COCONUT CULTIVATION IN SRILANKA

The Coconut Research Institute (CRI), currently recommends the following planting materials.

Tall X Tall (CRIC 60) improved variety
	Tall X Tall cross
	Flowers in 5-6 years
	Suitable for all coconut growing areas
	Production capacity:
		12,000 nuts/ha/year
		3.5 Mt copra/ha/year
Dwarf X Tall (CRIC 65) hybrid
	Dwarf X Tall cross
	Flowers in 3-4 years
	Specially recommended for home gardens
	Production capacity:
		Exceed 20,000 nuts/ha/year
		5 Mt of copra/ha/year
Tall X San ramon (SRISL 98) hybrid
	Tall X San Ramon cross
	Large nut size and high copra productivity
	Suitable for all ecological growing areas
Moorock tall
	Estate selected tall variety
	Recommended for wet zone
Plus palm
	Seedlings obtained from selected palms Optimum density 158 palms/ha 64 - 65 palms/ac Monoculture Square system Spacing No. of seedlings Meters Feet Per ha Per ac 8.0 x 8.0 26 x26 158 64 Triangular system Spacing No. of seedlings Meters Feet Per ha Per ac 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 28 x 28 x 28 158 64 Rectangular system Spacing No. of seedlings Meters Feet Per ha Per ac 7.3 x 8.5 24 x28 164 65 Inter-cropping system Spacing No. of seedlings Meters Feet Per ha Per ac 7.3 x 9.2 24 x30 149 61 7.3 x 11.1 24 x 32 140 57