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 - (Cameroon Dwarf x Malayan Yellow Dwarf) MATA - (Malayan Yellow Dwarf x Tacunan Dwarf) MACA - (Malayan Yellow Dwarf x Catigan Dwarf) Features

• 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 Unloading at front of field

Processing – removing outer skin Cleaning and quality control

Different preparations of tender drinking nuts

Properties of Drinking Nuts

CAMMA MACA MATA

Fruit Weight (g)

Volume of Water (ml)

% Sucrose (g/100 g)

Flavour

1600 – 1900

425 – 550

6.2 – 7.4

Milky to Fruity & Sweet

2650 – 3300

400 – 500

5.8 – 6.3

Fizzy & Sweet

3300 – 4000

550 – 725

5.5 – 6.0

Fizzy & Sweet

Other Tender Drinking Coconut Varieties Produced by

United Plantations Berhad

MATAG MAWA Malayan Red Dwarf (MRD)

Malayan Yellow Dwarf (MYD) 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

Transfer operators in the laboratory

Tissue culture Plantlets in the Nursery

Shoot multiplication

Rooted plantlets Packing for despatch to distant/overseas buyers

Acclimatised plantlets after 8 week in commercial nursery

Plantlet ready for field planting

Loading for despatch

Tissue culture in the laboratory

1 week after planting 2 months after planting

Suriamas plants in production

Other Tissue Culture Banana Cultivars Available From United Plantations Berhad

Intan Mutiara Novaria Williams

Close up of developing bunch

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

Bagging

Schematic Diagram of United Plantations Berhad Fertiliser Plant

Storage of organic fertiliser

Storage of organic fertiliserBAJA 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. Repeat application at 1 month interval until harvesting.

2) 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

1 month Baja Ria 350 gm Circle application

Starting 3” from plant base up to 1.5 ft radius

2 months Baja Ria 500 gm

Urea 100 gm Circle application

Starting 3” from plant base up to 1.5 ft radius

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 Baja Ria 500 gm Urea 150 gm

Circle application Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle

18 months Baja Ria 500 gm Circle application

Starting 1 ft from plant base up to leaf circle

21 months Baja Ria 500 gm Urea 150 gm

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

Months after planting Fertiliser Grams/Tree

1 month Bajaria 80 3 months Bajaria 100 6 months Bajaria 100 9 months Bajaria 120 12 months Bajaria 150 14 months Rock phosphate 400 15 months Bajaria 200 18 months Bajaria 250 21 months Bajaria 300 24 months Bajaria 350 26 months Rock phosphate 500 27 months Bajaria 500 30 months Bajaria 600 33 months Bajaria 700 36 months Bajaria 800 38 months Rock phosphate 1000 39 months Bajaria 1000 42 months Bajaria 1000 45 months Bajaria 1000 48 months Bajaria 1000 50 months Rock phosphate 1000 51 months Bajaria 2000 54 months Bajaria 2000 57 months Bajaria 2000 60 months Bajaria 2000 Thereafter every 3 months Bajaria 2500

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.

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 : uprd4@tm.net.my