Kochukudy - Improved nutmeg variety
Name : Jose Mathew
District & State : Ernakulam (Kochi/Cochin), Kerala
Category : Agricultural (General)
Award : Consolation
Award Function : 8th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2015
Innovator Profile 
The specific characteristics of the variety are high yield (4500- 5000 fruits/tree), early bearing (3rd year) and coniferous shape, dark red mace and nut. It has bold nuts and thick mace with the average weight of 70 - 80 nuts and 450- 500 mace being about 1 kg.
- Early fruit bearing
- Coniferous bold shape with brown to black color
- High essential oils content
- 4500-5000 Fruits/ Tree/ Year
- Nut Recovery - 70 %
- Mace Recovery - 33 to 34%
