Salient features
• Sumangala is a selection from VTL-11 released in 1985 by CPCRI, Kasaragod.
• It yields 233,000 seed nuts/ha.
Performance
• It is high yielding, tall with partially drooping crown, oval to round deep yellow nuts.
• It has high recovery of dry nut (26.50%) from fresh fruits.
• Dry kernel yield is 3.28 kg/palm per year.
• It is recommended for the arecanut growing areas of Kerala and coastal Karnataka.
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