(Dwarf)
This is an early flowering cultivar and takes about 3-4 years for initial flowering. The average annual yield is 112 nuts/palm/year. It is best suited for tender nut water. This cultivar was released by ICAR-CPCRI in 1991 for cultivation as tender nut variety.
Kalpasree has superior quality of coconut oil, very sweet tender nut water and meat and is resistant to root (wilt) disease. This is the earliest flowering cultivar and takes about 2.5 to 3 years for flowering. It is tolerant to root (wilt) disease. The mean annual yield is 90 nuts/palm with a copra content of 96.3g/nut. This variety is released for cultivation inroot (wilt) prevalent areas of Kerala.
Dwarf variety with yellow fruits, higher average yield of 114 nuts per palm per year with estimated copra yield of over 16 kg per palm per year. Recommended for cultivation in Kerala and Karnataka for tender nut purpose.
Dwarf with Orange fruits recommended for cultivation in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for tender nut purpose. The average yield is 123 nuts per palm per year with estimated copra out turn of 23 kg per palm per year.
(Semi-tall Variety)
This is a semi tall variety with sweet tender nut water and with higher resistance to root (wilt) disease of coconut. It comes to flowering by 54 months from planting. Its annual yield is 87 nuts/palm, 16.38 kg copra/palm and 10.65 kg oil/palm. In root (wilt) disease affected tracts, it gives an annual yield 65 nuts/palm. The quantity of tender nut water is 290ml. This is released as a variety for tender nut and for cultivation in root (wilt) prevalent areas of Kerala.
Kalpa Suvarna dwarf coconut variety is a selection, suitable for dual purposes for copra and tendernut production, gives an average yield of 97 nuts/ palm/ year and 17,169 nuts per hectare per year. The palms are regular bearers and commence flowering after thirty to thirty-six months of planting in the field. Quantity of tender nut water is around 431 ml and very good in taste with TSS of 5.8 °Brix. The variety is recommended for the states of Karnataka and Kerala.
(Tall Variety)
The average annual yield is 100 nuts/palm. The palm grows in all types of soil and it can withstand moisture stress. This cultivar is recommended for cultivation in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The annual average yield is 110 nuts/palm. This is recommended for the west coast region including Kerala, Konkan, coastal Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.
This variety has the potential to produce 23,275 nuts per hectare per year. The quantity of tender nut water is 448 ml. This is recommended for cultivation in Kerala, Maharashtra, interior zone of Tamil Nadu and coastal zone of Andhra Pradesh
It commences flowering in 67 months after planting in the field. This variety has the potential to produce 22,794 nuts per hectare per year. The quantity of tender nut water is 290 ml. This is recommended for cultivation in Kerala, East Coast region of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
This variety has the potential to produce 80 nuts/palm/year. The quantity of tender nut water is 495 ml. This is recommended for cultivation in Kerala and West Bengal.
This variety is recommended for ball copra production. It yields around 116 nuts per palm per year with copra content of 176g, under rainfed situations. This is recommended for cultivation in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The average annual yield under rainfed condition is 109 nuts per palm. The fruits of the variety weigh about 800- 900 g and copra content of 176 g/nut, with copra oil content of 68%. Suitable for ball copra production. It is recommended for large scale commercial cultivation in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.
A superior high yielding tall selection with lesser incidence of eriophyid mite infestation. The average nut yield is 118 nuts per palm per year under rainfed conditions with estimated copra yield of 25.5 kg per palm per year. This variety is suitable for copra and tender nut purpose. Recommended for Kerala and Karnataka
The variety gives high copra outturn of 28.65 kg per palm per year or 5.01 t/ ha copra. The variety is characterized by large fruits with average copra content of 272.9 g and higher volume (612 ml nut-1) of good quality tender nut water and gives an average nut yield of 105 nuts per palm per year. Recommended by for cultivation in the coconut growing tracts of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
A high yielding variety suitable for tender nut, copra and inflorescence sap production. The annual average nut yield is 133 nuts per palm per year, with copra out turn of 24.47 kg per palm per year. Recommended for Kerala, Tamil Nadu
A tall variety, WCT X WCT progenies, based on performance evaluation trials at CDB Farm, Neriamangalam and ICAR-CPCRI, RS, Kayamkulam, were high yielding and root (wilt) disease-free West Coast Tall (WCT) palms, superior in terms of higher yield and recorded less root (wilt) disease incidence and recommended for release as ‘Kalpa Vajra’, suitable for cultivation in root (wilt) disease prevalent tract.
(Hybrid)
It is a cross between COD with WCT. The palms come to bearing early when compared to tall palms. It is a heavy yielder and produces 116 nuts/palm with a range of 100-150 nuts. The copra content in nut is 160-230 g. It is susceptible to drought and hence irrigation is required during summer months. Chandrasankara was released by ICAR-CPCRI in 1985 for cultivation in Kerala and Karnataka
It is a hybrid between LCT X COD. The hybrid palm comes to bearing in about 4- 5 years after planting. The annual yield is 109 nuts/ palm with a copra content of 150-210g/nut.
It is a hybrid between WCT and COD. The palm comes to bearing by the fourth year of planting. The mean annual yield of nuts is 108 with a range of 70-130 nuts. The copra content is 187g/nut. This hybrid was released by ICAR-CPCRI in 1991, for large scale cultivation in Kerala, coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal Maharashtra.
It is a hybrid between MYD and WCT. The mean annual yield is 117 nuts per palm. The copra yield is 4.38 t/ha and oil is 3.04 t/ha. The hybrid is suitable for tender nut purpose. This hybrid was recommended for cultivation in Kerala and Assam.
It is a hybrid between root (wilt) diseasefree Chowghat Green Dwarf and root (wilt) disease-free West Coast Tall. The mean annual yield is 85 nuts per palm. The copra yield is 2.5 t/ha and oil is 1.69 t/ha. This hybrid was recommended for cultivation in root (wilt) disease prevalent tracts of Kerala
It is a high yielding, hybrid involving MYD and TPT. The mean yield is 167 nuts/palm/year, with estimated high copra out turn of 35.9 kg/palm/year or 6.28t/ha copra. The hybrid is suitable for tender nut purpose. This hybrid is recommended for cultivation in Kerala and Karnataka States.
The parentage of this Cocos nucifera L. DxT hybrid is Chowghat Orange Dwarf (COD) x West Asian Tall (WAT). With a high nut yield of 151 coconuts per palm per year, it gives an average yield of 26497 nuts per ha (5.47 tonnes of copra per ha.), good tender nut (5.9 ˚Brix), and is also good for neera production. It is recommended that the hybrid be grown under irrigated conditions in the state of Kerala.
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