Provides information on preharvest operations, harvesting, dehusking, splitting, copra processing and drying. Bearing coconut palms produce nuts throughout the year, although yields may vary with the season. A normalbearing, adult palm produces at least one matured readytoharvest bunch of coconuts every month. Depending on the variety, the number of nuts per bunch can vary from 5 to 15. The theoretical number of bunches per palm that can be harvested annually is about 14 from tall coconut varieties and 16 from the dwarf species.

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