Friday, August 12, 2016

Mother and progeny

These two pictures were taken in Africa, on the Assinie Beach, South East of Côte d'Ivoire. We conducted in 2009 a scientific survey to check that the Lethal Yellowing Disease, wich is killing many coconut palms in Ghana, was not present in Côte d'Ivoire

Coconuts fall on the sandy ground and germinate in the beach, a place where only a few plants can grow...
Mother and progeny, Coconut Palm, R. Bourdeix 2009


Mother and progeny, Coconut palm, R. Bourdeix, 2009