The author of this article Swapna Ghosh was once a national scholar in Botany and an active PhD researcher at Burdwan University. She has been a full-time gardener for the past 45 years. She loves to apply her plant knowledge in everyday life and grows most of her own veggies, fruits, flowers and even medicinal plants. Her yard and rooftop together host more than 40 varieties of plants and trees.

With heatwave warnings for the ongoing summer in India, sweltering afternoons are already driving up demand for tender coconuts throughout the country.

Did you know? As of March 2026, India is the world’s leading producer of coconuts, contributing roughly 30.37% of global production, with Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal contributing the most.

But common coconut diseases often harm overall production in major growing areas.

In this article, we will discuss two of the most common diseases, their symptoms, and simple, economical methods of prevention. These methods have been successfully used on our own trees in the backyard and can be easily adopted by........

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