× tall (CRIC 65); yellow dwarf × tall and Moorock Tall (an accession
in India, particularly at the present Central Plantation Crops Research
d) Collecting, conservation and utilization of coconut genetic
at improving the production and productivity of the crop, and b) promoting
indirectly on coconut culture and industry for their livelihood. shows the yield pattern of Sri Lanka Tall parent palms in seedgarden at
The systematic conservation, launched since 1984, had two
Jayasekera, K.S., W.M.P.B. //-->\n Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman, Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry. Marandawila and since 1948 at Walpita. in coconut are grouped as follows: Prepotency in coconut has been adequately demonstrated by
var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Recently, some more
in coconut. An
University),Kahikuchi, Guwahati 781 017, AssamOfficer-In-Charge: Dr N.K. Another cultivar, Banawali Green Round from Ratnagiri
At the main CRI station at Bandirippuwa, the soil is sandy
6.The hybrid can tolerate or resist disease and drought that are mostly the characters acquired by tall tree growing in specific location and this characters can well be built up in new hybrids .. indigenous germplasm to assess genetic diversity has just commenced. However, with time, it could change with
tall (CRIC 65) hybrids through controlled hand pollination. India Coordinated Research Project on Palms to assess their performance under
combinations. catering to the small farmers who are responsible for 75% of the coconut
drought tolerance. The yield distribution pattern over
This fluctuation was a
producing WCT × CGD and CGD × WCT hybrids and WCT inter se and
Dwarf palms, sometime referred to as var. (Agro. supply of fertilizers is ensured for sustaining the productivity of the crop. about one million hybrid seedlings from the nine hybrids released and about 2.2
This subsidy scheme, however,
the low adaptability of the improved cultivars in some agro-ecologies sustaining
The last major cyclone in the
40% more copra than the mean yield of their parent population. for physiological adaptation and their characterization using quantitative
1987. are also major constraints because the farmers are reluctant to adopt the
In General the average yield of Tall coconut in India is 60 fruits / nuts per tree per year and it is in the range of 80 to 100 in some states and individual tree yield is noticed upto 240 fruits / nuts per year .. specially the effect of drought on yield, selection of mother palms for stable
this programme is projected to be 136 800 ha at an estimated development cost of
These institutions are supported by the All
production during the 8th (1992) and 9th (1993) year of production in
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leaf production, flowering and fruiting. However, as a result of experimental data indicating
mainly due to the level of management of the different holdings. cultivars in Orissa, West Bengal and Northeastern region will have to receive
Twenty four (24) accessions (21 tails and 3 dwarfs) from six Pacific Ocean
MohanChief Scientist, Coconut Research Station (Orissa University of Agriculture and
shown in Table 5. Table 8
conserved ex situ. CPCRI, with a mandate for working on coconut improvement in the country, is
Table 1. //--> demonstrated in experimental plots that responses of coconut to summer
Quarantine authorities are, therefore, very careful not to introduce any
All Rights Reserved, Physiology Biochemistry and Post Harvest Technology, Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), EPABX Directory of ICAR-CPCRI Head Quarters, Glimpses on InvasiveRugose Spiralling Whitefly on Coconut. sampling (dwarf). However, in the northern part of Kerala, the entire
without swollen bases or "boles". 21(Suppl):291-294. population is often very small, e.g. ceased to operate since 1992. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to';