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Sumangala
(Tall Variety)
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Sumangala
(Tall Variety)
It is a tall type with partially drooping crown. Under good management, palms flowers in 4-5 years. The colour of the ripe nuts is deep yellow to orange and oblong to round in shape. The variety recorded an average yield of 3.28 kg chali/palm/year. This variety is recommended for Coastal Karnataka and Kerala.
Sreemangala
(Tall Varieties)
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Sreemangala
(Tall Variety)
The palm is tall with partially drooping crown with longer internodes and sturdy stem. It starts flowering in 4-5 years. It is high yielder with an average chali yield of 3.18 kg per palm per year. Ripe nuts are usually oblong to round in shape with deep yellow colour. This variety is recommended for coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala.
Swarnamangala
(Tall Variety)
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Swarnamangala
(Tall Variety)
It is a tall high yielding variety with homogeneous population. Nuts are bigger and heavier with high recovery of chali or dry kernel. Average yield of this variety is 3.88 kg chali/ palm/year. It is recommended for cultivation in Karnataka and Kerala.
Mohitnagar
(Tall Variety)
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Mohitnagar
(Tall Variety)
Mohitnagar was released for commercial cultivation during 1991. The important feature of this variety is its greater uniformity. The bunches are well placed and nuts are loosely arranged on spikes which help in their uniform development and also enable efficient plant protection measures. The variety is consistently high yielder with an average chali yield of 3.67 kg/palm/year. This variety is recommended for West Bengal and coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala.
Kahikuchi Tall
(Tall Variety)
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Kahikuchi Tall
(Tall Variety)
The variety is high yielding with medium thick stem, longer internodes, partially drooping crown, homogeneous population, regular bearer, consistent in yield, bunches are well placed on the stem, orange colour, bold and round shaped nuts, high recovery of chali from fresh nuts, comes to bearing by 5th year. The variety is consistent high yielder with an average chali yield of 3.70 kg /palm/year. The variety, released during 2009, has been recommended for commercial cultivation in Assam and Meghalaya.
Madhuramangala
(Tall Variety)
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Madhuramangala
(Tall Variety)
The yield performance of the variety is higher than the released varieties viz., Mangala, Sumangala, Sreemangala and traditional local types, suitable for both tender nut and ripe nut processing. Also fetches higher price in the market because of its quality and marble appearance of the split nut. The average yield is 2.95 kg dry tender processed nuts/palm/year or 3.54 kg dry kernel/palm/year. The variety has been recommended for commercial cultivation in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Nalbari
(Tall Variety)
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Nalbari
(Tall Variety)
The yield performance of the variety is higher as compared to all the earlier released varieties and found suitable for ripe nut processing. The variety possesses high yielding nature, tall type with medium thick stem, longer internodes, partially drooping crown, homogeneous population, regular bearer, consistent in yield, bunches are well placed on the stem, round shaped yellow colour nuts, high recovery of dry kernel from fresh nuts, comes to bearing by 5th year. The average yield is 4.15 kg dry kernel/palm/year. The variety has been recommended for release during 2014 for cultivation in Karnataka, West Bengal (North Bengal) and North East.
Mangala
(Semi Tall Variety)
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Mangala
(Semi Tall Variety)
This variety possesses characters such as earliness in bearing, more number of female flowers per inflorescence, higher nut set, quicker stabilization of production and lesser height in comparison with S.K. Local variety, average yield is 2.90 kg chali/palm/year. The variety was released in the year 1972 for coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala
Shatamangala
(Semi Tall Variety)
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Shatamangala
(Semi Tall Variety)
High yielding arecanut variety released during 2016. The yield performance of the variety is higher than the released varieties viz., Mangala, Sumangala, Sreemangala and traditional local types, suitable for both tender nut and ripe nut processing. The average yield is 3.26 kg dry tender processed nuts/palm/year or 3.96 kg dry kernel/palm/year. The variety has been recommended for commercial cultivation in Karnataka and Gujarat.
VTLAH -1(HD × Sumangala)
(Dwarf Hybrid)
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VTLAH -1(HD × Sumangala)
(Dwarf Hybrid)
This hybrid is dwarf in nature. Sturdy stem with super imposed nodes, reduced canopy size, well spread leaves, partial drooping crown, medium sized oval to round and yellow-orange colored nuts, early stabilization in yield and high recovery of chali are the striking features of this hybrid. The average chali yield of this hybrid is 2.54 kg/palm/year. Released for commercial cultivation in Karnataka.
VTLAH -2(HD × Mohitnagar)
(Dwarf Hybrid)
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VTLAH -2(HD × Mohitnagar)
(Dwarf Hybrid)
Vittal Arecanut Hybrid-2 is dwarf in nature. Medium thick stem with super imposed nodes, reduced canopy size, well spread leaves, drooping crown, medium sized oval nuts, early stabilization in yield and high recovery of chali are the other features of this hybrid. The average chali yield of this hybrid is 2.64 kg/palm/year. Released for commercial cultivation in Karnataka.
Terai Shankar
(hybrid)
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Terai Shankar
(hybrid)
An arecanut Areca catechu L. hybrid, with parentage IC557395 x IC557422, has been approved for release. Features of the variety are 320–340 medium-sized oval nuts of orange colour, dry weight of 6.75 g kernel and 2.19 kg per palm per year with a 21% kernel recovery. The variety was recommended for cultivation in the Sub-Himalayan Terai region of West Bengal and the lower Brahmaputra zone of Assam.