Coconut Biotechnology: Towards the Sustainability of the ‘Tree of Life’
Widely known as the ‘tree of life’, coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) provides a bountiful source for making a wide variety of healthy foods and industrial items. Its cultivation, however, has been encountering seriously destructive issues including lethal diseases and natural adversities which are curren...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Towards the Sustainability of the ‘Tree of Life’: an Introduction
- Biology, Ecology and Evolution of Coconut
- Improving the Value of the Coconut with Biotechnology
- In situ and Ex situ Conservation of Coconut Genetic Resources
- Collecting Coconut Germplasm for Disease Resistance and other traits
- Diversity Studies Using Molecular Markers
- Genome Studies for Effective Management and Utilization of Coconut Genetic Resources
- Biotechnology Contributing to Integrated Pest Management: The Example of Two Major Coconut Pests, Oryctes rhinoceros and Brontispa longissima
- Dealing with Lethal Yellowing and Related Diseases in Coconut
- Germplasm Re-establishment and Seedling Production: Embryo Culture
- Coconut Micropropagation for Worldwide Replanting Needs
- Towards Innovative Coconut Breeding Programs
- Index