Coconuts and cloves in Indonesia

Davis T.A., . and Azis H., . and Darwis S.N., . (1986) Coconuts and cloves in Indonesia. [Proceedings Paper]

Coconuts Arecaceae and cloves Myrtaceae inspite of their wide phylogenetic distance exhibit no serious competition when raised as mixed crops. These two industrial crops most important for Indonesia were increasingly intercultured because of monetary benefits. Due to low price of copra and the abnormally high income clove flowers fetch for the farmer because of a flourishing clove-cigarette industry intercropping gardens with clove brings enormous profit for the farmer. No doubt a pure crop of clove under ideal conditions and good management could bring much greater income than mono-cultured or when it is intercropped with clove. The present emphasis however is on the fact that pure gardens under conditions prevailing in most parts of Indonesia had more income when intercropped with clove. There was wide variation in the structure and development of roots leaves flowers and fruits between the two species. The cost-benefit or raising and clove gardens were worked out. Harvesting of coconut was monthly or once in two-month operation while clove flowers were picked once a year and these harvesting practices differed considerably

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Coconuts Arecaceae and cloves Myrtaceae inspite of their wide phylogenetic distance exhibit no serious competition when raised as mixed crops. These two industrial crops most important for Indonesia were increasingly intercultured because of monetary benefits. Due to low price of copra and the abnormally high income clove flowers fetch for the farmer because of a flourishing clove-cigarette industry intercropping gardens with clove brings enormous profit for the farmer. No doubt a pure crop of clove under ideal conditions and good management could bring much greater income than mono-cultured or when it is intercropped with clove. The present emphasis however is on the fact that pure gardens under conditions prevailing in most parts of Indonesia had more income when intercropped with clove. There was wide variation in the structure and development of roots leaves flowers and fruits between the two species. The cost-benefit or raising and clove gardens were worked out. Harvesting of coconut was monthly or once in two-month operation while clove flowers were picked once a year and these harvesting practices differed considerably

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. SB267 I61 1984 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Cocos nucifera
AGROVOC Term:	Eugenia caryophyllus
AGROVOC Term:	Indonesia
AGROVOC Term:	Hybrids
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:25
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14360

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