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Cashew Variety: Bhaskara


Salient features
• This variety was released in 2006 for coastal Karnataka.
• This is having mid-season flowering habit (December–March) with a flowering duration of 60 days and has potential to escape the attack of tea mosquito bug (TMB) under low to moderate outbreak situation.
• The number of fruits per panicle (bunch) ranges from 4 to 13 with pinkish orange apple containing 67.5% juice.

Performance
• Yield in full grown tree is 10.7 kg.
• The nut and kernel weigh 7.4 g and 2.2 g, respectively.
• The shelling percentage is 30.6 and kernel size conforms to export grade (W 240).
• Mid-season flowering makes it less prone to the attack of Tea Mosquito Bug.
• This variety has become very popular in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.




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