Salient features
• The variety is relatively tolerant to drought and suited for west coast of the country and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• The palms of this variety are tall, robust and appear gigantic.
• Each 100 ml tender nut water of this variety contains 4.92 g total sugars, 1.3 mg free amino acids, 2,650 ppm potassium and 24.6 ppm sodium.
• The fruits are large, oval and green. The palms are regular bearers and under rainfed conditions the time taken for flowering is 77 months.
• The oil extracted from the copra of this variety is rich in lauric acid (50.26%).
Performance
• It yields 86 nuts/palm with 20.8 kg copra recovery under rainfed condition.
Impact and benefits
• Performs well under both irrigated and rainfed conditions.
• The variety is relatively tolerant to drought.
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