VMAC 1 Coconut (makapuno): Characteristics
VMAC 1 is a registered coconut variety, also sold or known as makapuno or makapuno hybrid. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2008 as NSIC 2008 Co 27.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for makapuno or makapuno hybrid, this is the same coconut. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our coconut variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: coconut fertilizer by age.
- Plant height: about 2.1 meters.
Key facts about VMAC 1 coconut
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2008 Co 27 |
| Year approved | 2008 |
| Also known as | makapuno, makapuno hybrid, VSU makapuno, macapuno |
| Plant height | 2.1 m |
| Nuts/palm | 176 |
| Nut/ha | 28160 |
| Fruiting season (months) | 12 |
| Regularity of bearing | Perennial |
| Fruit size | Medium to Large |
| Fruit weight | 1,170 g |
| Fruit shape | Oblong |
| Fruit edible portion (meat) | 30.1 |
| Fruit edible portion (water) | 5 percent |
| Fruit flesh thickness | 1.98 cm |
| Fruit nut size | Medium to Large |
| Yield, per the seller | about 176 nuts per palm a year |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of VMAC 1 was about 9 years old when it was registered. It bears all year, with fruit in 12. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit coconut fields most often: coconut bud rot, coconut cadang cadang, coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa), coconut rhinoceros beetle, coconut scale insect (cocolisap). Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the crop is like
A fruit of VMAC 1 weighs about 1,170 g grams, and its shape is oblong. The edible part is 30.1 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is 12, bearing perennial. Each palm gave about 176 nuts a year in the records.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: About 176 nuts per palm a year.
- Fruit: Medium to large nuts about 1.17 kg, soft makapuno meat about 2 cm thick.
- Uses: Makapuno desserts and sweets.
- Short palm, about 3.6 m at 9 years.
- Planting material is scarce because few nuts are available for embryo culture.
Why farmers know it: one of VSU's Philippine makapuno hybrids, a rare type that is hard to spread because each palm gives few nuts for embryo culture. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant VMAC 1 coconut
Talls live long and stand typhoons, dwarfs bear early and are easy to harvest, and hybrids between the two give the most copra. Pick by use: copra, buko, or both. Get seednuts from a PCA accredited source. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for tree crops.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCoconut varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the coconut varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- VMAC 2: 2008
- PCA 15 10: 1.75 t copra/ha, 2000
- PCA 15 9: 2.11 t copra/ha, 2000
- Tacunan Green Dwarf (TACD): 2.61 t copra/ha, 2000
Is makapuno the same as VMAC 1?
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