Commercial Varieties of Cashewnut

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended States
Madakkathara-1	Selection of Bapatla, compact canopy; flowering Nov, fruiting Jan–Mar; yellow apple (72% juice); yield 14 kg/tree; nut wt 6.2 g, kernel wt 1.64 g; shelling 26.8%; grade W280.	Kerala
Madakkathara-2	Selection of Neduvellur, open canopy; flowering Jan–Mar, fruiting Feb–May; red apple (68% juice); yield 17 kg/tree; nut wt 7.25 g, kernel wt 2.87 g; shelling 26%; grade W210.	Kerala
Kanaka	Hybrid (BLA-139-1 × H3-13), open canopy; flowering Nov–Dec, fruiting Dec–Mar; yellow apple (70% juice); yield 13 kg/tree; nut wt 6.8 g, kernel wt 2.08 g; shelling 30.58%; grade W280.	Kerala
Dhana	Hybrid (ALGD-1 × K-30-1), compact canopy; flowering Dec–Jan, fruiting Jan–Mar; yellow apple (72% juice); yield 11 kg/tree; nut wt 8.2 g, kernel wt 2.44 g; shelling 29.8%; grade W210.	Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka, Assam
Amrutha	Hybrid (BLA-139-1 × H-3-13), spreading canopy; flowering Dec–Jan, fruiting Jan–Mar; yellow apple (72% juice); yield 18 kg/tree; nut wt 7.18 g, kernel wt 2.24 g; shelling 31.58%; grade W210.	Kerala
Priyanka	Hybrid (BLA-139-1 × H-30-1), open canopy; flowering Dec–Jan, fruiting Feb–May; yellow-red apple (67% juice); yield 17 kg/tree; nut wt 7.40 g, kernel wt 2.87 g; shelling 26.57%; grade W180.	Kerala

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended States
K-22-1	Selection of Kottarakkara 22; compact canopy; flowering Dec–Feb, fruiting Feb–Mar; red apple (67.5% juice); yield 13 kg/tree; nut wt 6.2 g, kernel wt 1.6 g; shelling 26.5%; grade W280.	Kerala
Vengurla-4	Hybrid (Midnapur Red × Vetore-56); open canopy; flowering Nov–Dec, fruiting Feb–May; red apple (76% juice); yield 17 kg/tree; nut wt 7.7 g, kernel wt 1.91 g; shelling 31%; grade W210.	Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Odisha, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, West Bengal
Vengurla-6	Hybrid (Vetore-56 × Ansur-1); compact canopy; flowering Nov–Dec, fruiting Feb–May; yellow apple (85% juice); yield 14 kg/tree; nut wt 8 g, kernel wt 1.91 g; shelling 28%; grade W210.	Maharashtra
Vengurla-7	Hybrid (Vengurla-3 × M-10/4); compact canopy; flowering Nov–Dec, fruiting Mar–May; yellow apple (86% juice); yield 18 kg/tree; nut wt 10 g, kernel wt 2.9 g; shelling 30.5%; grade W180.	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Gujarat, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry
BPP-4	Selection of Epurupalem; open canopy; flowering Feb–Apr, fruiting Apr–May; yellow apple (64% juice); yield 10 kg/tree; nut wt 6 g, kernel wt 1.15 g; shelling 32.3%; grade W400.	Andhra Pradesh
BPP-6	Open/spreading canopy; flowering Feb–May, fruiting Apr–Jun; yellow apple (74% juice); yield 10 kg/tree; nut wt 5.2 g, kernel wt 1.44 g; shelling 24%; grade W400.	Andhra Pradesh
BPP-8 (H2/16)	Hybrid (T1 × T3); compact canopy; flowering Feb–Apr, fruiting Apr–May; yellow apple (64% juice); yield 14 kg/tree; nut wt 8.2 g, kernel wt 1.89 g; shelling 29%; grade W210.	Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
Vridhachalam-3 (M 26/2)	Selection of Edayanchavadi; compact canopy; flowering Jan–Feb, fruiting Feb–May; red apple (72.8% juice); yield 12 kg/tree; nut wt 7.18 g, kernel wt 2.16 g; shelling 29.1%; grade W210.	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended States
Ullal-1	Selection of Thaliparamba; medium spreading canopy; flowering Nov–Apr, fruiting Feb–May; yellow apple (64.2% juice); yield 16 kg/tree; nut wt 6.7 g, kernel wt 2.05 g; shelling 30.7%; grade W210.	Karnataka
Ullal-2	Selection of 3/67 Guntur; medium spreading canopy; flowering Dec–Mar, fruiting Feb–Apr; red apple (64.1% juice); yield 9 kg/tree; nut wt 6 g, kernel wt 1.83 g; shelling 30.5%; grade W320.	Karnataka, Assam
Ullal-3	Selection of 5/37 Manchery; open canopy; flowering Nov–Jan, fruiting Jan–Mar; dark red apple (66.1% juice); yield 15 kg/tree; nut wt 7 g, kernel wt 2.1 g; shelling 30%; grade W210.	Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
Ullal-4	Selection of 2/77 Tuni; open canopy; flowering Nov–Jan, fruiting Jan–Mar; yellow apple (65.4% juice); yield 9 kg/tree; nut wt 7.2 g, kernel wt 2.15 g; shelling 31%; grade W210.	Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
Chintamani-1	Selection of 8/46 Thaliparamba; open canopy; flowering Jan–Apr, fruiting Feb; yellowish red apple (65.4% juice); yield 7 kg/tree; nut wt 6.9 g, kernel wt 2.1 g; shelling 31%; grade W210.	Karnataka
UN-50	Selection of 2/27 Nileswar; medium canopy; flowering Nov–Jan, fruiting Feb–May; yellow apple (65.2% juice); yield 10 kg/tree; nut wt 9 g, kernel wt 2.24 g; shelling 32.8%; grade W180.	Karnataka
NRCC-2	Selection of 2/9 Dicherla; medium compact canopy; flowering Nov–Jan, fruiting Feb–Mar; pink apple; yield 9 kg/tree; nut wt 9.2 g, kernel wt 2.15 g; shelling 28.6%; grade W210.	Karnataka

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended States
Jhargram-1	Selection of T.No 16 (Bapatla); medium compact canopy; flowering Feb–Apr, fruiting Apr–May; yellow apple (63.5% juice); yield 8 kg/tree; nut wt 5 g, kernel wt 1.5 g; shelling 30%; grade W320.	West Bengal, Odisha
Bhubaneswar-1	Selection of WBDC-5 (V36/3); medium compact canopy; flowering Jan–Mar, fruiting Mar–May; reddish-yellow apple; yield 10 kg/tree; nut wt 4.6 g, kernel wt 1.47 g; shelling 32%; grade W320.	Odisha
Goa-1	Selection of Balli-2; semi-spreading compact canopy; flowering Dec–Feb, fruiting Mar–May; yellow apple (68% juice); yield 7 kg/tree; nut wt 7.6 g, kernel wt 2.2 g; shelling 30%; grade W210.	Goa