Cashew:
Anacardium occidentale L.; Anacardiaceae
Varieties:
VRI 1, VRI 2, VRI 3, VRI 4 and VRI (CW) H1
Soil and climate: It grows up well in all soils. Red sandy loam is best suited. Plains as well as hill slopes upto 600 - 700 feet elevation are suitable for cultivation.
Season: June - December.
Propagation:
Soft wood grafting, air layer and epicotyl grafting.
Requirement of plants:
200 plants/ha.
Preparation of field:
Pits of 45 cm3 size are dug and filled up with a mixture of soil + 10 kg FYM + one kg neem cake and 100 g Methyl parathion 1.3 %.
Spacing:
7 m either way.
Manuring (per tree)
High Density Planting:
Spacing of 5 x 4 m accommodating 500 plants per hectare is
recommended prune the interlocking branches during the July-August to maintain the frame.
Fertilizer application may be done during October - November in the East Coast areas. Wherever possible the fertilizer can be applied in 2 equal split doses during June-July and October-November periods under eastcoast area, a fertilizer schedule of 1000:125:250 g NPK/tree is recommended tree.
Irrigation: Noramally grown as a rainfed crop. Irrigation once in a west from flinching to fruit maturity stage is good to increase the yield.
Pests
Diseases
Anacardium occidentale L.; Anacardiaceae
Varieties:
VRI 1, VRI 2, VRI 3, VRI 4 and VRI (CW) H1
Soil and climate: It grows up well in all soils. Red sandy loam is best suited. Plains as well as hill slopes upto 600 - 700 feet elevation are suitable for cultivation.
Season: June - December.
Propagation:
Soft wood grafting, air layer and epicotyl grafting.
Requirement of plants:
200 plants/ha.
Preparation of field:
Pits of 45 cm3 size are dug and filled up with a mixture of soil + 10 kg FYM + one kg neem cake and 100 g Methyl parathion 1.3 %.
Spacing:
7 m either way.
Manuring (per tree)
| Manures and fertilizers | I year old | II year old | III year old | IV year old | V year onwards |
| FYM or compost (kg) | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| N (g) | 70 | 140 | 210 | 280 | 500 |
| P (g) | 40 | 80 | 120 | 160 | 200 |
| K (g) | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 | 300 |
High Density Planting:
Spacing of 5 x 4 m accommodating 500 plants per hectare is
recommended prune the interlocking branches during the July-August to maintain the frame.
Fertilizer application may be done during October - November in the East Coast areas. Wherever possible the fertilizer can be applied in 2 equal split doses during June-July and October-November periods under eastcoast area, a fertilizer schedule of 1000:125:250 g NPK/tree is recommended tree.
Irrigation: Noramally grown as a rainfed crop. Irrigation once in a west from flinching to fruit maturity stage is good to increase the yield.
Pests
- Stem borer
- Tea mosquito bug
- Shoot caterpillars
- Root borer
- Leaf miner
- Die back or Pink disease
- Anthracnose
