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Introduction
I.
Production
A.
Site selection
B.
Planting material
C.
Direct planting
D.
Nurseries
E.
Transplanting
F.
Planting and spacing
G.
Cropping methods
H.
Soil and plant nutrition
I.
Weeding
J.
Water requirements
K.
Pruning
L.
Pest and disease management
II.
Harvesting
A.
Harvesting and yields
B.
Harvesting techniques
III.
Postharvest handling and marketing
A.
Washing
B.
Cutting and sorting
C.
Drying
D.
Storage
E.
Commercial parts of the kava plant
F.
Kavalactones
G.
High quality kava
H.
Quality specifications
I.
Advanced processing
J.
Marketing
IV.
Conclusion
APPENDIX
A: Hawaiian kava production
Different
soils
Basket
system
Fertility
management
Weed
management
Irrigation
Spacing
and shading
Pruning
Fast
propagation method
Organic
kava production
APPENDIX
B: False kava
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