Towards the understanding of important coconut endosperm phenotypes: is there an epigenetic control?

JGC Angeles, JP Lado, ED Pascual, CA Cueto… - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
The coconut is a major crop of many tropical countries, with the endosperm being one of its
main products. The coconut soft-endosperm variants, the Makapuno and the Lono, are …

Development of EST-SSR markers for genetic diversity analysis in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)

P Preethi, S Rahman, S Naganeeswaran… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Genetic improvement in coconut relies on exploiting the vast existing diversity among
coconut accessions. Robust molecular markers are a pre-requisite for efficient …

Coconut genetic diversity, conservation and utilization

V Arunachalam, MK Rajesh - Biodiversity and conservation of woody …, 2017 - Springer
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 …

Botany, origin and genetic resources of coconut

V Niral, BA Jerard - The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.)-Research and …, 2019 - Springer
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera L., native of the humid tropics, is a versatile, multipurpose
palm with slender unbranched stem crowned with a cluster of long green pinnate leaves …

Breeding of Coconut (Cocos Nucifera L.): The Tree of Life

Y Yang, A Iqbal, R Qadri - Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Fruits …, 2018 - Springer
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a continuous fruiting perennial tropical fruit and oil crop that is
mainly cultivated in the humid and sub-humid coastal tropics. It is a perennial multipurpose …

Coconut breeding in India

RV Nair, BA Jerard, RJ Thomas - … agronomic, abiotic and biotic stress traits, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Island Ecosystems Host Rich Diversity in Coconut (Cocos nucifera): Evidences from Minicoy Island, India

BA Jerard, MK Rajesh, RJ Thomas, V Niral… - Agricultural …, 2017 - Springer
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 …

Phenotype diversity and relationship among kopyor coconut in Jember Regency, Indonesia

Sukendah, MA Yaqin, A Sulistyono - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Kopyor coconut (Cocos nucifera L. family Arecaceae) is a mutant nut from Indonesia and
Jember Regency serves as a center for the growth in the country. The population and …

Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)

A Karun, SV Ramesh, MK Rajesh, V Niral… - Cash Crops: Genetic …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Diversity in Mohachao Narel, a Sweet Endosperm Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Population from Maharashtra, India

K Samsudeen, MK Rajesh, DD Nagwaker… - National Academy …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract 'Mohachao Narel', a coconut variant characterized by sweet and soft kernel with
less fibre content, has been reported from Guhaghar taluk of Ratnagiri district of …