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 …

Plantation crops include perennials grown over large areas in monoculture, excepting fruit
trees grown in orchards. These crops face both abiotic and biotic stresses, incited by factors …

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 …

Host plant resistance offers long-term and sustainable solution in biotic stress management
in coconut. Among the diseases affecting coconut, phytoplasmal diseases reported from …

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is an economically important plantation crop grown widely in
tropical and sub-tropical regions and coastal ecosystems worldwide. The impact of global …

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the most extensively cultivated palms with
innumerable uses. The aim of this chapter is to acquaint the reader with natural diversity and …

Coconut is a monocotyledonous palm with wide diversity among the tall and dwarf types.
The perennial nature with long pre-bearing phase, high heterozygosity, self-and cross …

The coconut palm is a multi-purpose plantation commodity that is endemic to tropical coasts.
Despite the genus' homogeneity, intraspecies variability has been employed to boost …