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COCONUT (Cocos Nucifera) HUSK, DURIAN (Durio zibethinus) HUSK AND CORN (Zea Mays) COB AS AN ALTERNATIVE SHOE POLISH
SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
PROPONENTS
Gultiano, Jessa Grace
Maglupay, Carl Dizon
Osita, Zyrah Glae
Salvani, Prince Randy Jones
Santos, Mary Albeona Kit
COCONUT (Cocos Nucifera) HUSK, DURIAN (Durio zibethinus) HUSK AND CORN (Zea Mays) COB AS AN ALTERNATIVE SHOE POLISH

CHAPTER 1
(BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY)
In this modern world considered as the era of comforts, we also face poverty and scarcity of resources because of over population. So, people today are searching for some easier and better ways to save money through substituting commercialized products with improvised and homemade products, economizing, etc. In short people today are just being practical on what they will buy or what they will do to meet their needs.

The coconut is the fruit of the most economically important member of the great palm family, Palmae. The genus Cocos are Southeast Asians and contain only one species, Cocos Nucifera. Cultivated in tropical lowlands, almost always near the sea, the coconut has long been distributed throughout Southeast Asia and along the Tropical African and American coasts. The coconut is known for its great versatility as seen in the many uses of its different parts. For centuries, the coconut pal has supplied the people of the Pacific Islands with food, drink, shelter, and most of their needs. The durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market: other species are sold in their local regions. Regarded by many people in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, strong odor, and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow as large as 30 centimeters (12 in) long and 15 centimeters (6 in) in diameter, and it typically weighs one to three kilograms (2 to 7 lb.). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the color of its

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