Salient features
• It is a dwarf palm with large size nuts.
• Variant of the Niu-lekha, one of the collections from Fiji Islands.
• Area of cultivation: Island conditions.
Performance
• It is a drought tolerant variety suitable for cultivation under Andaman and Nicobar island condition.
• It yields 245 g copra/nut with estimated 13.7 kg copra recovery/palm.
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