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• Adzimah SK & Turkson SO (2015) Conceptual Design of Coconut Dehusking Machine. Innovative Systems Design and Engineering 6 (5) pp.

• Anon (2015) Design and performance of a mobile coconut husk fibre separator. Available from here [accessed Oct 6, 2015].

• Appaiah P, Sunil L Kumar PK & Krishna AG (2015) Physico-chemical characteristics and stability aspects of coconut water and kernel at different stages of maturity. J Food Sci Technol. 52 (8) 5196-203. .

• Arsyad M, Wardana ING, Pratikto & Irawan Y S (2015) The morphology of coconut fiber surface under chemical treatment. Matéria (Rio J.) 20 (1) 169-177 .

• Athauda LK, Wickremasinghe AR, Kumarendran B & Kasturiratne A (2015) An ecological study for Sri Lanka about health effects of coconut. Ceylon Medical Journal 60 (3) 97-99.

• Azmi MA (2015) Rigid Polyurethane Foam Reinforced Coconut Coir Fiber Properties . International Journal of Integrated Engineering. 4 (1) [pp]

• Babu M, Josephrajkumar A, Rajumon M, Devika S, Rajeev G, Gangaraj KP & Hegde, V (2015) Molecular characterization of phytoplasma associated with phyllody of Pedalium murex - a common weed in coconut plantations. Phytoparasitica 43:365-368.

• Beranda Surata IW, Nindhia TGT, Davied Budyanto D & Yulianto AE (2015) Design and construction of a prototype of screw press for the collection of coconut milk. Proceeding International Conference on Engineering of Tarumanagara Vol 1, No 1

• Bila J, Högberg N, Mondjana A & Samils B (2015) African fan palm (Borassus aethiopum) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) are alternate hosts of coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in Mozambique. African Journal of Biotechnology 14 (52) 3359-3367. http://.academicjournals.org/­journal/AJB/article-full-text-pdf/B42095056975

• Bila J, Högberg N, Mondjana A & Samils, B. (2015) African fan palm (Borassus aethiopum) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) are alternate hosts of coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in Mozambique. African Journal of Biotechnology 14 (52) 3359-3367.

• Bridgemohan P (2015) Electrolyte Balance of Freeze-dry Oral Re-hydration Flavored Coconut Water . International Phytocosmetic Congress (IPC2015) 16-19 March 2015, Bogota, Colombia. International Journal of Phytocosmetics and Natural Ingredients 1 (Suppl A) S1- S36.

• Cappelletti M, Ferrentino G, Endrizzi I, Aprea E, Betta E, Corollaro ML, Charles M, Gasperi F & Spilimbergo S (2015) High Pressure Carbon Dioxide pasteurization of coconut water: A sport drink with high nutritional and sensory quality. Journal of Food Engineering 145, 73-81.

• César JMS, Petroianu A, Vasconcelos LdeS, Cardoso VN, Mota LdaG, Barbosa AJA, Soares CDV & Oliveira Alde (2015) Preliminary study of coconut water for graft tissues preservation in transplantation / Estudo preliminar da água de coco para preservação de enxertos teciduais em transplante. Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.; 42(1); 43-48.

• Chandy M, Sarma US, Latha MS & Kumar S. (2015) Characterisation of Silver Deposited Coir Fibers by Magnetron Sputtering. CORD 31 (1) 32-38.

• Cheng J-R, Liu X-M, Chen Z-Y, Zhang Y-S & Zhang Y-H (2015) A Novel Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion System for Biogas Production and In Situ Methane Enrichment from Coconut Shell Pyroligneous. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology [v (n)] pp. 1-12

• Chinnamma M, Bhasker S, Madhav H, Devasia RM, Shashidharan A, Pillai BC & Thevannoor P (2015) Production of coconut methyl ester (CME) and glycerol from coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil and the functional feasibility of CME as biofuel in diesel engine. Fuel 140, 4-9.

• Cifuentes L, Mistrello G, Amato S, Kolbinger A, Ziai M, Ollert M, Pennino D, Ring J, Darsow U & Heffler E (2015) Identification of cross-reactivity between buckwheat and coconut. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 115 (6) 530-532.

• Cortese M, Ricciutelli M, Censi R, Di Martino P (2015) Qualitative characterization of a transesterification product of coconut oil by FIA-APCI-MS [flow injection analysis-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry]. International Journal of Cosmetic Science 37 (4) 379-385.

• Das D, Samal DP & Melkap BC (2015) Preparation of Activated Carbon from Green Coconut Shell and its Characterization. Chemical Engineering & Process Technology 6 (5) 248

• Deol P, Evans JR, Dhahbi J, Chellappa K, Han DS, Spindler S, et al. (2015) Soybean Oil Is More Obesogenic and Diabetogenic than Coconut Oil and Fructose in Mouse: Potential Role for the Liver. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132672. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132672

• Dharmasena, M.; Barron, F.; Fraser, A.; Jiang, X. Refrigerated Shelf Life of a Coconut Water-Oatmeal Mix and the Viability of Lactobacillus plantarum Lp 115-400B. Foods 2015, 4, 328-337.

• Elsayed HH, Elrahman MKA, Emara AH & El-Hafez AA (2015): Compare Effect of Fatty Acid Composition (Olive, Coconut Oil and Butter) on Adipose Liver Tissue, and Serum Lipid Profile in Albino rats. IOSR Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084

• Fatmawati A & Agustriyanto R (2015) Michaelis-Menten Kinetic Parameters of Coconut Coir Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Modern Applied Science 9 (7) pp

• Fernando WM, Martins IJ, Goozee KG, Brennan CS, Jayasena V & Martins RN (2015) The role of dietary coconut for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: potential mechanisms of action. Br J Nutr. 2015 May 22:1-14. [Epub ahead of print]

• Franco AP,Yamamoto LY, Tadini CC & Gut JAW (2015) Dielectric properties of green coconut water relevant to microwave processing: Effect of temperature and field frequency. Journal of Food Engineering [Available online 29 January 2015]

• Fu YP &. Zhang Y (2015) The Research of Coconut Shell Crusher. Applied Mechanics and Materials 741, 725-729.

• Gabriel AA (2015) Previous physicochemical stress exposures influence subsequent resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Listeria monocytogenes to ultraviolet-C in coconut liquid endosperm beverage. Int J Food Microbiol. 2015 May 18;201:7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Feb 8.

• Gabriel AA & Estilo EEC (2015) Influences of malic acid and nisin supplementations on the decimal reduction times of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in mildly-heated young coconut liquid endosperm. Food Control 50, 645-651.

• Ge X, He S, Wang T, Yan W, & Zong S (2015) Potential Distribution Predicted for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in China under Different Climate Warming Scenarios. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0141111. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141111

• Gopinath M, Mohanapriya C, Sivakumar K, Baskar G, Muthukumaran C & Dhanasekar R (2015) Biodegradation of toluene vapor in coir based upflow packed bed reactor by Trichoderma asperellum isolate. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Apr . PubMed PMID: 25903193.

• Gowthami P, Muthukumar K, Velan M (2015) Utilization of Coconut Oil Cake for the Production of Lipase Using Bacillus coagulans VKL1. Biocontrol Science 20 (2) 125-133].

• Goyal P & Trivedi AS (2015) Improvement in Properties of Black Cotton Soil with an Addition of Natural Fibre (Coir) Derived From Coconut Covering. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications 5 (3) 36-37.

• Guadalupe N, Pérez U, Jesús DM, Gómez C, Cortazar Ríos M, Darío R & Pérez G (2015) Preferencias de consumo por productos derivados del cocotero en la Península de Yucatán, México / Consumption preferences for products derived from coconut in Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc; 6(1); 45-57.

• Gunn BF, Baudouin L, Beulé T, Ilbert P, Duperray C, Crisp M, Issali A, Konan JL & Rival A (2015) Ploidy and domestication are associated with genome size variation in Palms. Am. J. Bot.[AJB Advance Article published on October 5, 2015, as 10.3732/ajb.1500164.\

• Habibullah M, Masjuki HH, Kalam MA, Rizwanul Fattah IM, Ashraful AM & Mobarak HM (2015) Biodiesel production and performance evaluation of coconut, palm and their combined blend with diesel in a single-cylinder diesel engine. Energy Conversion and Management; v. 87 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.07.006

• Harris M, Fryda L & Hutchins A (2015) The Impact of Coconut and Safflower Oils on Body Composition. FASEB journal 29 (1) Supplement 747.13

• Hussain MK & Arfat S (2015) A Study on Strength of Concrete by Partial Replacement of Cement with Fly Ash in Addition with Steel Fiber and Coconut Fiber. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology 4 (6) : June, 2015]

• Ibrahim RA & Alahmadi SS (2015) Effect of Syzygium aromaticum Cloves on Larvae of the Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes agamemnon (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). African Entomology 23(2):458-466. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.023.0215

• Iqbal MA, Varman M, Hassan MH, Kalam MA, Hossain S & Imtenan S (2015) Tailoring fuel properties using jatropha, palm and coconut biodiesel to improve CI engine performance and emission characteristics. Journal of Cleaner Production (in press).

• Jackson T, (2015) Need for emergency response for a new variant of rhinoceros beetle (Guam biotype). International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences Newsletter (XI). November, 2015.. available on-line at https://www.plantprotection.org/portals/0/documents/newsletters/2015/iapps%2011-2015.pdf

• Jincy PJ, Ravindranath AD & Sarma US . (2015) Ecofriendly Organosolv Process for Pulping of Tender Coconut Fibre. CORD 31 (1) 13-23 .

• Kalirasu S, Rajini N, Jappes JTW, Uthayakumar M & Rajesh S (2015) Mechanical and machining performance of glass and coconut sheath fibre polyester composites using AWJM [Abrasive Water Jet Machining]. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites April 2015 34: 564-580, first published on March 2, 2015.

• Kamall J & Singh JP (2015) Experimental study on strength characteristics of M25 concrete with partial replacement of coarse aggregate by coconut shell. International Journal of Research in Computer Applications and Robotics 3 (7) 32-39.

• Kanatiwela-de Silva C, Damayanthi M, de Silva R, Dickinson M, de Silva N & Udagama P (2015) Molecular and Scanning Electron Microscopic Proof of Phytoplasma Associated With Areca Palm Yellow Leaf Disease in Sri Lanka. Plant Disease 0 0:0, PDIS-01-15-0072-PDN.

• Kanchan T, Ram P, Vaman K & Bhagawan D (2015) Occupational Marks in Coconut Tree Climbers. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 6 (2) 612-614.

• Kanmani P, Kumaresan K & Aravind J (2015) Pre-treatment of coconut mill effluent using celite-immobilized hydrolytic enzyme preparation from Staphylococcus pasteuri and its impact on anaerobic digestion . Biotechnology Progress [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/btpr.2120]

• Kanmani P, Kumaresan K & Aravind J (2015) Utilization of coconut oil mill waste as a substrate for optimized lipase production, oil biodegradation and enzyme purification studies in Staphylococcus pasteuri. Electron. J. Biotechnol.; 18(1); 20-28.

• Karnnasuta S, Punsuvon V & Nokkaew, R. (2013) Biodiesel Production from Coconut Fat Waste in Coconut Milk Manufacture. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology 12 (3) [pp]

• Khan A, Joshi S, Ahmad MA & Lyashenko V (2015) Some Effect of Chemical Treatment by Ferric Nitrate Salts on the Structure and Morphology of Coir Fibre Composites. Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry, 2015, 5, 39-45

• Kondo T, Gullan PJ, Watson GW, Pardey AEB & Montes LG (2015) New distribution and host records for white coconut scale, Parlagena bennetti Williams (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Insecta Mundi [vol/iss/pp]

• Kondo T, Gullan PJ, Watson GW, Pardey AEB & Montese LG (2015) New distribution and host records for white coconut scale, Parlagena bennetti Williams (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Insecta Mundi 2015(0422): June 5, 2015 (1-6).

• Koshy CP, Rajendrakumar PK & Thottackkad MV (2015) Evaluation of the Tribological and Thermo-physical Properties of Coconut Oil Added with MoS₂ Nanoparticles at Elevated Temperatures. Wear [pre-publication]

• Kumar VRS & Vikranth J (2015) Application of Coconut Coir and Fly ash in Sub grade strengthening . International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES) 3 (12) 48 -54.

• Lakshmi N.S., Babu S, Sebastian S & Ravi PK . (2015) Low Temperature Grafting of MIVIA on to Coir Fibre . CORD 31 (1) 24-31 .

• Larekeng SH, Maskromo I, Purwito A, Matjik NA & Sudarsono S. (2015) Pollen Dispersal and Pollination Patterns Studies in Pati Kopyor Coconut using Molecular Markers. CORD 31 (1) 46-60 .

• Lee M-H, Kwon S-J & Park K-T (2015) Mechanical Properties in Rice Husk Ash and OPC Concrete with Coconut Fiber Addition Ratios. Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection 19 (2) 117-124.

• Lee ST, Ariffin A, Son R & Ghazali HM (2015) Effect of lipase hydrolysis on the antibacterial activity of coconut oil, palm mesocarp oil and selected seed oils against several pathogenic bacteria. International Food Research Journal 22 (1) 46-54 .

• Lima DB, Melo JWS, Guedes NMP, Gontijo LM, Guedes RNC, et al. (2015) Bioinsecticide-Predator Interactions: Azadirachtin Behavioral and Reproductive Impairment of the Coconut Mite Predator Neoseiulus baraki. PLoS ONE 10(2): e0118343. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118343

• Lima, E.B.C., Sousa, C.N.S., Meneses, L.N., Ximenes, N.C., Santos Júnior, M.A., Vasconcelos, G.S., Lima, N.B.C., Patrocínio, M.C.A., Macedo, D., & Vasconcelos, S.M.M. (2015) Cocos nucifera (L.) (Arecaceae): A phytochemical and pharmacological review. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 48 (11), 953-964.

• Löhr B, Vásquez-Ordóñez AA & Lopez-Lavalle LAB (2015) Rhynchophorus palmarum in Disguise: Undescribed Polymorphism in the “Black” Palm Weevil. PLOS Published: December 18, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143210.

• Manseguiao RS, Demayo CG, Madamba MRSB & Belleza BGD (2015) Describing compartmenta lization in the Inner hind wings of three local populations of the coconut leaf beetle, Plesispa reichei. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3 (1): 250-255

• Manseguiao RS, Demayo CG, Madamba MRSB & Belleza BGD (2015) Describing compartmentalization in the inner hind wings of three local populations of the coconut leaf beetle, Plesispa reichei. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 3 (1) 250-255

• Marshall S, Vaqalo M, Moore A, Quitugua & Jackson T (2015). A new invasive biotype of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) has escaped from biological control by Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus. Presented at the International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Vancouver, BC, August 2015. Available on-line at http://www.sipmeeting.org/van1/SIP2015-Full%20Program.pdf

• Mohammed J, Nasrid NS,Zainibe MAA, Hamza UD, Zaina HM & Anif FN (2015) Optimization of microwave irradiated - coconut shell activated carbon using response surface methodology for adsorption of benzene and toluene. Desalination and Water Treatment DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1029010

• Mohankumar C, Balachandran C, Bhasker S, Harish M, Rajesh MD & Thevanoor P (2015) Coconut oil as biofuel for diesel engines. Indian Coconut Journal 57 (9) 17-23.

• Morales VS, Elauria JC & Elauria MM (2015) Carbonization of Young Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Wastes. Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy 94 (10) 1120-1128.

• Morii Y, Matsushita H, Minami A, Kanazawa H, Suzuki T, Subhadhirasakul S^, Watanabe K & Wakatsuki A (2015) Young Coconut Juice Supplementation Results in Greater Bone Mass and Bone Formation Indices in Ovariectomized Rats: A Preliminary Study. Phytother Res. 2015 Oct 6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5489. [Epub ahead of print]

• Muhammad K, Gul Z, Jamal Z, Ahmed M, Khanv AuR & Khan ZU (2015) Effect of coconut water from different fruit maturity stages, as natural substitute for synthetic PGR in in vitro potato micropropagation. International Journal of Biosciences (IJB) 6 (2). 84-92

• Mutalib HA, Kaur S, Ghazali AR, Hooi NC & Safie NH (2015) A Pilot Study: The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 135987, 7 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/135987

• Mutalib HA, Kaur S, Ghazali AR, Hooi NC & Safie NH (2015) The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut1 Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Article ID 135987, in press.

• Naldony P, Flores-Sahagun THS & Satyanarayana KG (2015) Effect of the type of fiber (coconut, eucalyptus, or pine) and compatibilizer on the properties of extruded composites of recycled high density polyethylene. J Composite Materials [vol/iss/pp]

• Nanaji P, Rao G & Babji A (2015) Performance Investigation on VCR Engine by using Blended Coconut Oil. Intenational Journal of Innovative Technology and Research (IJITR) North America, 3, may. 2015. Available at: <http://www.ijitr.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/636>. Date accessed: 04 Jun. 2015.

• Nejat N1, Cahill DM, Vadamalai G, Ziemann M, Rookes J & Naderali N. (2015) Transcriptomics-based analysis using RNA-Seq of the coconut (Cocos nucifera) leaf in response to yellow decline phytoplasma infection. Molecular Genetics and Genomics : MGG [2015].

• Nguyen QT, Bandupriya HD, López-Villalobos A, Sisunandar S, Foale M, Adkins SW. (2015) Tissue culture and associated biotechnological interventions for the improvement of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.): a review. Planta. 2015 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print]

• Niu X-Q, Zhu H, Yu F-Y, Tang Q-H, Song W-W, Liu L & Qin W-Q (2015) First Report of Pestalotiopsis menezesiana Causing Leaf Blight of Coconut in Hainan, China. Plant Disease 99 (4) 554

• Onouma Kaewdang & Soottawat Benjakul (2015) Effect of ethanolic extract of coconut husk on gel properties of gelatin from swim bladder of yellowfin tuna. LWT - Food Science and Technology.[doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2015.02.006]

• Pallipparambil GR, (2015) Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae - New Pest Response Guidelines. Editor: C.B. Schneide. USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Service <here>

• Penedo Medina M, Michel E, Cutiño M, Vendrell Calzadilla F & Salas Tort. D (2015) Adsorción de níquel y cobalto sobre carbón activado de cascarón de coco / Nickel and cobalt adsorption on activated coconut shell carbon. RTQ; 35(1); 110-124.

• Perera SACN, E kanayake GK & Herath HMNB. (2015) An Investigation of the Tender Nut Potential of Diverse Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Varieties/Forms in Sri Lanka. CORD 31 (1) 39-45.

• Pimenta AS, do Santos RC, de Oliveira Carneiro AC & Castro RVO (2015) Utilização de resíduos de coco (Cocos nucifera) carbonizado para a produção de briquetes / Charcoal briquettes produced with recycled coconut pith. Ciênc. Florest.; 25(1); 137-144.

• Pottimurthy U (2015) Replacing of Aggregates with Coconut shells; Unpublished. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2627.7283

• Prado FC, Lindner JDD, Inaba J, Thomaz-Soccol V, Brar SK & Socco CR (2015) Development and evaluation of a fermented coconut water beverage with potential health benefits. Journal of Functional Foods 12 (.) 489–497.

• Preetha PP, Devi VG & Rajamohan T. (2015) Mature coconut water exhibits antidiabetic and antithrombotic potential via L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in alloxan induced diabetic rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2015 Jul 4.

• Priyadarsini KA & Ramaswamy L . (2015) Formulation of Zinc Rich Coconut Nutribar Designed for Athletes . CORD 31 (1) 7-12 .

• Rahaman A & Thaqif A (2014) Effect of Temperature on the Extraction of Biopolymer from Coconut Residue and the Performance as Drag Reducing Agent in Water Injection System: A Comparative Study. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites March 2, 2015 0731684415574870

• Rajesh MK, Fayas TP, Naganeeswaran S, Rachana KE, Bhavyashree U, Sajini KK & Karun A (2015)De novo assembly and characterization of global transcriptome of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) embryogenic calli using Illumina paired-end sequencing. Protoplasma doi.org/10.1007/s00709-015-0856-8

• Rajesh MK, Rachana KE, Naganeeswaran SA, Shafeeq R, Thomas Rj, Shareefa M, Merin B & Karun A (2015) Identification of expressed resistance gene analog sequences in coconut leaf transcriptome and their evolutionary analysis. Turkish Journal of Agriculture & Forestry [Turk J Agric For] 39 [nn/pp].

• Rajesh MK, Sabana AA, Rachana KE, Rahman S, Jerard BA & Karun A (2015) Genetic relationship and diversity among coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) accessions revealed through ScoT [start codon targeted polymorphism] analysis. 3 Biotech 10.1007/s13205-015-0304-7

• Rajeshkumar PP, Thomas GV, Gupta A & Gopal M (2015) Diversity, richness and degree of colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in coconut cultivated along with intercrops in high productive zone of Kerala, India . Symbiosis 10.1007/s13199-015-0326-2

• Ramaswamy L, Rajendran R, Saraswathi U, Sughanya R & Geethadevi C (2015) Antimicrobial Properties of Cocos nucifera. A Review. CORD 31 (1) 1-6 .

• Ramisetty KA, Pandit AB & Gogate (2015) Ultrasound assisted preparation of emulsion of coconut oil in water: Understanding the effect of operating parameters and comparison of reactor designs. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 88 (.) 70–77.

• Ranasinghe C.S., Silva L.R.S. &. Premasiri R.D.N, (2015) Major determinants of fruit set and yield fluctuation in coconut coconut Cocos nucifera L. J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka 43 (3) 253-264.

• Ranjith S, Gunasekaran K, Lakshmi TS & Annadurai R (2015) Study on Flexural Behavior of Steel-Coconut Shell Concrete-Steel Sandwich Beam using Quarry Dust. International Journal for Innovative Research in Science and Technology [v/i/p]

• Ratnayake K. S. Dias RKS & Peiris HAWS (21015) Ground-dwelling ant assemblages (Family: Formicidae) in six coconut (Cocos nucifera L. 1753) plantations in Sri Lanka. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 3(14): 1-10.

• Ree JF & Guerra MP (2015) Palm (Arecaceae) somatic embryogenesis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant First online: 20 October 2015 pp 1-14.

• Saha B, Sircar G, Pandey N & Bhattacharya SG (2015) Mining Novel Allergens from Coconut Pollen Employing Manual De Novo Sequencing and Homology-Driven Proteomics. (PMID:26426307)

• Salmani MH, Rehvman S, Zaidi K & Hasan AK (2015) Study of ignition characteristics of microemulsion of coconut oil under off diesel engine conditions . Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal Available online 16 February 2015 [doi:10.1016/j.jestch.2014.12.002]

• Saman N, Johari K, Tien SS & Mat H (2015) Silver Ion Adsorption using Alkali and Organosilane Modified Coconut Pith Biosorbents. Journal of Natural Fibers Volume 12, Issue 3, 283-302

• Santana MJ, de Oliveira AL, Queiroz Jr LHK, Mandal SM, Matos CO, de O. Dias R, Franco OL & Lião LM (2015) Structural insights into Cn-AMP1, a short disulfide-free multifunctional peptide from green coconut water. FEBS Letters [Available online 29 January 2015]

• Senthilkumar P, Prabha D, Sivakumar S & CSubbhuraam CV (2015) Remediation of cadmium contaminated vertisol mediated by Prosopis charcoal and coir pith. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science 4 (2015) 44 - 53

• Strona G (2015) A spatially explicit model to investigate how dispersal/colonization tradeoffs between short and long distance movement strategies affect species ranges. Ecological Modelling 297 (1) 80-85.

• Sun X.-D. ,. Yu F.-Y, Niu X.-Q.,Song W.-W. &. Qin W.-Q (2015) First Report of Leaf Spot Disease on Coconut Caused by Colletrotrichum gloeosporioides in Hainan, China Plant Disease 0 0:0, PDIS-09-14-0880-PDN

• Suryanto, A., Suprapto, S., Mahfud, M. (2015). Production of Biodiesel from Coconut Oil Using Microwave: Effect of Reaction Time on Transesterification Reaction by NaOH Catalyst. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10 (2): 162-168. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.10.2.8080.162-168)

• Syafriani R, Sukandar EY, Apriantono, T & Sigit JI (2015) The Effect of Coconut Water (Cocos nucifera L.) and an Isotonic Drink on the Change of Heart Rate Frequency in the Rats Induced Hypertension. Procedia Chemistry 13 (.) 177–180.

• Thakur K, Kalia S, Pathania D, Kumar A, Sharma N & Schaue CL (2015) Surface functionalization of lignin constituent of coconut fibers via laccase-catalyzed biografting for development of antibacterial and hydrophobic properties. Journal of Cleaner Production doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.048

• Trinidad TP (2015) Characterizing Coconut Sap Sugar and Syrup as a Promising Functional Food/Ingredient. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-forum2015abstracts.79

• Usman M & Davidson J (2015) The Coconut Flour Diet - the Alternative Bound to be Life-Changing. Mendon Cottage Books, Health & Fitness - 52 pages

• Verma D & Gope PC (2015) The use of coir/coconut fibers as reinforcements in composites. In: Biofiber Reinforcements in Composite Materials, 2015, pages 285-319.

• Vidya TB, Rakesh KD & Bijayananda (2015) Effect of Coir Fibres on the Compaction and Unconfined Compressive Strength of Bentonite-Lime-Gypsum. Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering 23 (2) 1–8.

• Wang J, Wang X, Li J, Chen Y, Yang W & Zhang L (2015) Effects of Dietary Coconut Oil as a Medium-chain Fatty Acid Source on Performance, Carcass Composition and Serum Lipids in Male Broilers. Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci. 28 (2) 223-230

• Wardoyo AYP, Upswung UP & Riyanto1S (2015) Developing particulate thin filter using coconut fiber for motor vehicle emission. AIP Conf. Proc.16–17 October 2014 Bali, Indonesia 1719, 030043 (2016); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4943738.

• Winarto B & da Silva JAT (2015) Use of coconut water and fertilizer for in vitro proliferation and plantlet production of Dendrobium ‘Gradita 31.’ In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant

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• Xiao qing Niu, Hui Zhu, Qinghua Tang, Fengyu Yu, Weiwei Song, Li Liu & Weiquan Qin (2015) First report of Pestalotiopsis menezesiana causing leaf blight of coconut in Hainan, China. Plant Disease Journal Accepted for publication http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-14-0891-PDN.

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