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Organic: management of adult plantation

In construction

Beware some mulching organic techniques may favor the proliferation of Oryctes insects that perforate and kill a large number of coconut palms (communication from Richard Markham).







References by region




Global
Niggli, U., Baker, B., Rahmann, G., Cuoco, E., Möller, C., Ssebunya, B., ... & Gould, D. (2014). A Global Vision and Strategy for Organic Farming Research. First Draft.

See also: Organic Fertilizer Calculator

Pacific Region

MAPUSUA, K. (2013). Organic Agriculture in the Pacific Islands. The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics and Emerging Trends 2013, 303.
Mapusua, K., & Maccari, M. (2007). An overview of organic agriculture in the Pacific. IFOAM.
Organic farming in coconut - S Jothimani - Indian Coconut Journal, 1994

South East Asia

The Use of Organic Fertilizer in Coconut (A Research Note) J.A. Mantiquilla, L.H. Canja, R.Z. Margate, and S.S. Magat1 © Philippine Journal of Coconut Studies 19(1): 8-13, June 1994

CocoInfo International Volume 21 No, 2 2014. Anon (2014) PCA implements Organic Cocolisap Treatment Protocol in Certified Coco Farms. CocoInfo International 21 (2) 34-35.



South Asia




Balakrishnamurthi, T. S. (1975). Inorganic and organic sources of nitrogen and phosphorus as fertilizers for coconut.

Organic farming in coconut - Chapter · January 2016. In book: Organic Farming in Plantation Crops, Publisher: Daya Publishing House, Astral International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Editors: V. Krishnakumar and P. Chowdappa, pp.17-65

You may pl visit www.tnau.ac.in and look into Agri Tech Portal. Here under Horticultural Crop choose Coconut. You will get details on Coconut including general fertilizer schedule. 

America

Africa


To be classified

Solangi AH, Iqbal MZ, & Shafiq M (2014) Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers Amendments on Inflorescence and Flower Morphology and Yield of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Cord 30 (2) 10-18