The Coconut: Phylogeny, Origins, and Spread comprehensively covers the botany, phylogeny, origins, and spread of the coconut palm. The coconut is used primarily for its oil …
A rich genetic diversity of coconut exists in farmer's fields, which represent valuable genetic resource for breeding. The study was conducted to assess the pattern of diversity in 102 …
Oceanic island ecosystems present immense opportunities for the study of species evolution due to their isolated geographical nature and presence of highly rich species diversity …
The extent of genetic diversity in 26 coconut accessions from the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands was determined using 14 microsatellite markers. A total of 103 alleles were …
AW Meerow, RR Krueger, R Singh, ETL Low… - Genomics of tree …, 2012 - Springer
The palm family, consisting of over 2,500 species arrayed among ca. 200 genera, is the third most economically important family of plants after the grasses and legumes. Three palm …
The major hurdles for genetic improvement of coconut are attributed to its perennial nature, long juvenile period and high heterozygosity, which make conventional coconut breeding …
Genetic diversity is an important determinant of future yield security and hence is a significant factor for crop varietal improvement. Genetic diversity in coconuts is evidenced by …
The Lakshadweep group of islands, located in the south-western part of India in the Indian Ocean is considered unique for its coconut populations owing to its geographic isolation and …
V Niral, K Devakumar, TS Umamaheswari… - Indian Journal of …, 2013 - isgpb.org
The morphological and molecular characterization of a large fruited coconut population was undertaken using twentythree morphological traits, six tender nut traits and eight fruit …