Coconut palm is an important economic plant species in fragile coastal and island
ecosystems of the tropics. The palm is a multipurpose perennial crop whose diversity at …

A collection of 96 palms, representing 16 diverse coconut accessions from the International
Coconut Genebank for South Asia and the Middle East (ICG-SAME), Kidu, India, was …

Coconut palms are classified into two major types, viz.,'talls' and'dwarfs', which mainly differ
in their pollination behavior of cross-and self-pollination, respectively. Due to this difference …

Due to the great economic importance of coconut palm in Brazil and the development of a
coconut breeding program intended to produce intravarietal hybrids, the present work aimed …

Cocos nucifera L. is a perennial multipurpose palm grown widely in the humid tropics. It
provides nutritious food and refreshing drink, edible oil and non-edible uses, fiber of …

Hybrid authentication is important in the selection of good quality hybrid seedlings in
coconut before distribution to various stakeholders. Fourteen coconut specific SSR primer …

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 …

Considerable progress has been made in evolving high-yielding coconut cultivars and
hybrids with desirable traits, despite critical constraints in breeding due to heterozygous …

Background Legitimacy in breeding and commercial crop production depends on optimised
protocols to ensure purity of crosses and correct field planting of material. In oil palm, the …

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 …