Růst a vývoj kokosového ořechu
Zrání kokosu
- Local Solomon Islanders describe six stages of coconut development:
Kabuaro
- Immature
- Contains less "meat" or endosperm and is mostly fluid
Leuleu
- More mature meat
Bulo
- More mature meat
Zokelebuol
- More mature meat
- Best to eat
Rauka
- Meat thickens
- Becomes tougher
Kopa
- Most mature coconut
- Meat thickens
- Becomes tougher [1]
Růst
- Fruits take about one year for the entire development
- First, the husk and shell grow
- Cavity of embryosac enlarges considerably
- Cavity is filled with liquid
After cca 4 months
- Husk and shell become thicker
Cca 6 měs.
- The solid endosperm begins to form against the inner wall of the cavity
- This first layer is thin and gelatinous.
Cca 8 měs.
- Soft white endocarp becomes hard and dark brown
12 měs.
- The fruit becomes mature (Ohler, 1999)
- Mature coconut (MC) fruit contains
- 35% husk (fibrous coat of fruit)
- 12% shell (inner hard coat of fruit)
- 28% meat (solid endosperm)
- 25% water (liquid endosperm) ( Grimwood, 1975) [30]
