Univanich (Thailand) tenera
Imported tenera seed from the Thai breeder Univanich, another major supplier to Indian oil-palm programmes, selected for South/South-East Asian humid-tropic conditions close to much of India's oil-palm belt.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Oil Palm
- Type
- Tenera (D├ЧP) hybrid seedling (imported seed)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First harvest ~year 4; productive 25тАУ30 years
- Expected yield
- High, bred for humid-tropic Asian conditions
- Suitable soil
- All soils
About this variety
Univanich is a major Thai oil-palm breeder whose imported tenera (Dura ├Ч Pisifera) seed is another of the principal sources for Indian plantations. Its crosses are bred for South and South-East Asian humid-tropic conditions that are close to much of India's southern and eastern oil-palm belt, which is part of their appeal here. As with other imported material, the farmer plants a nursery-raised seedling supplied through the official channel; management is the same as for any tenera, turning on water, nutrition (especially potassium) and mill linkage rather than the seed source.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Spacing9 m triangular, ~143 palms/ha
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First harvest ~year 4; productive 25тАУ30 years
Expected yield
High, bred for humid-tropic Asian conditions
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance widely documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Bred for humid-tropic Asian conditions close to India's oil-palm belt.
- A major, well-supported imported seed source for the Indian programme.
Things to consider
- Imported seed тАФ plant only an authorised nursery seedling supplied through the official programme.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- Odisha
- Mizoram