AN INSIGHT INTO DWARF Vs TALL HYBRID COCONUT PLANTATION AND WAYS FOR MORE YIELD

[vaishak]

Dear Mr Senthil,

I have planned around 100 Deejay variety hybrid in my farm. It is now 7 months old. Currently we are facing a problem with rhinoceros beetle but ir seems under control. There is no dearth of water and we have been religiously following the fertilisation schedule provided by the Deejay team.

Can you tell me your experience with this variety regarding

1. age at first flowering
2. number of nuts per plant per year
3. whether spacing makes any difference and spacing followed by you
4. any other advise/ observation you would like to share

Attached is PIC of one of the trees… Age after plantation is 7 months.
Thank you

Regards

@Senthil

Detailed information! Especially the one about how to pollinate for hybrids.

We have tried the deejay and other high yielding dwarf varieties with mixed results, and ended up sticking with the Tiptur tall.

Here are some issues, may be you have solutions

*Need for more water compared to the tall
*Fertilizing every 3 months
*Need for manual labour to tie the young coconuts with ropes in early stage, if we supplement enough and provide with adequate water
*Doesn’t tolerate minor drought periods[/ul]

But no doubt, for tender coconut and amount of water Deejay has worked out really well.