Performance Evaluation of Exotic Coconut Genotypes to Assess their Suitability for Cultivation in the Western Zone of Tamil Nadu

Identification and utilization potential genotypes for development of high yielding cultivars with distinctive traits is the need hour to cope up shifting demand international market. The present research examination was carried among seven exotic coconut viz., San Ramon Tall (SNRT), Federated Malay States (FMST), British Solomon Island (BSIT), Zanzibar (ZNT), St. Vincent (STVT), Gonthembili (GTBT) Java (JVT) in comparison three indigenous ecotypes Tiptur (TPT), East Coast (ECT), Arasampatti (APT) at ICAR-AICRP (Palms) centre, Coconut Research Station, Aliyarnagar. investigation intended identify suitable increased copra quantity quality along good tender nut parameters cultivation Western Zone Tamil Nadu. Based on observations recorded over a period eight years from 2010 2017, maximum girth (121.2cm) while found be superior terms floral inflorescence production per year. tall produced number buttons (26.0)among evaluated. highest annual yield by (106.6 nuts palm year)followed (99.9 year), also considerable 75.3 Sanramon average content (333.2 gram nut) an estimated 25.1 Kg Taking into consideration attributes, fruit component parameters, (SNRT) (FMST) were zones