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Ch. 1. Arecanut / K. V. A. Bavappa and D. Balasimha -- Ch. 2. Cardamom / M. R. Sudharshan and V. S. Korikanthimath -- Ch. 3. Cashew / E. V. V. Bhaskara Rao and K. R. M. Swamy -- Ch. 4. Cinchona / Rajendra Gupta -- Ch. 5. Cocoa / R. Vikraman Nair, S. Prasannakumari Amma and V. K. Mallika -- Ch. 6. The coconut palm / M. A. Foale and G. R. Ashburner -- Ch. 7. Coffee / J. M. Njoroge, C. O. Agwanda, P. N. Kingori, A. M. Karanja and M. P. H. Gathaara -- Ch. 8. Oil palm / M. Wahid Basri, Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah,
"The Handbook of Industrial Crops examines all aspects of cultivation and trade in addition to the available information on the evolution and adaptation of twelve important industrial crops. From food and drug industry products to palm oil and timber, this extensive resource provides detailed, up-to-date information on each species' origin and botany, cultivation and harvest, and prospective future of available production and demand. In this information-packed handbook, the world's leading experts in plantion crops and individual species share their knowledge and expertise. The book supplies the most recent statistics in world production, yields, and income potential. You will also find numerous references, tables, and figures, along with contact inform
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