Plantation Crops, Their Identification and Other information

Coconut

Common Name- Kalpavriksha

B.N- Cocus nucifera

Family- Arecaceae

Origin- South East Asia

Chromosome No.- 32

Varieties-

A) Tall: West coast tall, Laccadive ordinary, East West tall, Pratap

B) Dwarf: Choughat green dwarf, Choughat orange dwarf, Gangabondam,Coco Nino

Climatic Adaptability- Tropical

Pollination- Self Pollinated

Propagation- Seed

Spacing- 7.5×7.5m

Yield- 80-100 nuts/palm/year.

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Cashew Nut

Common Name- Dollar earning crop

B.N- Anacardium occidentale

Family- Anacardiaceae

Origin- Brazil

Chromosome No.- 42

Varieties- Vengurla-1 to 7

Climatic Adaptability- Tropical

Propagation- Softwood grafting

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Tea

Common Name- Queen of beverage crop

B.N- Camellia sinensis

Family- Theaceae

Origin- China

Chromosome No.- 30

Varieties- Sundaram, Singara, Athrey, Jayaram, Golconda, Brooklands

Propagation- Softwood cutting, Leaf node cutting

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Coffee

Common Name- King of beverage crop

B.N- Coffea spp.

Family- Rubiaceae

Origin- Ethopia

Chromosome No.- 22

Varieties- Agro, Kent, Chicks, Blue mountain, S-795

Propagation- Seed

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Arecanut

B.N- Areca catechu

Family- Arecaceae

Chromosome No.- 32

Varieties- Sreevardhani, Mangla, Sumangla, Sree Mangla, Mohitnagar, Samruddhi

Propagation- By Seednut

Spacing- 2.7×2.7m

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Betel Vine

B.N- Piper betle

Family- Arecaceae

Varieties- Bangla, Karpoori, Kallipatti, Mitha, Sachin

Pollination- Cross Pollinated

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Oil Palm

Common Name- Small holders irrigation crop

B.N- Elias guinensis

Family- Arecaceae

Origin- Africa

Chromosome No.- 32

Varieties- Dura, Tenera, Pisifora

Propagation- Seed

Yield- Average/year/ha-12t.

Bunches/Year/Palm- 10 to 12 (Bunch weight 30-40kh/bunch).

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Rubber

B.N- Hevea brasiliensis

Family- Euphorbiaceae

Varieties- a) RFU-112,600,605,703,513,625

b) RRII-105,118,203,287

c) PB-86,206,213,217,235

d) GT-1.    e) PR-107.    f) TJIR-1

Propagation- Forket budding

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Cocoa

Common Name- Food of God

B.N- Theobroma cocoa

Family- Sterculiaceae

Chromosome No.- 20

Varieties- Forestero, Criollo, Trinitarion

Spacing- 

A) Arecanut Garden: 5.4×2.7m (686plants/ha).

B) Coconut Garden: 3.0×75m (444plants/ha).

Propagation- Seed