The coconut odyssey: the bounteous possibilities of the tree of life
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Titel: The coconut odyssey
Autor: Foale, Michael A.
Jahr: 2003
Contents
Foreword 5
Preface 13
Chapter 1. The coconut odyssey begins 15
Bu: let us scare at the beginning.16
Evolution of the coconut.17
Friendship with a crab.19
Coconut diversity and the human factor.20
Completing the equatorial circle .22
Australia's coconut story: a remarkable absence in precolonial times .23
Were Aborigines consumers but not growers?.24
The scourge of a native rat .24
Loss of coconut seedlings and older palms.25
Coping with sea-level rise .25
Coastal explorers in Australia.25
Planting by Australian colonists .26
The coconut redeployed in an ornamental role .27
What are the environmental limits for the coconut? .28
Extreme latitude: the coconut seedling as an indoor plant .30
Can the coconut palm be regarded as a native Australian plant? .31
Chapter 2. Surprising diversity among coconuts—adaptations to
new environments and to human demands 33
How many varieties of coconut are there?.34
Telling the difference between a Tall and a Dwarf palm.35
Drought tolerance .36
Tolerance of low temperature.37
Tolerance of insect and disease attack.37
The strand posed few biohazards .38
Diversity among Dwarfs.38
Diversity among palms introduced into Australia .40
Exploiting diversity with hybrids.42
Chapter 3. The life story of a palm: from seed to first fruit 43
Starting with the seed.44
The husk hides the very young seedling.45
The seedling 'sponges' from the kernel .46
Growth of the independent seedling.47
Flowering begins .47
What gives the palm crown its great shape?.48
Crown shape responds to age .49
Fruiting begins: a competition for resources .50
Why does the palm on the strand lean towards the water?.51
Maintaining a grip on the earth .51
Dwarfs are at greater risk than Tails.53
Survivors can last (almost) forever.53
Chapter 4. Taking the plunge: looking after your own palms 55
Latitude and climate might restrict potential .56
Study the soil and take expert advice.56
The coconut is 'building friendly'.57
Choosing the best variety for your purpose .57
Managing the nursery and planting out.58
Protecting the young palm.58
How soon will the palms flower7.59
Australian environments and the coconut .60
Chapter S. Caring for the palm from planting out till flowering and beyond 63
Palatable palms attract hungry creatures .64
Nut-fall bugs undermine yield.65
The greatest threat: lethal yellowing disease .65
Other viroid and virus diseases .66
Weed competition.67
Low humidity endangers fruit .68
Physical hazards during the palm's life .68
Soil: pH, nutrients and salinity.69
Sea-spray on the palm leaf .70
Fertiliser needs in Australia .70
Visual foliage guide: symptoms and nutrients .70
Chapter 6. The productive palm: potential profit or hazard? 75
First fruits: harvest or damage control? .76
Potential yield .76
Harvesting young palms.76
Beware: falling fruits .78
Harvesting for production and to reduce hazard .79
Indigenous harvesting skills.79
Rats can make fruits fall .80
Fruit removal changes the look of the palm .80
Profiting from fruit removal .80
By-products for fuel and thatching.81
Chapter 7. The fruit and its parts 83
Legacies of evolution .84
Wild-type palms bear small fruit .84
Large fruits were carried far.84
Large fruit for high yield, small fruit for natural dispersal .85
Nut water as a fresh local product.85
Confusing water and milk.86
Coconut cream and coconut milk .87
Traditional coconut cream and milk preparation .87
Coconut in your kitchen .88
The kernel as food: solid or shredded.88
Coconut oil: a major trading commodity.89
Industrial processing of coconut oil .89
Virgin coconut oil: a valuable new product.90
Husk and fibre: versatile raw materials .90
Coconut shell: fuel and toolmaking material .91
Coconut products available in Australia.93
Chapter 8. Abundant products: health drink, liquor,
structural components, shade, fuel and more 94
Coconut sap for toddy and sugar .95
Uses for the frond.95
Fuel from the old flower parts.96
Palm wood: strength and beauty.96
Preserving and milling the coconut log.98
Precision cutting recovers the best wood .99
Coconut shade benefits other crops .99
An image with globai appeal .100
Chapter 9. Selecting a sound coconut at the market, and processing it at home 102
Preparing a 'tender nut': a specialised task .103
Dehusking: a choice of tools.103
Buying a fresh mature nut .104
Recovering the water .106
Recovering the kernel .107
Ways to use the kernel .108
Shredding the kernel for coconut cream and coconut milk .109
Coconut milk: culinary uses .110
Extracting oil from shredded kernel .110
Separating coconut oil from coconut milk .110
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Chapter 10. The coconut's industrial history, and future 111
Industrial demand builds the early copra trade.112
War brings competitors .112
Failure to stop a downhill slide of market demand .113
Demand for lauric oils underpins market .114
The legacy of copra production .115
Small-scale and medium-scale processing for high-quality products .116
Some food uses require economies of scale .117
Coconut oil as engine fuel.118
Nut water or coconut juice .118
Possibilities for derivatives of coconut sap (toddy) .118
Processing fibre and shell requires specialised skills .118
Niche marketing of high-value products .120
Chapter 11. The wonder food 121
A valuable staple since antiquity .122
Coconut's market grows, then collapses.122
Saturated and unsaturated fats.123
Competitors play dirty .123
Marketers demolish reputations, invoke obesity.127
Some competitor products harm health .128
Coconut helps overcome obesity .129
Diabetes and hypothyroidism .132
Restoring the status of coconut oil .132
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