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Agriculture · Q766

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 766

Q766

Early bearing cultivar of coconut is

A.
Tall
B.
Dwarf
Answer
C.
Tall × Dwarf
D.
Naturally Crossed Dwarf

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
An early bearing cultivar of coconut is Dwarf.
Dwarf coconut is a range of varieties of the coconut palm. The dwarf coconut is small in stature (5 - 7 m) and commences bearing earlier than the tall variety.
Dwarf coconut palms flower as early as the third year after planting and come to regular bearing in the ninth year. The average life span is 40 - 50 years. Dwarf or short variety which produces green, orange and yellow nuts. Nuts are small in size and ovoid or round. Nut weighs about 3 oz (85 gm) with 65 percent oil content.
It is more susceptible to drought.