Tirthahalli areca emerges best variety among nuts grown in Karnataka

The arecanut grown in the Tirthahalli region emerged as the best quality areca among the varieties grown in Karnataka in an analysis conducted by the Areca Research Centre at Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamogga.

Tirthahalli variety of areca emerged as the best in a comparative analysis conducted by the Areca Research Centre at Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamogga, Karnataka. (Source: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT)

Recently, scientists of the centre displayed varieties of areca, grown in different places, to a group of 60 persons. The varieties were just numbered to avoid any possible bias in judgement.