Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Tanusa Kuanr, Sarat Chandra Sahoo and Chinmaya Jena

Abstract:
A trail was carried out at Coconut Research Station, All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Palms at Bhubaneswar is situated nearer to the observatory of O.U.A.T. campus during 2018-19. Experiment was laid on Randomized Block Design (RBD) with six treatments and four replications. The treatments were T₁- WCT x TPT (West Coast Tall x Tiptur Tall), T₂- LCOT x ADOT (Laccadive Ordinary Tall x Andaman Ordinary Tall), T₃- BGRT x ADOT (Benaulim Green Round Tall x Andaman Ordinary Tall), T₄- ECT x LCOT (East Coast Tall x Laccadive Ordinary Tall), T₅- BENT x ADOT (Benaulim Tall x Andaman Ordinary Tall) and T₆- IND041 (Sakhigopal Local Tall). Significant results was observed among the treatments and it was recorded that initial maximum number of leaves per palm and final maximum number of leaves was recorded in BGRT X ADOT are 27.9 and 29.83 respectively. As well the number of leaves produced per palm per year was highest in BGRT X ADOT (12.56), maximum leaf length was recorded 5.13 m in WCT X TPT and the minimum petiole length was recorded in IND 041 (137.18 cm).