COCONUT WATER: Or Coconut Milk

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by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

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A liquid endosperm which enhances growth of cells, etc., in flasks, its composition and effect are not determined; from green coconuts preferred; can be autoclaved. OBII-264
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