COCONUT STEM UTILIZATION IN SRI LANKA
Keywords:
Coconut Stem, Plantation, Agriculture
Abstract
In the plantation agriculture in Sri Lanka, coconut occupies the highest area of nearly 420,000 ha. It is distributed in all 24 districts. The estate sector (8 ha or more) comprises 104,000 ha (24.7%) of the area while the balance, 316,000 ha (75.3%) is categorized as small holdings
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Coconut Development Authority (1981) Survey of subsidy schemes operated by the Coconut Cultivation Board, Colombo.
Embogama, N. B. (1985) Sri Lanka turns to coconut lumber. Coconis 21: 4
Embogama, N. B. (1987) Unpublished data.
Embogama, N. B. (1988) pers. com.
Francis, C. R. & K Bergseng (1984 a) Technical Report: Sawing small coconut logs. Report No. DP/lD/SER.A /528 of the Project DP/SRL/79/053, UNIDO, Vienna.
Francis, C R & K Bergseng (1984b) Terminal Report: Research and Development for the utilization of rubber wood and coconut wood. Report DP/ID/SER.B/479 of the Project DP/SRL/79/053, UNIDO, Vienna.
Goonatilake, P. C. L. (1985) Assessment of non forest wood resources in Sri Lanka for the period 1985¬2020. Forest Resources Development Project, Ministry of Lands and Land Development, Colombo. 189 pp.
Groom, J. G & Associates (1982) Small scale power generation using coconut wood and other wood wastes. Food & Agriculture Organization Report FO: MISC/82/27, 66 pp.
Karunaratne, L. K. (1971) Architecture in wood. Ancient Ceylon 1: 121 126
Karuratne, L. K. (1975) Wooden architecture of Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Historical Journal XXIV: (1 4) 174 185.
Karuratne, L. K. (1988) pers. com.
Kulasinghe, A. N. S. (1984) The use of coconut timber in engineering structures. In Timber Technology ed. A Jayatillake, University of Moratuwa Press, Sri Lanka. 130 142.
Kulasinghe, A. N. S. (1988) pers. com.
Liyanage, D. V. (1982) Improvement of coconut seednut and seedling selection. Report No. 1 of the Consultant in Breeding. Coconut Development Authority of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
Mohanadas, S & P. A. N Ratnayake (1984) Treatment of coconut timber. In Timber Technology ed. A Jayatillake, University of Moratuwa Press, Sri Lanka. 182 185.
Perera, D (1985) Timber as a building material in Sri Lankan architecture. In Timber Technology ed. A Jayatillake, University of Moratuwa Press, Sri Lanka. 168 172.
Perera, U. V. H. (1980) Replanting in coconut. Internal Report of the Coconut Development Authority, Colombo.
Poyry, J. (1986) Forestry Master Plan for Sri Lanka. Main Report and Executive Summary. Jaakko Poyry International Oy, Helsinki. 149 pp.
Samarasekera, J. (1988) pers. com.
Silva, S. S. (1971) Industrial utilization of coconut wood. Report No. 1404 of the Ceylon Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research Colombo. 2pp.
Tillakaratne, S & U. V. H. Perera (1981) An economic study of the coconut industry in Sri Lanka. Monograph of the Peoples Bank Research Department, Colombo.
Wickramaratne, M. R. T. (1986) Know your nuts Coconut varieties in Sri Lanka. Coconut Bulletin 3(2); 32 34.
Published
1989-06-01
How to Cite
Ranjith Mahindapala. (1989). COCONUT STEM UTILIZATION IN SRI LANKA. CORD, 5(01), 34. https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v5i01.221
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