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Cadang-cadang is a disease caused by Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd, Cocadviroid cadangi), a lethal viroid of several palms including coconut (Cocos nucifera), African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius), and buri (Corypha utan).
Phytoplasmal diseases; Awka disease/Texas phoenix palm decline: Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae: Blast Candidatus Phytoplasma suspected Cape St. Paul wilt Ca. Phytoplasma: Cedros wilt Phytomonas sp. Heart rot: Phytomonas sp. Kaincope disease Ca. Phytoplasma: Kalimantan wilt Ca. Phytoplasma suspected Kribi disease Ca. Phytoplasma: Lethal decline ...
Sri Lanka there are three varieties, tall variety, dwarf variety and King coconut variety. [1] According to figures published in December 2018 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , it is the world's fourth largest producer of coconuts, producing 2,623,000 tonnes in 2018.
British established the first cocoa plantation in Nalanda, Matale district. Cocoa was cultivation in about 12,000 ha (30,000 acres) in 1960. [4] Cocoa is mostly cultivated in the Central, Uva, North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Around the 300 plants per acre could be planted at a spacing of 250 mm × 360 mm (10 in × 14 in).
This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes , down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Description: Locator maps of the provinces Sri Lanka.: Date: 07/08/05: Source: Based on the district locator maps of Sri Lanka by User:Trengarasu (), who are licensed into the Public Domain.
Akuressa (Sinhalese: අකුරැස්ස) is located in Matara District of the Southern Province. It is located on the Matara–Deniyaya road, approximately 23.6 km (14.7 mi) from Matara and 39.7 km (24.7 mi) from Galle. [1] The surrounding areas produce tea, coconut, rubber and agricultural products such as rice.
It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and accounts for 2% of GDP, generating roughly $700 million annually to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates. Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest producer of tea.