Chandrakalpa or Lakshadweep Ordinary (LCT)

  • Soil: The palm grows in all types of soil and it can withstand moisture stress
  • Time take for bearing: 5 to 6 years
  • Average Yield: 100 nuts / palm / year
  • Copra content: 176 gram / nuts
  • Oil content: 72 per cent

Special Features

  • This cultivar was released by CPCRI, Kasaragod during 1985 under the name ‘Chandrakalpa’ for large scale cultivation in the state of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
  • Selection from Laccadive Ordinary tall