Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops

HYBRIDS

1. CHANDRASANKARA (COD x WCT): This hybrid is between COD x WCT and was released by CPCRI Kasaragod in 1985. It is an early bearing and high yielding hybrid with an average annual yield of 116 nuts per palm. The copra content is 215 g/nut.
2. CHANDRALAKSHA (LO x COD): This is a tall x dwarf hybrid with an annual yield of 109 nuts per palm. This hybrid comes to bearing in about 6 years.
3. KERASANGARA (WCT x COD): This hybrid comes to bearing in 4-5 years and attains steady bearing by the 6th or 7th year after planting. The mean annual yield is 108 nuts/palm with a copra content of 187g/nut.
4. LAKSHAGANGA (LO x GB): This hybrid was released by Kerala Agricultural University. It comes to bearing in about 5 years. The mean yield is 108 nuts/palm/year and copra content is 195g/nut. The oil content is 70 percent.
5. ANANDAGANGA (AO x GB): This is a hybrid between Andaman Ordinary and Gangabondam with an annual average yield of 95 nuts. The copra content is 216 g/nut and oil content is 68 percent.
6. KERAGANGA (WCT x GB): This is yet another hybrid released by KAU. The average annual yield is 100 nuts/palm. The copra content is 201 g/nut and oil content is 69 percent.
7. KERASREE (WCT x MYD): This is a recently released hybrid from KAU. The annual mean yield is 112nuts/palm with a copra content of 216g/nut.
8. KERASOUBHAGYA (WCT x SSG): This is a cross between West Coast Tall and Straight Settlement Green. Comes to bearing in about 5-6 years with an annual yield of 116 nuts/palm. Copra content per nut is 196g and oil content is 65%.
9. VHC-1 (ECT x GB): It is a hybrid between East Coast Tall and Malayan Dwarf Green. It’s pre bearing age is 4 years, with an yield of 98 nuts/palm/year. Copra content per fruit is 135 g with an oil content of 70 per cent.
10. VHC-2 (ECT x MYD): It is a hybrid evolved by crossing, East Coast Tall and Malaysian Yellow Dwarf at Veppankulam,Tamil Nadu. It yields more than 100 nuts per tree per year, which is 55% higher than local varieties and 8% over VHC 1. It yields as much copra yield as VHC 1 with 11% higher oil content. The buckling of bunches is negligible with a high degree of stability.
11. VHC-3 (ECT x MOD): VHC 3 (East Coast Tall x Malaysian Orange Dwarf) records a mean yield of 156 nut/palm/year and copra yield of 25.2 kg/palm/year with an increased nut yield of 10 per cent and copra yielded 19.7 per cent over VHC 2. Oil content is 70 per cent. The estimated oil yield is 2.55 tonnes / ha as against 2.13 and 1.13 tonnes/ha in VHC 2, ECT respectively. High nut weight, kernel weight and copra weight are the special features of VHC 3. The hybrid recorded high copra out turn of 162 g/nut as against 146 g in VHC 2. For one tonne of copra it requires 6180 nuts, whereas VHC 2 and ECT requires 7680 and 6675 nuts respectively.