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A sustainable way of increasing productivity of coconut cultivation using cover crops: A review

Circular Agricultural Systems, 2022
Coconut, as one of the main components of the daily Sri Lankan diet and one of the predominant crops grown in different agroecological zones except in higher elevations, has become a major export-earning crop.
DMNS Dissanayaka, TD Nuwarapaksha, SS Udumann, DKRPL Dissanayake, Anjana J. Atapattu   +4 more
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Chemical Composition, Nutritive Value, Volatile Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Haustorium with Different Transverse Diameter

Foods, 2022
In order to promote the development and utilization of coconut haustorium (CH). The basic chemical composition, volatile profiles and antioxidant activities of three haustoria with different transverse diameters were investigated.
Yufeng Zhang, Jintao Kan, Minmin Tang, Fei Song, Niu Li, Youlin Zhang   +5 more
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Physiology Response and Resistance Evaluation of Twenty Coconut Germplasm Resources under Low Temperature Stress

Horticulturae, 2021
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a tropical evergreen crop with high economic value. Low temperature is one of the main environmental factors that limit coconut productivity.
Chengxu Sun, Ruining Zhang, Zhouyu Yuan, Hongxing Cao, Jerome Jeyakumar John Martin   +4 more
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Development of a Leguminous Leaf Meal Blocks as an Animal Feed

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2011
The present study was carried out with the objective of develoing a leguminous leaf meal (LM) block as an animal feed. Leguminous leaf meals were prepared from sun dried leaves and twigs of Acacia mangium (Acacia), Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia ...
SC Somasiri, S Premaratne, HAJ Gunathilake, HA Abeysoma, JHMN Satsara   +4 more
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Megathyrsus maximus as a raw material for organic fertilizer production: A feasibility study

Technology in Horticulture, 2023
Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass) has a high potential for use as a raw material for organic fertilizer production. In the present study, leaf nutrient content and dry matter yield of naturally grown M.
S. S. Udumann, D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka, T. D. Nuwarapaksha, D. K. R. P. L. Dissanayake, Anjana J. Atapattu   +4 more
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Changes in Functional Components and Activities of Functional Coconut Plant-based Yogurt during Storage

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2023
Coconut milk and concentrated coconut water were used as raw materials to develop functional coconut plant-based yogurt, and the yogurt without concentrated coconut water was selected as the control.
Xiaoming ZHAO, Fei SONG, Yufeng ZHANG, Songlin ZHAO, Hui WANG   +4 more
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Effect of Frozen Periods on Volatile Flavor Compounds of Coconut Water Based on GC-IMS and Chemometrics Analysis

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2023
In this paper, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectroscopy (GC-IMS) and chemometrics were used to investigate the changes of volatile substances in mature coconut water after freezing at −18 ℃ for 0, 1, 2 and 3 months (CW0, CW1, CW2 and CW3).
Jintao KAN, Yuanyuan WANG, Fei SONG, Jianguo ZHANG, Yufeng ZHANG   +4 more
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Effects of pyrolysis temperature on chemical composition of coconut-husk biochar for agricultural applications: a characterization study

Technology in Agronomy, 2023
Coconut husk, a plentiful agricultural waste, rich in cellulose and lignin, is abundant in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The emergence of new green energy technologies harnessing coconut husk has intensified interest in biochar production ...
D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka, S. S. Udumann, T. D. Nuwarapaksha, Anjana J. Atapattu   +3 more
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Molecular Identification and Characterization of Two Groups of Phytoplasma and Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus in Single or Mixed Infection of Citrus maxima on Hainan Island of China

Biology, 2022
The pathogens associated with citrus Huanglongbing symptoms, including yellowing and mottled leaves in Citrus maxima, an important economic crop on Hainan Island of China, were identified and characterized.
Shao-Shuai Yu, An-Na Zhu, Wei-Wei Song, Wei Yan   +3 more
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Comparative analysis of coconut testa oil recovered by dry and wet processing methods

Grasas y Aceites
The aim of this study was to compare the quality indices and antioxidant capacity of coconut testa oil (CTO) produced by dry and wet processes. In the dry process, coconut testa from fresh nuts was dehydrated and subjected to oil extraction using a ...
D.G.C.S. Illangarathne, J.M.N. Marikkar, B.G.R.R. Bandara, H.P.D.T. Hewa Pathirana, L.L.W.C. Yalegama   +4 more
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