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The Tropical Agriculturist. The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon February 1934

1934

It will be seen however that of the two methods that concerned with the increase of the actual weight of the kernel is the one to be aimed at since the present marketing practice is to sell copra by weight and appearance and not on oil content.78 So the problem can be simply stated that the most important aim on the part of those engaged on the genetical study of the coconut palm should be to i [...] The length of the frond and the character 1) considered next the length of the petiole ;In' closely connected with the ability of the frond to support the bunch of nuts bur its rift. [...] 5. NUMBER OF BRANCHLETS ON INFLORESCENCE The length of inflorescence stalk is positively correlated with the total length of the inflorescence in this respect resembling as one would expect the relation between the total length of the frond and length of petiole. [...] It is a sater standard than the number of nuts since in this case a weight is more reliable than a count and it has an advantage over the weight of the unhusked nut in that the weight of the husk might vary a good deal according to the humidity of the atmosphere and might take up large quantties of water during rainy weather. [...] This is one of the most delicate fruits of the Tropics and I enthusiastically endorse the claim that it partakes of the combined flavor of the strawberry and the grape.
agriculture environment
Pages
68
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Editorial
73-74 unknown view
Studies on the Coconut Palm.—I
75-97 W.V.D. Pieris view
Notes on Orchids Cultivated in Ceylon Spathoglottis Aurea Vieillardi(Garden Variety)
98-100 K.J. Sylva view
Kashmir Plants
101-107 unknown view
Agricultural Progress in Nyasaland
108-110 unknown view
Reviews
111-113 unknown view
Tea Research Institute of Ceylon
114-117 unknown view
Tea Research Institute of Ceylon
118-120 unknown view
Animal Husbandry In Ceylon—Part II
121-135 unknown view
Animal Disease Return for the Month Ended 31 January 1934
136-136 Martin Wijayanayaka view
Meteorological Report January 1934
137-137 H. Jameson view

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