A simple and general informative presentation to give you some information about the diseases and pest of coconut and also a little about taxonomy and production and productivity of coconut.

1. Taxonomy
Production
Diseases
Insect & Pest

2. Scientific Name – Cocos nucifera
Family – Aracaceae
Chromosome No. – 2n=32
Origin – SouthEast Asia (Philippines , Malaysia , Indonesia , Sri
Lanka)

3. India(2016-17)
Production: Kerala > Karnataka >TamilNadu > AndraPradesh
Productivity: TamilNadu > Gujrat > Karnataka >WestBengal
Highest productivity of Coconut – Andra Pradesh 1
Globally
Production: Indonasia > Philippines > India

4. Bud rot – Phytophthora palmivora
Basal stem rot (Thanjavur wilt/Bole rot) – Ganoderma lucidum
Stem bleeding –Theilaviopsis paradoxa (Ceratocystis
paradoxa)
Root wilt disease (Keerala wilt) – Phytoplasma
Grey leaf blight – Pestalotia palmarum

5. Rhinoceros beetle – Oryctes rhinoceros
Red palm weevil – Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Coconut Eriophyid – Aceria guerreronis
Leaf eating caterpillar / Black headed caterpillar – Opisina
arenosella
Slug caterpillar – Parasa lepida & Contheyla rotunda
Coconut skipper – Gangara thyrsis & Suastus gremius
Coreid bug – Paradasynus rostratus

6. Bag worm – Manatha albipes
White grub / Cockchafer beetle – Leucopholis coneophora
Termite – Odontotermes obesus
Lacewing bug – Stephanitis typicus
Scale insect – Aspidiotus destructor
Mealy bug – Pseudococcus longispinus

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