Salient features
• It is a high yielding hybrid between West Coast Tall and Chowghat Orange Dwarf.
• It has been recommended for West Coast region and root (wilt) disease prone tracts of Kerala, Maharashtra and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
• The palms of this variety are early bearing with high yield.
• The fruits of this variety are oblong and the period taken for flowering is 64–67 months.
Performance
• It performs well under both irrigated and rainfed conditions and can tolerate mild drought.
• It yields 106 nuts/palm per year or equivalent copra outturn of 21 kg/palm per year.
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