Coco Morph and Var
Coco Morph and Var
Coco Morph and Var
Markings
on the stem
5.
Dwarf or Tall?
6.
7.
Dwarf or Tall?
8.
Dwarf or Tall?
9.
True or False:
Coconut can produce 30 leaves
per year.
10.
1
Female flower
11.
True or False:
Cultivar: Develops naturally, seeds from
this tend to grow true to type while Variety:
Develops with human interventions, seeds
from this is not true to type.
12.
??
13.
True or False:
Coconut is
considered an
orthodox
seeded species
14.
True or False:
Full crown
means an
average of 30
opened leaves.
15.
Dwarf or Tall?
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
1 2
4 3
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Coconut
2 3
Physiology
4
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Coconut
3 4
Morphology
1
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Growth stages
4 1
of coconut
2
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Coconut
1 2
varieties
3
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
At the end of this training, the participants are able to:
By:
JESSA MAE T. ITALIA
Agriculturist
What is coconut?
Coconut, (Cocos nucifera)
Palm Tree- of the family Arecaceae
“ Tree of Life” due to its variety of Uses:
Natural products,
1. foods/Drinks
2. fibers
3. building materials, and
4. Ingredients for pharmaceutical products.
The Coconut Palm’s Physical Environment
material
• space occupied by • Rainfall, humidity, gases
its parts
SOIL SOIL
energy
• matter and energy • Soil temp, soil pressure
supplied to it
material
• Soil particles, soil
solution, gases
Factors of Aerial Environment:
SUNLIGHT • Coconut is a sun-loving plant.
• The optimum weather conditions for good growth and nut yield in
coconut are:
✓ well-distributed annual rainfall between 130 and 230 mm
✓ mean annual temperature of 27°C
✓ abundant sunlight at least 120 hours per month of sunshine
period
• Best soils for coconut:
Soil condition
Soil Depth (cm) >75
Drainage Moderate to well-drained
Soil Acidity (pH) 5.5-7.5
Soil Texture Sandy, loamy, clayey (with good
structure)
Organic matter content Medium to High
Major nutrients N, K, Cl, S, P, Ca, Mg, B
Genus: Cocos
Perennial crop
Red-brown
Rootlets
The Coconut Palm: Trunk (Stem)
Bole- Swollen in talls
- Cylindrical in dwarfs
Grayish with hard, smooth surface;
Leaf scar Supple soft inner part with phloem & xylem
vessels
No cambium layer
With Leaf scars
Height is affected by:
1. Variety - shorter trunk in dwarfs
2. Management - closer density, upward growth
Bole
3. Environment - favorable, taller palms
The Coconut Palm: Trunk (Stem)
Bud – protected by the crown of
opened leaves and developing
leaves
Unopened leaves =
no. of unopened spathes
Opened ones:
a. 5 leaves - with
undifferentiated inflorescence
b. 20 leaves - with
Varying number of leaves depend on: inflorescence or
o Environment bunch
o Nutrition c. 6-10 leaves - nuts have
o Genetics
been gathered
The Coconut Palm: Leaves
Spadix /
Inflorescence Female flower Spathe
The Coconut Palm: Inflorescence
More swollen spathe and more
female flowers per inflorescence
- chance of better yield
Palm
Palm
2
1
The Coconut Palm Morphology
FRUIT DEVELOPMENT
Male 23 days
phase
Female 8 days
phase
The Coconut Palm: Fruit Development
Flower
Abortion
Pest and Diseases Failure of Pollination
Poor cultural practices
Genetic Factors (e.g. no fertilization, etc.) Climate (drought, typhoon)
The Coconut Palm: Fruit
Shell (Endocarp)
20% / 17%
Coconut Water
22% / 23%
Epidermis
The Coconut Palm: Meat
Copra Formation
✓ 8 mos. = 32 %
✓ 9 mos. = 55.7%
✓ 10 mos. = 77.7%
✓ months = 94.1 %
✓ months = 100 %
QUESTIONS?
The Different Growth
Stages of Coconut
Introduction
➢ The coconut tree grows from a single
seed. Taking between 3 to 8 years to bear
fruit, and living between 60 and 100
years. Its differ upon the cultivars : Dwarf,
Hybrid, and Tall.
➢ Each coconut takes almost a year to
develop from a flower into a fruit.
Different Growth Stages of Coconut
Pre Germination
Growing
–Stable
–Distinct –Uniform
Coconut Varieties
TALL DWARF
Coconut Varieties
TALL DWARF
Allogamous Autogamous
✓Large palm ✓Smaller palm
(Typica) (Javanica)
✓can reproduce by ✓can reproduce by
cross-fertilization self-fertilization
Coconut Varieties
Typica or Tall Variety
✓ Dominant cultivars
✓ Bears fruit 5-7 years after
planting
✓ 60 years productive life
(Life span 80-90 years)
✓ With bole
Coconut Varieties
Javanica or Dwarf Variety
✓ Shorter in height (30 ft and
below) with smaller fruit size than
tall variety.
✓ Bears fruit 3-5 years after
planting, some as early as 2
years.
✓ No bole
✓ 50 years productive life.
Hybrid Cultivars
1. Dwarf x Tall = D*T Hybrid (“D” as
the female and “T” as Male)
2. Tall x Dwarf= T*D Hybrid
(Reciprocal of no. 1)
3. Tall x Tall = T*T Hybrid (both male
and female are tall)
4. Dwarf x Dwarf= D*D Hybrid (Both
male and female are dwarf)
Coconut Classification and Characteristics
TRAITS TALL DWARF HYBRID
Genetic Variability
Within cultivar High Low Low
Between cultivar Low High
Years to start
reproductive Late (5 to 7 years) Early (3 to 4 years) Early (3 to 4 years)
maturity
Coconut Classification and Characteristics
TRAITS TALL DWARF HYBRID
Markings
on the stem
5.
Dwarf or Tall?
6.
7.
Dwarf or Tall?
8.
Dwarf or Tall?
9.
True or False:
Coconut can produce 30 leaves
per year.
10.
1
Female flower
11.
True or False:
Cultivar: Develops naturally, seeds from
this tend to grow true to type while Variety:
Develops with human interventions, seeds
from this is not true to type.
12.
??
13.
True or False:
Coconut is
considered an
orthodox
seeded species
14.
True or False:
Full crown
means an
average of 30
opened leaves.
15.
Dwarf or Tall?
1.
Markings
on the stem
4.
Leaf scars
5.
Dwarf or Tall?
5.
Rachis or midrib
7.
Dwarf or Tall?
7.
Laguna Tall
8.
Dwarf or Tall?
8.
Dwarf or hybrid
9.
True or False:
Coconut can produce 30 leaves
per year.
9.
True or False:
Coconut can produce at least
12 leaves per year.
10.
1
Female flower
10.
1
Female flower
11.
True or False:
Cultivar: Develops naturally, seeds from
this tend to grow true to type while Variety:
Develops with human interventions, seeds
from this is not true to type.
11.
True or False:
Cultivar: Develops with human
interventions, seeds from this is not true to
type while Variety: Develops naturally,
seeds from this tend to grow true to type.
12.
??
12.
male
flower or
spikelets
13.
True or False:
Coconut is
considered an
orthodox
seeded species
13.
True or False:
Coconut is
considered an
recalcitrant
seeded species
14.
True or False:
Full crown
means an
average of 30
opened leaves.
14.
True or False:
Full crown
means an
average of 30
opened leaves.
15.
Dwarf or Tall?
15.
Presented by:
JESSA MAE T. ITALIA
Agriculturist
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
1 2
4 3
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Selection of
2 3
source of
planting
materials 4
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Seednut
3 4
selection for
nursery
establishment 1
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Nursery site
4 1
selection for
nursery
establishment 2
OUTLINE OF THE
PRESENTATION
Seedlings
1 2
selection for
planting
3
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
At the end of this training, the coconut farmers are
able to:
Select the good source of planting materials;
Identify and select good coconut seednuts for
nursery establishment;
Determine the characteristics of a good nursery; and
Identify and select good coconut seedlings for
planting.
“The best preparation for
tomorrow is doing your
best today.”
Sourcing and
Selection?
Proper sourcing and
selection of quality
seednuts should be
done to ensure
productivity of palms.
SOURCE
Mother palms of open-
pollinated varieties shall be
selected from a block or
area of highly consistent
bearing palms.
SELECTION
Mother Palm
Stout trunk
Leaf scars closely spaced
Seed nuts of uniform sizes
Spherical or semi-spherical
crown; at least 30 open leaves
Thick meat and heavy husked
nut
SELECTION
Mother Palm
Stout trunk
Leaf scars closely spaced
Seed nuts of uniform sizes
Spherical or semi-spherical
crown; at least 30 open leaves
Thick meat and heavy husked
nut
SELECTION
Seednuts
Matured with uniform sizes
Ungerminated
Typical of the variety
Sloshing sound when shaken
Without deep punctures or cuts
No damage by pests and
diseases-free
Nursery Site Selection
Nursery Site Selection
Rearing coconut seedlings in a well-
maintained nursery facilitates
efficient selection of normal uniform
seedlings.
High quality planting materials
provide a good head start to sustain
the coconut palms productive and
economic lifespan of 60 or more long
years in the field under extremely
variable conditions.
Nursery Site Selection
A nursery site with a minimum
area of 3,600 m2 is needed to
accommodate about 12,000
seednuts good for 50 ha.
Accessible to Transportation
RIGHT
plantation since plantings
will be in the field for
many years.
QUESTIONS?
PHILIPPINE COCONUT AUTHORITY
2nd floor PLM Bldg., Veterans Ave., Kalibo, Aklan
Tel. No. (036) 268-4113
Fax No. (036) 500-8613
[email protected]
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