What are the criteria for Mother Palm selection in coconut ?
Regular bearing habit and yielding not less than 80 nuts / annum.
Age 20 years or more (5 years after reaching full bearing capacity). If the mother palms are the progeny of elite planting material and gives consistently higher yields for a period of not less than 6 years, seed nuts can be collected from such palms. There is no need for insisting 20 years as minimum age for mother palms in such conditions. More Info