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Hybrid coconut farming (Alternative coco ventures).
LOS BANOS, Laguna - Hybrid coconut farming can be a profitable venture, a study by the Zamboanga Research Center of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA-ZCR) showed.
The study compared the basic traits and economic performances of six coconut hybrids with four selected local tall varieties planted under either new planting or replanting schemes. The hybrids used were PCA 15-1 (CATD x LAGT), PCA 15-2 (MRD x TAGT), PCA 15-3 (MRD x BAYT), PCA 15-4 (CATD x TAGT), PCA 15-8 (TACD x BAOT) and PCA 15-9 (TACD x TAGT), while the local talls were Baybay (BAYT), Laguna (LAGT), Tagnanan (TAGT) and Bago-Oshiro (BAOT).
The study, led by PCA-ZCR researcher Gerardo Santos …
