Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Studies on sustainable organic coconut cultivation under semi arid conditions
Author(s): M Darthiya and Subbalakshmi Lokanadhan
Abstract: Historically, in the medieval period the coconut was known as Nux indica, the Indian nut, during the same period it was also referred as Nargil tree, “the tree of lifeâ€. Western literature mentioned the Malayalam name “Tenga†for the coconut palm which related to Tamil ‘Thennai’ and believed to have been introduced from Sri Lanka. Its geographical distribution around the world was aided by waves of sea, travelers migrating and trading between homeland countries and even to more distant islands, from Asia to American coasts. An UN report says world dryland area (arid and semi arid regions) covers about 41.3% of the total land surface. In order to have a sustainable coconut production against the threatening climate change issues, practicing organic farming is indispensible. The survey based research study was carried out in Thirupur district during 2013. The average water requirement of coconut is 60 lit/day. While on organic cultivation with proper management practices, tree requires 300 lit/10days. It will reduce to even low as if drip irrigation followed in the farm. Generally drip irrigation will save 30-70% of water usage for any crop. Hence practicing organic coconut cultivation is the only way to combat the drought and to achieve sustained production that will improve the socio-economical condition of the farmers.
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M Darthiya, Subbalakshmi Lokanadhan. Studies on sustainable organic coconut cultivation under semi arid conditions. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):482-483.
