2006

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Acharya G. C. and Dash, D. K. 2006. Critical nutrient levels of macro and micro nutrients in the leaf of coconut in littoral sand. Journal of Plantation Crops 34 (1): 68-70.

Adkins, SW, Foale, M & Samosir, YMS (2006) Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. Proceedings of the International Coconut Forum, Cairns, Australia, 22-24 November 2005. ACIAR Proceedings No. 125.

Amarasiri, WA & Dissanayake, AS (2006) Coconut fats. Ceylon Med J 51 (2) 47-51.

Anirudhan, T.S. and Unnithan, MR (2006) Arsenic(V) removal from aqueous solutions using an anion exchanger derived from coconut coir pith and its recovery. Chemosphere. Available online 7 July 2006.

Aregheore, E.M. (2006) Utilization of concentrate supplements containing varying levels of copra cake (Cocos nucifera) by growing goats fed a basal diet of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum). Small Ruminant Research 64(1-2) 87-93.

Batugal, P (2006) The International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT): its history, achievements and future plans. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 10-14.

Bento JMS, Nava DE, Chagas MCM, Costa AH, Libardi DJ, et al. (2006) Biology and mating behavior of the coconut moth Atheloca subrufella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae). Florida Entomologist: 89 (2) 199–203.

Brown, SE, Been, BO & McLaughlin, WA (2006) Detection and variability of the lethal yellowing group (16Sr IV) phytoplasmas in the Cedusa sp. (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) in Jamaica. Annals of Applied Biology149 (1) 53-62.

Burnett, D & Kenneth, D (2006) Strategic issues and research and development priorities in sustaining the Vanuatu coconut industry. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 31-35.

Chapman, KR, Liebregts, WJMM & Viet, TT (2006) FAO activities on coconut conducted by FAO Regional Office for Asia an the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 87-90.

Chiewchan, N, Phungamngoen, C and Siriwattanayothin, S (2006) Effect of homogenizing pressure and sterilizing condition on quality of canned high fat coconut milk. Journal of Food Engineering 73 (1) 38-44.

Cloin, J (2006) Coconut oil as a biofuel in Paciic Islands - challenges and opportunities. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 91-98.

de Azevedo, PV, de Sousa, IF, da Silva, BB and da Silva, VdePR (2006) Water-use efficiency of dwarf-green coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) orchards in northeast Brazil. Agricultural Water Management 84 (3) 259-264.

de Jaeger, P (2006) Kokosplaten zeer hard. De Ingenieur 118, 33.

de Souza Macedo, J, da Costa Jr, , Almeida, LE, da Silva Vieira, EF, Cestari, AR, de Fátima Gimenez, I, Villarreal Carreño, NL and Silva Barreto, L (2006) Kinetic and calorimetric study of the adsorption of dyes on mesoporous activated carbon prepared from coconut coir dust. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 298 (2) 515-522.
Devakumar, K, Jayadev, K, Rajesh, MK, Chandrasekar, A, Manimekalai, R, Kumaran, PM & Parthasarathy , VA (2006) Assessment of the genetic diversity of Indian coconut accessions and their relationship to other cultivars, using microsatellite markers. Plant Genetic Resources 145, 38-45.

Dinesh, R, Suryanarayana, M.A., Chaudhuri, SG, Sheeja, T.E. and Shiva, K.N. (2006) Long-term effects of leguminous cover crops on biochemical and biological properties in the organic and mineral layers of soils of a coconut plantation. European Journal of Soil Biology 42 (3) 147-157.

Etheringon, D (2006) Bringing hope to remote island communities with virgin coconut oil production. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 57-64.

Fife, B (2006) Coconut oil and health. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 49-56.

Foale, M & Roebeling, P (2006) Potential for profitable coconut production in northern Queensland. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 67-71.

Ge, L, Yong, JWH, Tan, SN, Yang, XH and Ong, ES (2006) Analysis of cytokinin nucleotides in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) water using capillary zone electrophoresis-tandem mass spectrometry after solid-phase extraction. Journal of Chromatography A, 1133 (1-2) 322-331.
Geethalakshmi, P, Parthasarathy, VA and Niral, V (2006) Polymorphism of isoperoxidases in coconut cultivars. Indian Journal of Horticulture 63, 73-75.
Gomes, F.P., Oliva, M.A., Mielke, M.S., de Almeida, A-A.F. and Leite, H.G. (2006) Photosynthetic irradiance-response in leaves of dwarf coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L. nana, Arecaceae): Comparison of three models. Scientia Horticulturae 109 (1) 101-105.

Gopal, M, Gupta, A and Thomas, GV (2006) Prospects of using Metarhizium anisopliae to check the breeding of insect pest, Oryctes rhinoceros L. in coconut leaf vermicomposting sites. Bioresource Technology 97 (15) 1801-1806.

Guarino, L (2006) The coconut in the Pacific: the role of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125,28-30.

Hasany, SM and Ahmad, R (2006) The potential of cost-effective coconut husk for the removal of toxic metal ions for environmental protection. Journal of Environmental Management. Available online 19 May 2006.
Ho, Y-S and Ofomaja, AE (2006) Biosorption thermodynamics of cadmium on coconut copra meal as biosorbent. Biochemical Engineering Journal 30 (2) 117-123.
Jangchud, K, Puchakawimol, P and Jangchud, A (2006) Quality changes of burnt aromatic coconut during 28-day storage in different packages. LWT - Food Science and Technology. Available online 20 October 2006.
Jarimopas, B and Ruttanadat, N (2006) Development of a young coconut fruit trimming machine. Journal of Food Engineering, Available online 12 May 2006.
Jayadas, N.H. and Nair, KP (2006) Coconut oil as base oil for industrial lubricants - evaluation and modification of thermal, oxidative and low temperature properties. Tribology International 39 (9) 873-878.
Jena, S and Das, H (2006) Modeling of particle size distribution of sonicated coconut milk emulsion: Effect of emulsifiers and sonication time. Food Research International 39 (5) 606-611.
Johnson, DV (2006) Coconut crab postage stamp. Palms & Cycads 91, 30-31.

Kamalakannan, A, Valluvaparidasan, V, Rabindran, R, Salah Eddin Khabbaz and Ladhalakshmi, D (2006) First report of Bipolaris leaf blight of coconut (Cocos nucifera) caused by Bipolaris incurvata in mainland India. New Disease Reports

Karthikeyan; M., R. Bhaskaran; K. Radhika; S. Mathiyazhagan; V. Jayakumar; R. Sandosskumar; R. Velazhahan (2006) Development and comparison of ELISA and PCR methods for the early detection of Ganoderma disease of coconut. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection; December 2006; DOI: 10.1080/03235400600813417.
Karthikeyan; M., R. Bhaskaran; K. Radhika; S. Mathiyazhagan; R. Sandosskumar; R. Samiyappan; R. Velazhahan (2006) Purification and partial characterization of a toxin produced by Ganoderma lucidum, the coconut Ganoderma disease pathogen. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection; December 2006; DOI: 10.1080/03235400600833894
Kempton, TJ (2006) Value-added coconut co-products. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 65-66.

Khan, M; Bhattacharia, S. K.; Ahmed, M. M.; Asim, R. R. (2006) Effect of Pretreatment with Ultraviolet Radiation on the Physicomechanical Properties of Photocured Coir (Cocos nucifera) Fiber with 1-Ethyl-2-Pyrrolidone (1-E-2-P) Monomer. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 45 (4) 487-494.

Kumar, M and Jena, S (2006) Influence of Carbonization Conditions on the Properties of Coconut Shell Chars. Energy Sources 28 (5) 423 431.

Kumaran P.M., Arunachalam, V., Nampoothiri, K. U. K., Pillai, R.V., Ratnambal, M. J. , Niral, V. and Namboothiri, C.G.N. 2006. Evaluation of coconut hybrids in rainfed conditions. Journal of Plantation Crops 34 (1): 11-14.
Lombardozzi, A (2006) A regional outlook on the potential of the coconut market with special reference to sustainable socioeconmic empowerment of island communities in the South Pacific. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 74-79.

Manimekalai, P and Nagarajan, P (2006) Assessing genetic relationships among coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) accessions using inter simple sequence repeat markers. Scientia Horticulturae 108 (1) 49-54.
Manimekalai, P and Nagarajan, P (2006) Interrelationships among coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) accessions using RAPD technique. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution Online First

Matsui, K.N., Granado, L.M., de Oliveira, P.V. and Tadini, C.C. (2006) Peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase thermal inactivation by microwaves in green coconut water simulated solutions. LWT - Food Science and Technology. Available online 22 May 2006.

Mauro-Herrera, M, Meerow, AW, Borrone, JW, Kuhn, DN & Schnell, RJ (2006) Ten informative markers developed from WRKY sequences in coconut (Cocos nucifera). Molecular Ecology Notes 6 (3) 904-906.

Meerow, A.W., Ayala-Silva, T. 2006. Building a Better Coconut. Ornamental Outlook. 15(2):22, 24.

Minorsky PV, Bronstein NB (2006) Natural experiments indicate that geomagnetic variatons cause spatial and temporal variations in coconut palm asymmetry. Plant Physiol. 142: 40-44.

Myrie, WA; Paulraj, L., Dollet, M, Wray, D, Been, BO and McLaughlin, W (2006) First Report of Lethal Yellowing Disease of Coconut Palms Caused by Phytoplasma on Nevis Island. Plant Dis. 90:834, 2006; published on-line as DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0834A.

Nair, R.V., Jacob, P.M., Thomas, R. J., Pillai, S.P., and Mathews, C. 2006. Performance of CGD x WCT hybrid in the coconut root (wilt) disease prevalent tract. Journal of Plantation Crops 34 (1): 15-20.
Ngoran, A, Zakra, N, Ballo, Kouam, C, Zapata, F, Hofman, G & van Cleemput, O (2006) Litter decomposition of Acacia auriculiformis Cunn. Ex Benth. and Acacia mangium Willd. under coconut trees on quaternary sandy soils in Ivory Coast. Biology and Fertility of Soils, Mar 2006, Pages 1-5.

Novarianto, H & Warokka, J (2006) Past, present and future coconut reseach in Indonesia. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 22-27.
O'Neal, CM (2006) The Sustainability of Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera Linnaeus 1753) Groves in Coastal Ghana. Journal of Coastal Research 22 (5) 1118–1124.

Ofomaja, AE and Ho, Y-S (2006) Effect of pH on cadmium biosorption by coconut copra meal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Available online 16 June 2006.

Olanipekun, EA, Olusola, KO and Ata, O (2006) A comparative study of concrete properties using coconut shell and palm kernel shell as coarse aggregates. Building and Environment 41 (3) 297-301.
Onsaard, E, Vittayanont, M, Srigam, S and McClements, DJ (2006) Comparison of properties of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by coconut cream proteins with those stabilized by whey protein isolate. Food Research International 39 (1) 78-86.

Peamprasart, T and Chiewchan, N (2006) Effect of fat content and preheat treatment on the apparent viscosity of coconut milk after homogenization. Journal of Food Engineering 77 (3) 653-658.

Pérez Núñez MT, Chan JL, Sáenz L, González T, Verdeil JL and Oropeza C (2006). Improved somatic embryogenesis from Cocos nucifera (L.) plumule explants cultured in vitro. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology Plant 42: 37-43.
Pino, GH, de Mesquita, LMS, Torem, ML and Pinto, GAS (2006) Biosorption of cadmium by green coconut shell powder. Minerals Engineering 19 (5) 380-387.
Raghavendra, SN, Ramachandra Swamy, SR, Rastogi, NK, Raghavarao, KSMS, Kumar, S and Tharanathan, RN (2006) Grinding characteristics and hydration properties of coconut residue: a source of dietary fiber. Journal of Food Engineering 72 (3) 281-286.
Rajagopal, V, Parthasarathy, VA, Kumar, N, Reddy. DVS and Iyer, R (2006) Coconut. In: V.A.Parthasarathy, P.K.Chattopadhyay and T.K. Bose (eds) Plantation Crops Vol.2. Published in 2 volumes and 519pp by Naya Udyog, Kolkatta.

Rajan, A,, Prasad, V.S. and Abraham, TE (2006) Enzymatic esterification of starch using recovered coconut oil.International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Available online 27 April 2006.

Rethinam, P (2006) Asian and Pacific Coconut Community activities, achievements and future outlook. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 15-21.

Roach, J (2006) Urban coconut management by Townsville City Council. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 72-73.

Robison, W.L; Stone, E.L.; Hamilton, T.F.; Conrado, C.L. (2006) Long-term reduction in 137Cs concentration in food crops on coral atolls resulting from potassium treatment Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 88 (3) 251-266.

Roca, MM, Castillo, MG, Harrison, NA & Oropeza, C (2006) First Report of a 16SrIV Group Phytoplasma Associated with Declining Coyol Palms in Honduras. Plant Dis. 90:526, 2006; published on-line as DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0526B [and coconut decline (CLDO)].

Rodrigues, S and Pinto, GAS (2006) Ultrasound extraction of phenolic compounds from coconut (Cocos nucifera) shell powder. Journal of Food Engineering, Available online 6 October 2006.

Romney, D.H. (2006) The many names for coconut varieties in Florida. Palms 50 (1) 23-26.

Roupsard, O., Bonnefond, J.M., Irvine, M., Berbigier, P., Nouvellon, Y., Dauzat, J., Taga, S., Hamel, O., Jourdan, C., Saint-Andre, L., Mialet-Serra, I., Labouisse, J.P., Epron, D., Joffre, R., Braconnier, S.,Rouzière, A., Navarro, M. and Bouillet, J.P., 2006. Partitioning energy and evapo-transpiration above and below a tropical palm canopy. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 139(3-4): 252-268.

Sáenz L, Azpeitia A, Chuc-Armendariz B, Chan JL, Verdeil J-L, Hocher V and Oropeza C (2006). Morphological and histological changes during somatic embryo formation from coconut plumule explants. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology Plant 42: 19-25.

Samosir, YMS, Foale, M & Adkins, SW (2006) Australian involvement in coconut reseach and development. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 36-42.
Samosir, YMS, Foale, M & Adkins, SW (2006) Coconut World: an opportunity for nothern Queensland. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 80-86.

Samosir, YMS, Rillo, EP, Mashud, N, Lien, VTM, Kembu, A, Faure, M, Magdalita, P, Damasco, O, Novarianto, H & Adkins, SW (2006) Revealing the potential of elite coconut types through tissue culture. In: Adkins et al Coconut revival: new possibilities for the 'tree of life'. ACIAR Proceedings No 125, 43-48.

Shivakumar, S, and S V N Vijayendra. 2006. Production of exopolysaccharides by Agrobacterium sp. CFR-24 using coconut water - a byproduct of food industry. Letters in Applied Microbiology 42(5) 477-82.

Snijder, MHB, Keijsers, ERP, van den Oever, MJA and van Dam, JEG (2006) Coir Based Building and Packaging Materials (Final Report of Project CFC/FIGHF/11). CFC Technical Paper 43.

Su, W, Zhou, L and Zhou, Y (2006) Preparation of Microporous Activated Carbon from Raw Coconut Shell by Two-step Procedure. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 14 (2) 266-269.

Subramanian, P., Dhanapal, R., Palaniswami, C. and Maheswarappa, H.P. 2006. Coastal sandy soil management through intercropping/alley cropping of Glyricidia in the coconut garden. Cocoinfo International 13 (1): 23-24.

Tansakul, A and Chaisawang, P (2006) Thermophysical properties of coconut milk. Journal of Food Engineering 73 (3) 276-280.

Taya, RKD (2006) Can Livelihoods Develop into SMEs? [small and medium enterprises] The case of the Coconut Industry of Davao Oriental, Philippines. (on line)

Trinidad, TP, Mallillin, AC, Valdez, DH, Loyola, AS, Askali-Mercado, FC, Castillo, JC, Encabo, RR, Masa, DB, Maglaya, AS and Chua, MT (2006) Dietary fiber from coconut flour: A functional food. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. Available online 1 September 2006.
Tsai, W.T., Lee, M.K. and Chang, Y.M. (2006) Fast pyrolysis of rice straw, sugarcane bagasse and coconut shell in an induction-heating reactor. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 76 (1-2) 230-237.
Tsamba, AJ, Yang, W and Blasiak, W (2006) Pyrolysis characteristics and global kinetics of coconut and cashew nut shells. Fuel Processing Technology 87 (6) 523-530.
Unnithan, M. R.; Vinod, V. P.; Anirudhan, T. S. (2006) Reply to "Comments on the Removal Mechanism of Hexavalent Chromium by Biomaterials or Biomaterial-Based Activated Carbons" (Comment on "Synthesis, Characterization, and Application as a Chromium(VI) Adsorbent of Amine-Modified Polyacrylamide Grafted Coconut Coir Pith") Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; (Correspondence) 45(7); 2409-2410.

Vadamalai, G, Hanold, D, Rezaian, M.A. & Randles, J.W. (2006) Variants of coconut cadang-cadang viroid isolated from an African oil palm (Elaies guineensis Jacq.) in Malaysia. Arch. Virol. 51 (7) 1447-1456. (on line)

van Dam, JEG, van den Oever, MJA, Keijsers, ERP, van der Putten, JC, Anayron, C, Josol, F and Peralta, A (2006) Process for production of high density/high performance binderless boards from whole coconut husk: Part 2: Coconut husk morphology, composition and properties. Industrial Crops and Products 24 (2) 96-104.

Vigliar R, Sdepanian VL, Fagundes-Neto U.(2006) Biochemical profile of coconut water from coconut palms planted in an inland region. J Pediatr (Rio J). 82(4) 308-12.

Zhijian Li, Lijing Wang, Xungai Wang (2006) Cement Composites Reinforced with Surface Modified Coir Fibers. Journal of Composite Materials 2006, doi:10.1177/0021998306068083

Zizumbo-Villarreal, D., P. Colunga-GarcíaMarín, M. Fernández , H. Torres, and C. Oropeza. 2006. Evaluación de resistencia del germoplasma mexicano de cocotero al amarillamiento letal. Rev. Mex. Fitopatol. (in press).

Zizumbo-Villarreal, D, Ruiz-Rodriguez, M, Harries, H and Colunga-GarcíaMarín, P (2006) Population Genetics, Lethal Yellowing Disease, and Relationships among Mexican and Imported Coconut Ecotypes. Crop Sci 46: 2509-2516.