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{{Short description|Common term for several species of palm}}
'''Dwarf coconut''' is a range of varieties of [[coconut palm]]. The use of the word “dwarf” here does not refer to the tree's size, as it can reach heights of 50–100 feet which is certainly not a dwarf. Instead, the dwarf designation refers to the size at which it will begin to produce the coveted or harvestable coconut.<ref>{{cite web|title=DWARF COCONUT PALM TREES|url=http://www.palmco.com/dwarf-coconut-palm-trees-for-sale.html|website=Palmco|accessdate=15 October 2016}}</ref>
==Dwarf varieties==
Other types of dwarfs are: (in alphabetical order)
*Cameroon Red Dwarf
*Chowghat Dwarf Green
*Chowghat Dwarf Orange
*Coconino
*Eburnea
*Equatorial Guinea Green Dwarf
*Equatorial Guinea Yellow Dwarf
*Fiji Dwarf: form a large bulb at the lower stem
*Gangabondam
*Ghana Yellow Dwarf
*Gon Thembili
*Haari Papua
*Kelapa Gading
*Kelapa Radja
*Laccadive Dwarf
*Lakshadweep Dwarf
*Maldive Dwarf
*Mangipod
*Mu-see-Keo
*N'uleka
*Nok-koom
*Pilipog
*Pugai
*Pumila
*Rath Thembli
*Regia
===Malayan Dwarf===
The ''Malayan Dwarf'' is a variety of dwarf coconut. The palm is classified based on the nut color: ivory yellow nuts, apricot red nuts, and green nuts.<ref name=pk/> The palm's resistance to the [[Lethal Yellowing]] disease is the characteristic that makes it to be one of the important dwarf  types in the world. The Dwarf in the name is because at a small size it can have fruit.<ref name=pk>P.K. Thampan. 1981. Handbook on Coconut Palm. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.</ref>
Recognition of the Malayan Dwarf's resistance to lethal yellowing was formed in 1956 at [[Round Hill, Jamaica]], where the Malayan Dwarfs affected by the disease were only a very small percentage.<ref name=pk/>
==Hybrid varieties==
The [[Maypan coconut palm]] is a ''Dwarf''x''Tall'' hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf and ''[[Panama Tall]]''.<ref name=pk/> The ''Dwarf''x''Tall'' hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf (yellow) and ''West African Tall'' is locally known as ''Mawa'', in Ivory Coast, Mawa is known as ''[[Port-Bouet-121]]''.<ref name=pk/>
There are several other varieties of coconut which have been developed by ''Dwarf''x''Tall'' hybrid process and are cultivated in India. Some of the popular hybrid varieties of coconut include Sampoorna DxT, Unnati DxT, Arjuna TxD, etc. All these varieties are a cross between tall and dwarf variety of coconuts cultivated in India.
In many coastal areas of eastern India especially West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh where weather conditions are severely affected by cyclonic storms, Hybrid coconut cultivation as a climate resilient practice serves as a safety net mechanism for farmers.<ref name="st">{{cite web |last1=Satya |first1=Tapas |title=Hybrid coconut cultivation as a climate resilient practice in Odisha to serve as a safety net mechanism for farmers |url=https://ccafs.cgiar.org/news/dwarf-hybrid-coconut-farming-climate-resilience-and-livelihood-security |website=CGIAR |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021}}</ref>
==References==
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==Bibliography==
*P.K. Thampan, V.T. Markose. 1973. ''The Dwarf Coconut''. Directorate of Coconut Development, Cochin.
*Ajay Kumar Mishra, Satya Tapas, DS Rana, Sheetal Sharma, 2021. "Hybrid coconut cultivation as a climate resilient practice in Odisha to serve as a safety net mechanism for farmers",
https://ccafs.cgiar.org/news/dwarf-hybrid-coconut-farming-climate-resilience-and-livelihood-security
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