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1956

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• Aiyadurai, S.G. (1956) Observations on germination of dry seed coconuts. Madras Agricultural Journal 43, 464-466.

• Allen, P.H. (1956) The rain forests of Golfo Dolce. U. Florida Press, Gainsville.

• Anon (1956) Better copra from new low cost copra dryer. South Pacific Q. Bull 6, 23-24.

• Anon (1956) Coconut oil substitutes. Soap Chemistry Special 32(5) 103.

• Balasubramanian, C (1956) Rainfall [&] yield of coconut in S. Kannara Dt. Indian Coconut J 9, 207-214.

• Baptist, N.G. (1956) Gamma-amino-butyric acid and other free amino acids in the coconut. Nature 178, 1403-1404.

• Brown, E.S. (1956) Entomological research on premature nutfall of coconuts in the British Solomon Islands. Entom.Progr.Rep. No.3. Dept.Agric.,B.S.I.,

• Castel-Branco, A.J.F. (1956) A cochinilha dos coqueiros na ilha do Principe. Garcia de Orta 4, 225-238.

• Child, R. (1956) The spelling of "Coconut". Chemistry and Industry, 1522.

• Cooke, F.C. (1956) Copra production by the smallholder (2 parts). World Crops 8, 435-438 & 489-493.

• Fenwick, D.W. (1956) Preliminary investigations into red-ring disease of coconuts. Journal of the Agricultural Society.56, 253-276.

• Franco, E. (1956) A mancha marrom dos frutos do coqueiro. Boletim da Secretaria da Agricultura, Industria e Comercio, Salvador 25(17) 39-68.

• Gangolly, S.R., Nambiar, M.C. & Pandalai, K.M. (1956). Home of the coconut. Indian Coconut J. 10, 3-11.

• Gangolly, S.R., Satyabalan, K. & Pandalai, K.M. (1956-57) Coconut breeding - a review. Ind. Cocon. J. 10, 32-48.

• Gangolly, S.R., Satyabalan, K. & Pandalai, K.M. (1956-57) Varieties of coconut. Indian Cocon. J. 10, 3-28.

• Gibb, H.A.R. (1956) The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Vols. I, II, III, Hakluyt Society, Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, London. A translation and notes from the Arabic "Rihla" of Ibn Battuta.

• Goonewardena, H.F. (1956) Problems encountered in the control of pests and diseases of coconuts. Ceylon Coconut Quarterly. 7(3/4) 28-31.

• Gressitt, J.L. (1956) Rhinoceros beetles as pests of coconut palms. 8th Pacific Sci. Cong. 3A, 1319-24.

• Henderson, F.C. (1956) A report on the coconut industry in Netherlands New Guinea. Cyclostyled.

• Johnson, W.G. (1956) Some facts and remarks about the crushers in Suva and the copra industry in general. Fiji Times & Herald.

• Kanth Rao, R.; Arnold, L.K. (1956) Alcohol extraction of vegetable oils. III: Solubilities of babassu, coconut, olive, palm, rapeseed, and sunflower seed oils in aqueous ethanol. Journal of the American Oil Chemistry Society 33, 389-391.

• Liyanage, D.V. (1956) Intra-specific hybrids in coconuts. I. Preliminary report on crosses between typica and nana varieties. Coconut Research Institute (Ceylon) Bull. 7, 16.

• Liyanage, D.V. (1956) The dwarf palm. Ceylon Coconut Q. 7, 44-45.

• Martyn, E.B. (1956) As molestias dos coqueiros. A fazenda, p.35-40.

• Massal, E. & Barrau, J. (1956) Pacific subsistence crops - the coconut. Q. Bull. SPC 6, 10-12.

• Moore, H.E. & Fosberg, F.R. (1956) The palms of Micronesia and the Bonin Islands. Gentes Herbarum 8, 423-478.

• Morwood, R.B. (1956) Notes on plant diseases listed for Fiji. Agric. J. Fiji,27, 3-4, 83-86.

• Nagaraj, A.N. & Menon, K.P.V. (1956) Note on the etiology of the wilt (root) disease of the coconut palms in Travancore-Cochin. Indian Cocon. J., 9, 3, 161-165.

• Nathanael, W.R.N. (1956) The manufacture of coconut toddy vinegar by the generator process. CRI Bull. No. 8.

• Nirula, K.K. (1956) Investigations on the pests of coconut palms. Part IV Rhynchophorus ferrugineus F. Indian coconut J. 9, 229-247; 10, 28-44.

• Nirula, K.K. (1956; 1959) Investigations on the pests of coconut palms. Part III Nephantis serinopa. Indian Coconut J. 9, 101-131, 174-201; 11, 125-132.

• Nirula, K.K., Antony, J., and Menon, K.P.V. (1956) Investigation on the pests of coconut palm: Nephantis serinopa. Indian Coconut Journal (India) 9, 2: 101-131.

• Padwick, G.W. (1956) Losses caused by plant diseases in the colonies. Commonw. Mycol. Inst., Phytopath. Pap., No.1.

• Peters, F. E. (1956) Bibliography of the Nutritional Aspects of the Coconut, etc. (Revised edition.). Technical Paper 95. South Pacific Commission, Nouméa.

• Phillips, J.S. (1956) Immature nutfall of coconuts in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. Bull. Ent. Res.,47, 575-595.

• Poliakoff, J. (1956) Le sechage du coprah. Oleagineux 11, 167-171 &581-587.

• Radha, K. Nirula K.K. & Menon, K.P.V. (1956) The green muscadine disease of Oryctes rhinoceros L. II. The causal organism. Indian Cocon. J., 9, 2, 83-89.

• Reese, E.T., Cravetz, H. & Mandels, G.R. (1956) Activity of fungi on oils. R.A.M.,35, 115.

• Sankarasubramony, H., Pandalai, K.M., & Menon, K.P.V. (1956) Studies on soil conditions in relation to the "root" and "leaf" diseases of coconuts in Travancore-Cochin. Part II [. . .]. Indian Cocon. J. [8 (1) 5-25].

• Sankarasubramony, H., Pandalai, K.M., & Menon, K.P.V. (1956) Studies on soil conditions in relation to the "root" and "leaf" diseases of coconuts in Travancore-Cochin. Part III. Total available and and exchangeable potassium contents of coconut soils. Indian Coconut Journal 9 (2) 90-100.

• Satyabalan, K. (1956) A note on the performance of the natural cross Dwarf (female) and Tall (male) in coconut. Indian Cocon. J., 3, 166-173.

• Schwitzer, M.K. (1956) Margarine and other food fats p65.

• Sills, V.E. (1956, 1957) Copra drying experiments 1 & 2. Fiji Agric. J. 27, 99-101 & 28, 72-76.

• Silva, R.F.E. (1956) Notas sobre a cultura do coqueiro anao. Boletim da Agricultura, Belo Horizonte 5(11-12) 63-66.

• Simmonds, F.J. (1956) An investigation of the possibilities of biological control of Melittomma insulare ... A serious pest of coconut in the Seychelles. Bull. Ent. Res. 47, 685-702.

• Southern, P.J. (1956) The flame spectrophotometric determination of potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium in coconut water. Papua New Guinea Agric. J., 11, 3, 69-76.

• Tirumalarao, V., Raghavarao, N., Butcheswararao, A & Dharmaraj, E. (1956) Containers for extensive postal transmission of parasite material for the control of Nephantis serinope Meyr., the black headed coconut caterpiller. Indian Cocon. J., 9, 4, 222-228

• Vanderplank, F.L. (1956) Coconut pest research. Rep. Nov. 1951 to Jan. 1956. Dept Agric. Zanzibar, mimeo.

• van Dinther, J.B.M. (1956) Insects of the coconut palm in Suriname. Landbouwproefstation in Suriname, 1956. 27p.

• Velasco, J.R.; Fertig, S.N. (1956) Progress report: sand culture experiment with coconut. Philippine Agriculturist 39, 540-548.

• Verano, V. (1956) The Siliman simple copra dryer. SPQ Bull 6, 37-42.

• Vestal, E.F. (1956) Control of coconut beetles and weevils in Thailand. FAO Plant Prot. Bull., 5, 3, 37-44.

• Waterhouse, G.M. (1956) The genus Phytophthora: Diagnoses (or descriptions) and figures from the original papers. Commonw. Mycol. Inst. Misc. Publ., 12, p73.

• Wiltshire, S.P. (1956) Plant diseases in British Colonial Dependencies: a half yearly report. FAO Plant Prot. Bull., 5, no.1, 6.