full circle.
Page 52 and 53: Why does the palm on the strand lea
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Figure 3-12. �e exposed roots of
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chapter 4 Taking the plunge looking
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Annual rainfall of 2000 mm, which i
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Figure 4-2. Crowded palms, showing
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Figure 4-4. Fruitless and therefore
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chapter 5 Caring for the palm from
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Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, par
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�e only known coconut disease att
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least in the early years) will not
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Table 5.1. Visual symptoms of some
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Table 5.2. Critical levels for mine
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chapter 6 �e productive palm pote
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from a palm with a 10-metre trunk.
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Figure 6-5a. A less likely disaster
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Where there is ready access to a to
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chapter 7 �e fruit and its parts
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have provided the foundation for a
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traces of many minerals, such as po
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Figure 7-3. Coconut milk being sque
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produced particularly in India and
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is lit at one end (requiring coals
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Coconut sap for toddy and sugar In
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(400-600 kg/m 3 ), and finally ther
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Precision cutting recovers the best
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even one metre would be enough to
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Preparing a ‘tender nut’: a spe
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little water left inside. Select on
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Recovering the kernel �e kernel c
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Small, 10-mm cubed pieces of fresh
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chapter 10 �e coconut’s industr
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using annual oil crops. Until then,
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which is the largest exporter. Indi
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on the separation of oil from its e
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skills. �e introduction of simple
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chapter 11 �e wonder food Since a
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Saturated and unsaturated fats Mark
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double bonds are shown beside the n
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Independent researchers in the Unit
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molecules entering into the chemist
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