coconut palm
Tree (Cocos nucifera) of the palm family, one of the most important crops of the tropics. Its slender, leaning, ringed trunk rises from a swollen base and is topped by a graceful crown of giant, feathery leaves. The large ovoid or ellipsoid mature fruits have a thick, fibrous husk surrounding the familiar single-seeded nut. The nut contains a white and somewhat sweet meat, which is eaten raw; coconut oil is extracted from the meat. The nutritious liquid “milk” at the centre may be drunk directly from the nut. The husk provides coir, a fibre highly resistant to salt water that is used in the manufacture of ropes, mats, baskets, brushes, and brooms. The nutshells are used as containers and often decoratively carved.
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Bacterial diseases
| Bacterial diseases | |
|---|---|
| Bacterial bud rot | Erwinia spp. |
Fungal diseases
Virus and viroid diseases
| diseases | |
|---|---|
| Cadang-cadang | Coconut cadang-cadang viroid |
| Foliar decay | SS-DNA, identity uncertain |
| Tinangaja | Coconut tinangaja viroid |
| Natuna wilt | Not known |
| Premature decline | Not known |
| Soccoro wilt | Not known |
Phytoplasmal diseases
| Phytoplasmal diseases | |
|---|---|
| Awka disease | Phytoplasma |
| Blast | Phytoplasma suspected |
| Cape St. Paul wilt | Phytoplasma |
| Cedros wilt | Phytomonas stahellii |
| Heart rot | Phytomonas stahellii |
| Kaincope disease | Phytoplasma |
| Kalimantan wilt | Phytoplasma suspected |
| Kribi disease | Phytoplasma |
| Lethal decline | Phytoplasma |
| Lethal disease | Phytoplasma |
| Lethal yellowing | Phytoplasma |
| Pudricion del cogollo | Phytoplasma |
| Root wilt disease | Phytoplasma suspected |
| Stem necrosis | Phytoplasma suspected |
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
| Miscellaneous diseases and disorders | |
|---|---|
| Bristle top | Not known |
| Dry bud rot | Not known, but possibly vectored by the insects Sogatella kolophon and S. yubana |
| Finschafen disease | Not known |
| Frond rot | Physiological disorder |
| Leaf scorch decline | Not known |
| Malaysia wilt | Not known |
References
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Last updated on Monday June 09, 2008 at 05:07:36 PDT (GMT -0700)
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