About coconut use in india
Coconut play a major role in economy of India. Apart from the importance of copra and coconut oil which is widely used in the manufacture of soaps, hairoil, cosmetics, and other industrial products.
Soil with minimum depth of 1.2 m and fairly good water holding capacity is preferred for coconut cultivation.
Properly supply of moisture either through well distributed rainfall or irrigation and sufficient drainage are essential for coconut.
Coconut can be grwon in soil with PH of 5.2 - 8.6.
In the commercial sector coconuts are mainly used for making ball copra and desiccated coconuts in karnataka, while in tamilnadu it is used for making milling copra and coconut oil .
All the states coconuts is used in the raw form or in the dry from in the household for various culinary preparations.
Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of India.
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