Overview
- Covers all aspects of coconut right from origin to cultivation, breeding, physiology and value addition
- Covers the entire spectrum of coconut sector
- Caters to the needs of not only coconut-growing countries, but also for educational purposes in agricultural curriculum all over world
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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About this book
Research work on the crop is comparatively difficult because of its perennial nature, longevity, height, long juvenile phase, large sized nuts, cross pollination and seed propagation. As these special features necessitate greater investment of resources, time and land, it is all the more imperative that research is not duplicated and the information and experience becoming available around the world is shared so that it can be fully utilised. In this context periodic publications, compiling all the available information on coconut assume greater significance. This book is therefore of great value to researchers, students, extension workers, developmental agencies and progressive farmers.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Nampoothiri is a former Director of the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (C.P.C.R.I.), Kasaragod, Kerala, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India. He served as the Head of the Division of Plant Breeding at the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, Benin city, Nigeria for five years. He was also Director of M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India and a FAO consultant. He is the recipient of the Platinum Jubilee Award for coconut research and development from the C.P.C.R.I. His major field of specialization is agriculture: cytogenetics and plant breeding.
Dr. V. Krishnakumar is currently a Principal Scientist (Agronomy) and Head, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (Regional Station), Kayamkulam, Kerala. He served as editor of the Journal of Plantation Crops. As an agronomist he has edited ten books and published more than 100 research and technical articles as well as contributingchapters in various books and technical bulletins.
Mr. P. K. Thampan is the (retired) Chief Coconut Development Officer of the Coconut Development Board, Government of India. Specializing in agronomy, he was involved in the implementation of numerous international COGENT (Coconut Genetic Resources) and APCC (Asian Pacific Coconut community) projects. His field activities cover agricultural extension, agricultural education and integrated development of the coconut industry. Sri Thampan is the founder President of Peekay Tree Crops Development Foundation, a non-governmental organization. He is the recipient of the Dr. C. S. Venkat Ram Memorial Award. He has authored 18 books as well as 200 scientific and technical essays.
Dr. M. Achuthan Nair served as Professor of Agronomy and Director (Academic), Kerala Agricultural University. He is a FAO (UN) consultant. His fields of specialization are plant nutrition, agronomy and agro forestry, and he has published over 100 scientific articles.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.) - Research and Development Perspectives
Editors: K. U. K. Nampoothiri, V. Krishnakumar, P. K. Thampan, M. Achuthan Nair
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2754-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2753-7Published: 05 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2754-4Published: 15 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 834
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Soil Science & Conservation, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Physiology