• Cocos nuciferat
• Also called tree of heaven, “Kalpvriksha”.
• Family: Arecaceae
• India’s rank 3rd in coconut production after Indonesia and Philippines.
• Kerala share in coconut production is 42 % (Kerela > Karnataka > TN > A.P.) [2017-18]
• Together these 4 states contribute 92.79 % of total coconut production.
• Chowgghat green dwarf and Pratap are coconut varieties.
• Coconut is propagated by seeds.
• Inflorescence is known as spadix.
• Coir obtained from coconut is mesocarp.

Disorder

Crown Chocking

• Boron deficiency.
• Leaves grow smaller in sizes and fail to unfurl. Overall gives choked appearance leading to the death of the palm.

Diseases

Cadang-Cadang

• Caused by Viroid, Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd).
• The name cadang-cadang comes from the word gadang-gadang that means dying in Bicol.

Insect

• Rhinoceros Beetle: Oryctus rhinoceros

  • Fan like appearance of leaves.

    

    
    

    

• Red palm weevil: Rhyncophorus ferrugineus

  • Gummosis (oozing of brown liquid) and Crown toppling.

    

• Black headed caterpillar: Opisinia arenosella

  • Monophagus pest of coconut.

    

• Coconut mite: Aceria guerreonis

  

• Cocos nuciferat
• Also called tree of heaven, “Kalpvriksha”.
• Family: Arecaceae
• India’s rank 3rd in coconut production after Indonesia and Philippines.
• Kerala share in coconut production is 42 % (Kerela > Karnataka > TN > A.P.) [2017-18]
• Together these 4 states contribute 92.79 % of total coconut production.
• Chowgghat green dwarf and Pratap are coconut varieties.
• Coconut is propagated by seeds.
• Inflorescence is known as spadix.
• Coir obtained from coconut is mesocarp.

Disorder

Crown Chocking

• Boron deficiency.
• Leaves grow smaller in sizes and fail to unfurl. Overall gives choked appearance leading to the death of the palm.

Diseases

Cadang-Cadang

• Caused by Viroid, Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd).
• The name cadang-cadang comes from the word gadang-gadang that means …

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