PRELIMINARY STUDIES IN WESTERN SAMOA USING VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COCONUT PALM (COCOS NUCIFERA L.) AS GROWING MEDIA

1974 ◽  
pp. 1983-1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.G. Reynolds
1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Stamps ◽  
Michael R. Evans

Abstract A comparison was made of Canadian sphagnum peat (SP) and Philippine coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) coir dust (CD) as growing media components for greenhouse production of Dracaena marginata Bak. and Spathiphyllum Schott ‘Petite’. Three soilless foliage plant growing mixes (Cornell, Hybrid, University of Florida #2 [UF-2]) were prepared using either SP or CD and pine bark (PB), vermiculite (V), and/or perlite (P) in the following ratios (% by vol): Cornell = 50 CD or SP:25 V:25 P, Hybrid = 40 CD or SP:30 V:30 PB, UF-2 = 50 CD or SP: 50 PB. Dracaena root growth was not affected by treatments but there were significant mix × media component interactions that affected plant top growth parameters. In general, the growth and quality of D. marginata were reduced by using CD in Cornell, had no effect in Hybrid, and increased in UF-2. S. ‘Petite’ grew equally well in all growing mixes regardless of whether CD or SP was used; however, plants grew more in Cornell and Hybrid than in UF-2. S. ‘Petite’ roots, which were infested with Cylindrocladium spathiphylli, had higher grades when grown in CD than when the media contained SP.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana da Silva Lédo ◽  
Edson Eduardo Melo Passos ◽  
Humberto Rolemberg Fontes ◽  
Joana Maria Santos Ferreira ◽  
Viviane Talamini ◽  
...  

Abstract Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the most important tropical species used by man, known as “tree of life”. In recent decades, with the expansion of coconut growing areas, limitations such as the occurrence of pests, uniformity of crops, adaptation to different ecosystems and others have affected the production and longevity of coconut trees. This review describes the major advances in propagation techniques of coconut palm, conventionally, by seeds and through plant tissue culture techniques from the mid-twentieth century onwards, as well as phytosanitary aspects that should be considered to mitigate the spread of pests and diseases.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. e0214193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Tayler ◽  
Cristopher A. Boya ◽  
Liuris Herrera ◽  
Jamie Moy ◽  
Michelle Ng ◽  
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Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4712 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
WAYNE MYRIE ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ASSUNTA BERTACCINI ◽  
BRIAN W. BAHDER

A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus mackaspringi sp. n., is described from Spring Garden, Jamaica. This new taxon is associated with coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) and was found while surveying palm plots with active cases of lethal yellowing (LY). This is the first report of the genus Oecleus from Jamaica. Sequence data for the COI gene and 18S gene are also provided. 


2006 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.P. Gomes ◽  
M.A. Oliva ◽  
M.S. Mielke ◽  
A-A.F. de Almeida ◽  
H.G. Leite

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Melendez-Ramirez ◽  
V. Parra-Tabla ◽  
P. G. Kevan ◽  
I. Ramirez-Morillo ◽  
H. Harries ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e0151309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Mendes Loiola ◽  
Alinne Oliveira Nunes Azevedo ◽  
Leandro E. C. Diniz ◽  
Wilson Menezes Aragão ◽  
Carlos Diego de O. Azevedo ◽  
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