ISHS Acta Horticulturae 153: IX African Symposium on Horticultural Crops
IMPROVING CASHEW NUT PRODUCTION THROUGH SELECTION AND AN IMPROVED PLANTING METHOD |
| Author: | A.S. Abubaker |
| Abstract:
Data are presented on the annual nut yields and characteristics of selected cashew trees. One such tree had an average annual yield of over 78 kg of nuts compared with a local average of less than 5 kg per tree per year. The best trees have been included in a selection programme and their clonal progenies have been planted in a yield trial. The plants are now three years old and some have started bearing and look promising. Observations over a long period indicate that the use of a hedgerow system of planting cashews, either seedlings or clones, would increase yields by as much as eight times the present average. It is hoped that this system will allow a more efficient use of land in areas of good rainfall and that the farmers will achieve higher incomes. | |
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