Varieties
Cultivars
- West Coast Tall (WCT)
- Lakshadweep Ordinary (Chandrakalpa)
- Philippines Ordinary (Kerachandra)
- Andaman Ordinary
- Java
- Cochin China
- Kappadam
- Komadan
- Karasagara
- Kalparaksha
- Kalpadhenu
- Kalpaprathibha
- Kalpamithra
Kappadam
Lakshadweep Ordinary (Chandrakalpa)
Java
Philippines Ordinary (Kerachandra)
West Coast Tall
Andaman Ordinary
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Hybrids
- Lakshaganga (Lakshadweep Ordinary x Gangabondam)
- Anandaganga (Andaman Ordinary x Gangabondam)
- Keraganga (West Coast Tall x Gangabondam)
- Kerasankara (West Coast Tall x Chowghat Orange Dwarf)
- Chandrasankara (Chowghat Orange Dwarf x West Coast Tall)
- Kerasree (West Coast Tall x Malayan Yellow Dwarf)
- Kerasoubaghya (WCT x SSA)
- Chowghat Green Dwarf x West Coast Tall
- Chandralaksha (Lakshadweep Ordinary x Chowghat OrangeDwarf)
Keramudhra: A superior coconut suitable for tender nut and copra, with more quantity of nut water (287 ml) with excellent quality. Yield -119 nuts/palm; copra yield -196 g/nut.
Tender nut variety: Chowghat Orange Dwarf
Note:
- Hybrids Anandaganga, Keraganga and Kerasankara are recommended for general cultivation both under rainfed and irrigated conditions.
- Other hybrids especially Chandrasankara are recommended for ideal situations and where good management practices are adopted.
- Since the performance of Chandrasankara is markedly superior to that of WCT in root (wilt) affected areas, cultivation of Chandrasankara and Kalparaksha are preferred in such areas.
- Chandralaksha, Lakshaganga, Chandrakalpa and Kalpadhenu are recommended for cultivation under drought prone areas.
- Kalparaksha is recommended for tender coconut. Kalpaprathibha is a dual purpose variety (copra and tender coconut).
- Kalpamithra is recommended for rainfed conditions.