Harvesting of tender coconuts improves yields and profitability of coconut farming in India

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dc.contributor.authorRavi Bhat
dc.contributor.authorSurekha
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, P.
dc.contributor.authorSelvamani V.
dc.contributor.authorArivalagan Manivannan
dc.contributor.authorMaheswarappa, H P.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17T05:51:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-17T05:51:23Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-01
dc.description.abstractAn experiment was conducted at Kasaragod, Kerala, India for six years to study the impact of different coconut harvesting treatments on growth, yield and return. The treatments were; harvesting tender nuts from January to June and mature nuts from July to December, harvesting tender nuts from July to December and mature nuts from January to June, harvesting tender nuts throughout the year, harvesting tender nuts in alternate years, harvesting alternate bunches for tender nuts and harvesting of mature nuts throughout the year. The results showed that palms that underwent tender nut harvesting throughout the year, compared with harvesting mature nuts throughout the year, recorded high yields (175 nuts/palm), three times high net returns, and 68.7% high energy use efficiency. This study demonstrated the potential of harvesting tender nuts to improve the profitability and energy balance of coconut production.
dc.identifier.citationTHE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024, VOL. 99, NO. 3, 369–374
dc.identifier.urihttp://14.139.158.120:4000/handle/123456789/8823
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCocos nucifera
dc.subjectharvesting sequence
dc.subjectsystem economics
dc.subjecttender nut
dc.subjectenergy use efficiency
dc.subjectenergy budgeting
dc.titleHarvesting of tender coconuts improves yields and profitability of coconut farming in India
dc.typeArticle

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