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Commercial Varieties of Coconut

Name of Variety Salient Features Recommended States
West Coast Tall Tall variety for copra & tender nut; bearing in 5–7 years; robust palms with large green nuts; yield 15000 nuts/ha, copra 36 q/ha, oil 25 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
East Coast Tall Tall variety for copra & tender nut; compact palms with medium oval green nuts; yield 14500 nuts/ha, copra 34 q/ha, oil 22 q/ha. Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura
Tiptur Tall Tall variety; bearing in 5–7 years; robust palms; yield 15050 nuts/ha, copra 37 q/ha, oil 26 q/ha. Karnataka
Andaman Ordinary Tall variety; bearing in 5–7 years; large green nuts; yield 16450 nuts/ha, copra 36 q/ha, oil 24 q/ha. Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Gangabondam Semi-tall variety for tender nut; bearing in 5–7 years; large green nuts; yield 16000 nuts/ha. Andhra Pradesh
Chowghat Green Dwarf Early bearing dwarf; flowering in 3–4 years; yield 14000 nuts/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat, Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra
Malayan Orange Dwarf Early flowering dwarf; 3–4 years; 400 ml tender water/nut; yield 16000 nuts/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal
Malayan Green Dwarf Early flowering dwarf; 3–4 years; 370 ml tender water/nut; yield 16250 nuts/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal
Name of Variety Salient Features Recommended States
Kalpa Pratibha Suitable for tender nut & copra; drought tolerant; large green nuts; 448 ml water; sugars 5.5 g/100 ml; yield 15874 nuts/ha, copra 41 q/ha, oil 27 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Kalpa Dhenu Regular bearer; drought tolerant; tall robust palms; flowering at 67 months; 290 ml water; yield 15012 nuts/ha, copra 37 q/ha, oil 24 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Kalpa Mitra Drought tolerant; large yellowish-green nuts; suitable for ball copra; 495 ml water; yield 13973 nuts/ha, copra 34 q/ha, oil 22 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Kalparaksha Semi-tall; root wilt disease resistant; flowering at 54 months; sweet tender water; yield 15225 nuts/ha, copra 33 q/ha, oil 21 q/ha. Kerala
Kalpa Samrudhi Hybrid (MYD × WCT); high yield; good TSS (6° Brix); drought tolerant; yield 20475 nuts/ha, copra 45 q/ha, oil 30 q/ha. Kerala, Assam
Kalpa Sankara Hybrid (CGD × WCT); root wilt tolerant; semi-tall; precocious; yield 14700 nuts/ha, copra 25 q/ha, oil 17 q/ha. Kerala
Kalpasree Tender nut type; selection from CGD; sweet water (240 ml); good oil quality; yield 15750 nuts/ha, copra 15 q/ha, oil 17 q/ha. Kerala
Kalpatharu Selection from Tiptur Tall; suitable for ball copra; yield 20300 nuts/ha, copra 35 q/ha, oil 25 q/ha. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Chandra Kalpa Drought tolerant; adaptable to all soils; withstands moisture stress; yield 16975 nuts/ha, copra 33 q/ha, oil 23 q/ha. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka
Kera Chandra High yielding; copra 3.81 t/ha; oil 2.52 t/ha; yield 19250 nuts/ha, copra 38 q/ha, oil 25 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
Chowghat Orange Dwarf Early dwarf; flowering in 3–4 years; 350 ml tender water; yield 14525 nuts/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat, Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra
Kera Sankara Hybrid (WCT × COD); bearing from 4th year; yield 18550 nuts/ha, copra 37 q/ha, oil 25 q/ha. Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka
Chandra Sankara High yielding hybrid; yield 19250 nuts/ha, copra 40 q/ha, oil 27 q/ha. Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Chandra Laksha Hybrid (LCT × COD); bearing in 4–5 years; yield 19075 nuts/ha, copra 37 q/ha, oil 26 q/ha. Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka
Name of Variety Salient Features Recommended States
VPM-3 Selection from Andaman Ordinary Tall; yield 92 nuts/tree; nut weight 176 g; oil content 70%. Tamil Nadu
ALR (Cn)-1 Selection from Arasampatti Tall; yield 125 nuts/tree; copra 131 g/nut; oil content 66.5%. Tamil Nadu
VHC-1 Hybrid (East Coast Tall × Malayan Green Dwarf); yield 115 nuts/tree; copra 142 g/nut; oil content 69%. Tamil Nadu
VHC-2 Hybrid (East Coast Tall × Malayan Green Dwarf); yield 142 nuts/tree; copra 152 g/nut; oil content 70%. Tamil Nadu
VHC-3 Hybrid (East Coast Tall × Malayan Orange Dwarf); yield 156 nuts/tree; copra 162 g/nut; oil content 70%. Tamil Nadu
Name of Variety Salient Features Recommended States
Kerasagara Selection from Seychelles; yield 99 nuts/tree; copra 203 g/nut; oil content 68%. Kerala
Coconut Hybrid Mahuva Hybrid (Tall × Dwarf); yield 43 nuts/tree. Gujarat
Pratap Selection from Banawali; yield 150 nuts/tree; copra 152 g/nut; oil 59%. Maharashtra
Banawali Pure line selection; yield 120 nuts/tree. Maharashtra
Konkan Bhatye Hybrid-1 Yield 122 nuts/tree; copra oil content 65%. Maharashtra
Indira Nariyal-1 Yield 85 nuts/tree; copra yield 2 t/ha. Chhattisgarh
Kamrup Yield 106 nuts/tree; copra 162 g/nut. Assam
Kahikuchi Hybrid-1 Yield 122 nuts/tree; oil content 65%. Andhra Pradesh
Gauthami Ganga Yield 90 nuts/tree; copra 157 g/nut; oil 68%. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Godavari Ganga Hybrid (East Coast Tall × Gangabondam); yield 140 nuts/tree; copra 153 g/nut; oil 67%. Andhra Pradesh
Kera Bastar Yield 110 nuts/tree; copra 180 g/nut; oil 68.7%. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Kera Keralam Yield 147 nuts/tree; copra 164 g/nut; oil 64%. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Keraganga Hybrid (WCT × Gangabondam); yield 100 nuts/tree; copra 201 g/nut; oil 69%. Kerala
Anandaganga Hybrid (Andaman Ordinary × Gangabondam); yield 95 nuts/tree; copra 216 g/nut; oil 68%. Kerala
Kerasree Hybrid (WCT × Malayan Yellow Dwarf); yield 130 nuts/tree; copra 216 g/nut; oil 66%. Kerala
Kerasowbhagya Hybrid (WCT × SSA); yield 116 nuts/tree; copra 196 g/nut; oil 65%. Kerala
Kalyani Coconut-1 Yield 180 nuts/tree; copra 154 g/nut; oil 66%. West Bengal

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