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Coconut-sourced MCT oil: its potential health benefits beyond traditional coconut oil
Plant dietary lipids remain one of the most intriguing and complex classes of biological molecules. Among them, medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs)...
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Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.), the perennial tree crop, has a productive lifespan of six to seven decades. During its life cycle, soil plays a crucial...
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Cryopreservation of Coconut and Arecanut Pollen
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and arecanut (Areca catechu L.) are important commercial crops sustaining the life of millions of small and marginal...
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Basal stem rot disease of coconut and arecanut in India: present status and challenges
Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma spp . is a disease of serious concern in many plantation crops especially coconut and arecanut. The Ganoderma spp....
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Extraction, structure characterization and biological activity of polysaccharide from coconut peel
Taking coconut peel as raw material, the extraction process of coconut peel polysaccharide (CPP) was optimized by boiling water extraction. The...
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Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistance in Coconut
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is an economically important plantation crop grown widely in tropical and sub-tropical regions and coastal ecosystems...
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Resistance gene analogs (RGAs) of coconut respond differentially to Phytophthora palmivora and exogenous salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate
Coconut ( Cocos nucifera L.) is a tropical crop currently gaining immense popularity as a 'health food'. A long-duration crop, coconut cultivation...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase the survival and growth of micropropagated coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) plantlets
Coconut is a crop of economic importance, and protocols for the propagation in vitro of coconut are already in use. However, during acclimatization,...
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Feeding pigs with coconut oil affects their adipose miRNA profile
BackgroundCirculating miRNA molecules are intensively studied for their usefulness as biomarkers of civilization diseases. Meanwhile, it is known...
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The phytoplasma associated with Bogia coconut syndrome in Papua New Guinea is a new phytoplasma in the group of the lethal yellowing syndromes (LYTS) of coconut and other palms
Coconut significantly contributes to nutrition and livelihoods of more than 8 million Asia–Pacific households and is specifically linked to the...
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Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Genetic diversity is an important determinant of future yield security and hence is a significant factor for crop varietal improvement. Genetic...
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The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
BackgroundDespite having a 92% concentration of saturated fatty acid composition, leading to an apparently unfavorable lipid profile, body weight and...
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Development and characterization of non-coding RNA-derived simple sequence repeat markers in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Non-coding RNA (ncRNA)-based SSR markers are highly useful in molecular breeding as ncRNAs play a significant role in gene regulation. In the present...
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Pests and Their Management in Coconut
Important pests of coconut include Rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros Linn., red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, black headed caterpillar...
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Expression profiling of cell cycle regulatory genes E2F and CDKA during early stages of zygotic embryo culture in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Coconut ( Cocos nucifera L.) is known to be highly recalcitrant to in vitro manipulations. The current study was conducted to comprehend the impact of...
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Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Coconut
Abiotic stressors associated with the climate change phenomenon are a serious threat to crop cultivation, especially in perennials like coconut...
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Coconut Genomics
Cocos nucifera, the tree of life, accounts for 1.8% of the global vegetable oil industry and is also the direct income for millions of smallholder...
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Yield loss in coconut variety East Coast Tall (ECT) owing to rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus M. infestation
Nut yield reduction in East Coast Tall (ECT) variety of coconut palms with exotic and invasive rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW) infestation @ low...
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Prospects and Advances in the Management of Coconut Wood Borers
Coconut is considered as the “Tree of Life” and is one of the most important crops for the Asia and Pacific region providing food, nutrition, and...
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Coconut Sugar- a Potential Storehouse of Nutritive Metabolites, Novel Bio-products and Prospects
Coconut sugar is prepared by concentration of inflorescence sap, popularly called as neera or Kalparasa ® , collected by tap** the unopened coconut...
