Advisory Circulars
Series A – Planting & Management of Coconut Plantations
It contains circulars on planting materials, planting systems and densities, management of young palms, inorganic and organic fertilizer mixtures and soil and moisture conservation practices.
- Selection of Mother Palms and Seed Nuts – Download [PDF – 5.1 MB]
- Nursery Management and Seedling Selection – Download [PDF – 6.2 MB]
- Planting of Coconut – Download [PDF – 15.0 MB]
- Plant Coconut in Your Home Garden – Download [PDF – 6.5 MB]
- Inorganic Fertilizer Application for Coconut – Download [PDF – 7.0 MB]
- Use of Organic Manure for Coconut – Download [PDF – 3.4 MB]
- Nutrient Deficiencies in Coconut Palms – Download [PDF – 3.8 MB]
- Application of Tissue Culture Technology for Improvement of Coconut – Download [PDF – 7.8 MB]
- Soil Moisture Conservation in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 13.8 MB]
- Growing of Cover Crops in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 13.0 MB]
- Soil Conservation in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 9.8 MB]
- New Organic Manure Recommendations (Sinhala) – Download [PDF – 1.5 MB]
Series B – Coconut Pests & Diseases
It contains circulars on coconut pest and disease management.
- Coconut Leaf Miner – Download [PDF – 343KB]
- Coconut Caterpillar and its Control – Download [PDF – 737KB]
- The Red Weevil and its Control – Download [PDF – 1.6MB]
- The Black Beetle and its Control – Download [PDF – 660KB]
- Coconut Scale and its Control – Download [PDF – 636KB]
- Termites and Their Control – Download [PDF – 382KB]
- Mammalian Pests of Coconut – Download [PDF – 783KB]
- Bud Rot Disease and its Control – Download [PDF – 390KB]
- Stem Bleeding Disease and its Control – Download [PDF – 327KB]
- Leaf Blight Disease and its Control – Download [PDF – 290KB]
- Plesispa Beetle – Download [PDF – 323KB]
- Coconut Mite and Its Management – Download [PDF – 600KB]
Series C – Inter-cropping in Coconut Lands
It contains recommendation on planting and management of intercrops in coconut lands.
- Intercropping in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 990KB]
- Intercropping Cocoa in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 922KB]
- Intercropping Coffee in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 990KB]
- Intercropping Pepper in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 1MB]
- Intercropping Banana in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 1.1MB]
- Intercropping Pineapple in Coconut Lands – Download [PDF – 1.6MB]