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Mixed mating strategies and pollination by insects and wind in coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae)): importance in production and selection V. Mele´ndez-Ram1´rez*, V. Parra-Tabla , P. G. Kevan!, I. Ram1´rez-Morillo*, H. Harries*, M. Ferna´ndez-Barrera* and D.
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Pinnawela orphanage is situated northwest of the town Kegalla, halfways between the present capitol Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department.
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a USDA-ARS, North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, Morris, MN 56267, USA b USDA-ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL 61604
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Coconut requires an equatorial climate with high humidity. The ideal mean annual temperature is 27ºC with 5-7º diurnal variation. The palm does not withstand prolonged spells of extreme variations. A well-distributed rainfall of 1300-2300 mm per annum is preferred.
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strong spirits distilled from fermented fruits, grains, sugarcane, or the sap of coconuts or other palm trees; now generally fermented from coconut sap, then distilled to produce an alcoholic beverage that tastes like whiskey.
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Support Sustainable Livelihoods This project intents to re-establish the very means of livelihood of Indonesian people who suffered from the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of December 26, 2004 agriculture.
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The plant species growing on the Tuamotu atolls do not show a high degree of diversity. In addition, in the case of the atoll of Tikehau for example, only 43 out of the 165 plant species recorded up to now have resulted from a natural process of colonisation. The others were introduced.
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In lignin-degrading fungi, copper is essential for the phenol oxidase enzymes that provide this activity. In this paper we report the characterization of a gene (ctr1) coding for a copper transporter in the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.
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Enlarge Description Coconut Cup with Cover, ca. 1533 34 Hans van Amsterdam (Low Countries, 's Hertogenbosch, recorded 1535 65) Silver gilt, coconut (Cocos nucifera); H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), Diam. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.
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