Q. Kalpa Suvarna, recently seen in the news, is a new dwarf variety of which plantation crop?
Answer:
Coconut
Notes: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare introduced 'Kalpa Suvarna,' a new dwarf coconut variety, and two cocoa hybrids by CPCRI. 'Kalpa Suvarna' is optimal for tender coconut and copra production, blooming 30-36 months after planting. Its fruits are large, oblong, green, with tender nut water content of 431ml, copra content of 186g, and 64.5% oil. Yielding 108 to 130 nuts yearly, it suits Karnataka and Kerala. The cocoa hybrids, VTL CH I and VTL CH II, have high fat and nutrient contents, with CH I suitable for intercropping in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, and CH II resistant to black pod rot, fitting high rainfall regions.