Cashew, Kaju - 0.5 kg Seeds
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Cashew (Anacardium occidentale), known in India as Kaju, is a spreading evergreen tree grown for its prized kidney-shaped nut, which hangs below a swollen, fleshy cashew apple. It has leathery, rounded leaves and a low, dense canopy, and is an important plantation crop along India's coasts as well as a useful tree for greening dry, lateritic wastelands.
Native to north-eastern Brazil, it is cultivated extensively in the coastal belts of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it tolerates sandy, poor and drought-prone soils. The nut is roasted and eaten worldwide, the cashew apple is used for juice and feni, and the shell yields industrially valuable cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL).
- Family: Anacardiaceae
- Native region: North-eastern Brazil
- Mature height: 8-12 m
- Growth rate: Moderate
Use plump, mature, fresh nuts and soak them in water for one to two days, discarding any that float. Sow the seed on its side about 5 cm deep, ideally directly in the field or in deep polybags, as cashew dislikes root disturbance; germination usually takes 2-3 weeks. Plant out or thin the seedlings early while the taproot is still short, at the start of the rains.
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