About the Book: Coconut
This book provides an insight into the wonderful coconut palm, traces its origin
and domestication, describes the palm and its diversity, and presents the
research and technology development to facilitate scientific coconut cultivation
and social empowerment. The book is a treasure house of information for
students, growers, researchers, developmental agencies, policy makers, and all
stakeholders connected with coconut development
About the Author: P Chowdappa, V Niral, B A Jerard, K Samsudeen
Dr. Pallem Chowdappa received M. Sc. in 1980 from Sri Venkateswara University,
Tirupathi, Ph. D in 1985 from Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka. He
became Director, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod in
September, 2014.