Plantation Crops

A. Selection of Seed Plantation

• In every coconut growing country certain areas of reputation in coconut production like Arasikere and Tiptur in Karnataka are identified as Centres of Coconut mother palm selection.
• The selected plantation should be
  

  1) Having high proportion of heavy bearing palms,
  2) Free from major pest and diseases
  3) Avoid small plantation maintained under very favorable conditions as we can not assess the inherent yield potential. Avoid palms located near the cattle shed and compost pits.