This would also indicate that there has been more sparse vegetation in the north for some considerable period of time. of recent washing over of portions of the islands, There is evidence particularly at Lomvilal. All of the conditions seen in the coconut palm have been reported in the literature from other parts of the world Menon, and K. M. Pandalai. The Coconut Palm, (cf. K.P.V. a monograph, Indian Central Coconut Committee, Ernakvlam - S. India, 195 p.). It seems clear that the only reasonable way of assessing radiation effects experiments. 90022b3 alone on atoll vegetation is by controlled