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Macadamia nut production in the Hawaiian Islands

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This minor industry of Hawaii, second to coffee in acreage and value, covers only about 3,000 acres and produced less than 500 tons of unshelled nuts, valued at about $160,000 in 1954. Growth of the industry has been so great, however, that within a few years it is expected to be the principle tree crop of the Islands.

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  1. W. B. storey (Associate Professor of Horticulture, Professor)

    Present address: University of Hawaii, USA

  2. R. A. Hamilton (Associate Professor of Horticulture)

    Present address: International Cooperation Administration, El Salvador, C. A.

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  1. University of Hawaii, USA

    R. A. Hamilton (Associate Professor of Horticulture)

  2. Citrus Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside

    W. B. storey (Associate Professor of Horticulture, Professor)

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Published as Miscellaneous paper No. 67 of the University of Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Hamilton, R.A., storey, W.B. Macadamia nut production in the Hawaiian Islands. Econ Bot 10, 92–100 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985321

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