TENDER DRINKING COCONUTS
“Nature’s Refreshing Isotonic Drink”
Tender drinking coconuts are selectively harvested from 7-8 month old
bunches when the endosperm is still soft. They are immediately delivered
to the processing plant where they are hygienically processed to retain their
freshness and wholesomeness.
Three new high yielding Dwarf hybrids have been developed at United
Plantations Berhad specifically to cater for the tender nut market. They are:
CAMMA
MATA
MACA
- (Cameroon Dwarf x Malayan Yellow Dwarf)
- (Malayan Yellow Dwarf x Tacunan Dwarf)
- (Malayan Yellow Dwarf x Catigan Dwarf)
Features
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High nut yield, ranging from 30,000 to
37,000 nuts/hectare
Medium to large nut size containing
400 ml to 700 ml of water per nut
Sweet with pleasant flavour and
aroma
CAMMA
MATA
MACA
Young Mature Fields With Palms Carrying
A Heavy Load of Nuts
CAMMA
MACA
MATA
Harvesting & Processing
Collection of harvested nuts
Processing – removing outer skin
Unloading at front of field
Cleaning and quality control
Different preparations of tender drinking nuts
Properties of Drinking Nuts
CAMMA
MACA
MATA
1600 – 1900
2650 – 3300
3300 – 4000
Volume of Water (ml)
425 – 550
400 – 500
550 – 725
% Sucrose (g/100 g)
6.2 – 7.4
5.8 – 6.3
5.5 – 6.0
Milky to Fruity & Sweet
Fizzy & Sweet
Fizzy & Sweet
Fruit Weight (g)
Flavour
Other Tender Drinking Coconut Varieties Produced by
United Plantations Berhad
MATAG
MAWA
Malayan Yellow Dwarf (MYD)
Malayan Red Dwarf (MRD)
Pandan
Tissue cultured plantlets produced by
United Plantations Berhad have the
following agronomic characteristics:
• Improved growth vigour
• Early flowering
• Uniformity in growth & bunch production
• High bunch weight (15 – 18 kg or more)
• Fruits with cleaner peel
Tissue culture in the laboratory
Transfer operators in the laboratory
Rooted plantlets
Shoot multiplication
Packing for despatch to
distant/overseas buyers
Tissue culture Plantlets in the Nursery
Acclimatised plantlets after 8 week in
commercial nursery
Loading for despatch
Plantlet ready for field
planting
1 week after planting
2 months after planting
Suriamas plants in production
Close up of developing bunch
Other Tissue Culture Banana Cultivars Available From
United Plantations Berhad
Intan
Mutiara
Novaria
Williams
BAJA RIA
is a fortified high grade granular organic
fertiliser specially formulated for fruit crops including bananas.
12-5-10-2.5+TE
50 kg Baja Ria bags
Bag opened to show Baja Ria granules
PRODUCTION OF BAJA RIA FROM THE UNITED
PLANTATIONS DESIGNED PALM OIL
MILL EFFLUENT PLANT
Schematic Diagram of United Plantations Berhad Fertiliser Plant
Bagging
Storage of organic fertiliser
Storage of organic fertiliser
BAJA RIA
(12-5-10-2.5 + TE)
Uses
:
Ideal for vegetables, ornamental, fruit trees, lawns, pot plants
and other home garden needs.
Properties:
1)
BAJA RIA is a balanced organic fertiliser containing major and minor plant
2)
It has quick acting as well as slow release action ensuring steady and
continuous supply of nutrients to plants
3)
It is a soil conditioner. It improves soil structure, aeration and water
holding capacity of the soil
4)
It promotes root development, vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting
5)
It promotes the growth of beneficial soil fauna
6)
It is largely of plant origin and does not contain any animal waste or
harmful attributes
7)
It consists of free-flowing uniform granules
8)
It does not scorch plants
9)
It does not contain weed seeds
10)
It has a low moisture content (<7.0%) and is dust-free
Recommendations:
1)
Vegetables
Apply at 0.25-0.40 kg per sq metre area.
month interval until harvesting.
2)
Repeat application at 1
Fruit Trees
Depending on the age and size of trees, apply between 0.5 – 1.5 kg of
BAJA RIA around the base, every 3 to 4 months.
3)
Pot Plants
Depending upon pot size and age of plant, apply between 20 gm to 40
gm of BAJA RIA per pot every 8 to 12 weeks and fork in lightly.
4)
Lawns
Broadcast at 50 – 75 gm per sq metre.
BAJA RIA ORGANIC FERTILISER
RECOMMENDATION FOR BANANAS
TIMING
FERTILISER
AREA OF APPLICATION
Pre-planting
GML 2 tonnes/ha
Broadcast and rotovate into soil during
land preparation
At Planting
Rock Phosphate 50 gm
Bajaria 50 gm
½ in planting hole and ½ as top dressing
round the plant base
Baja Ria 350 gm
Circle application
Starting 3” from plant base up to 1.5 ft radius
Baja Ria 500 gm
Urea 100 gm
Circle application
Starting 3” from plant base up to 1.5 ft radius
1 month
2 months
4 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Urea 150 gm
Circle application
Starting 3” from plant base up to 3 ft radius
6 months
Baja Ria 400 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to 4 ft radius
9 months
Baja Ria 400 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to 4 ft radius
12 months
Baja Ria 400 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to 4 ft radius
15 months
18 months
21 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Urea 150 gm
Baja Ria 500 gm
Baja Ria 500 gm
Urea 150 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
24 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
27 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Urea 150 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
30 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
33 months
Baja Ria 500 gm
Circle application
Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle
GML = Ground Magnesium Lime
Baja Ria = 12 – 5 – 10 – 2.5 + TE
BAJA RIA ORGANIC FERTILISER
RECOMMENDATION FOR FRUIT TREES
At Planting
Incorporate 100 grams of rock phosphate and 50 grams of Bajaria in planting hole
and plant.
Months after planting
Fertiliser
Grams/Tree
1 month
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
14 months
15 months
18 months
21 months
24 months
26 months
27 months
30 months
33 months
36 months
38 months
39 months
42 months
45 months
48 months
50 months
51 months
54 months
57 months
60 months
Thereafter every 3 months
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Rock phosphate
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Rock phosphate
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Rock phosphate
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Rock phosphate
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
Bajaria
80
100
100
120
150
400
200
250
300
350
500
500
600
700
800
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
2000
2000
2000
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2500
GML = Ground Magnesium Lime
Baja Ria = 12 – 5 – 10 – 2.5 + TE
OTHER FORTIFIED ORGANIC FERTILISER
FORMULATIONS MANUFACTURED BY
UNITED PLANTATIONS BERHAD
Our Company
United Plantations Berhad is one of the major Plantation Groups in Malaysia listed on the
First Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The Company’s core business is in the
cultivation and processing of oil palms and coconut. The group comprises of 12 estates
located in and around the Lower Perak District.
Our Research Department
United Plantations Berhad’s Research Department (U.P.R.D.), located in Jendarata Estate
is an integrated component of the group with a fully equipped commercial Tissue Culture
laboratory. The Department’s activities are applied research, advisory services and the
production of quality planting materials of oil palms, coconuts and bananas, and
production of organic fertilizers.
For further information please contact:
Research Department
United Plantations Berhad
36009 Teluk Intan
PERAK, MALAYSIA
Tel : 05-6411411 Fax : 05-6412337
E-mail : [email protected]