- Also known as Ordinary or Common Tall Variety
- Soil: WCT palm grows in all type of soil, especially grow well in littoral sand as well as in the interior and is somewhat tolerant to moisture stress in the soil
- Time take for bearing: 6 to 7 years
- Average Yield: 80 nuts / palm / year
- Copra content: 176 gram/ nut, the range between 135 and 200 gram
- Oil content: 68 per cent
Special Features
- It is recommended for large scale cultivation in coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Orissa and Tripura.
- The tree also yields, on tapping, good quantity and quality of coconut juice or toddy which can be fermented or converted into jaggery or sugar.
- It can prefer for both edible purpose and soap manufacture.
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