Early Performance of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Genotypes under Konkan Region of Maharashtra

Abstract

A field trial was conducted at Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle with an objective to evaluate the early performance of different promising hybrids/accessions under Konkan region of Maharashtra under All India Coordinated Research Project on Cashewnut. The experiment was laid out with 11 hybrids/genotypes under Randomized Block Design with three replications during the year 2008. The various vegetative, flowering, fruiting and yield parameters were recorded at appropriate stages. The uniform package of practices was simultaneously followed. Among the different hybrids/genotypes tested, the maximum nut weight was recorded in Vengurla-7 (8.7 g) followed by H-662 (8.2 g) while the significantly maximum apple weight was found in B.H.6 (84.0 g) and maximum shelling % was observed in Goa 11/6 (32.1) followed by B.H.6 (31.9%) and B.H. 85 (31.9%). So far as yield is concerned, the maximum cumulative yield for 3 harvests was noted in H-662 (9.44 kg tree^-1) followed byVengurla-7 (8.32 kg tree^-1).