Crop Production

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COCONUT (General)

INTRODUCTION Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. Coconut fruit is a drupe, not a true nut. A drupe is a fruit with a hard stony covering enclosing the seed (like a peach or olive)...

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Plantain

Plantain

Introduction Plantain formerly known as Musa sapientum but now called Musa paradisiaca belongs to the banana family Musaceae. It is one of the less sweet cultivated varieties  (cultivars) of the genus Musa whose fruit is also known as the banana. They are stapled...

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