Coconut, Sister of mankind: the hunt for lost varieties
A public lecture about coconut palms and their genetic ressources, an ambitious research project for French Polynesia, Samoa and Fiji, and press release linked to these activities


Cocotier, Soeur des hommes: à la recherche des variétés perdues
ne conférence grand public sur le cocotier, un ambitieux projet de recherche en Polynésie Française, à Samoa et au Fidji, et les réactions de la presse à ces initiatives



Friday, October 15, 2010

Mission 2010, Polynésie Française

Here is a paper published by Vincent Johnson in the prestigious yearly journal Geneflow published by Bioversity international.

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At this period, the horned coconut palm of the Tetiaroa Atoll was thougth to be lost. A fem time later, it was re-discovered, see the complete story here.