Cashew: Improvement, Production and Processing
Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Current Scenario: 1. Cashew in India/P.L. Saroj. 2. Cashew Development in India: Past, Present and Future/Venkatesh N. Hubballi and R. Jnanadevan. 3. Processing of Cashew: International and National Scenario/D. Balasubramanian and P.L. Saroj. II. Crop Improvement: 4. Botany and Taxonomy/E. Eradasappa and P.L. Saroj. 5. Genetic Resources in India/G.S. Mohana, P.L. Saroj and E. Eradasappa. 6. Crop Improvement and Varietal Wealth/P.L. Saroj, J.D. Adiga and G.S. Mohana.III. Production System Management: 7. Delineation of Cashew Cultivation through GIS Application/R. Rejani and T.R. Rupa. 8. Soil and Water Conservation Practices/R. Rejani and T.R. Rupa. 9. Establishment of Orchard/K.M. Yuvaraj. 10. Production of Quality Planting Materials/P.L. Saroj. 11. Rootstocks/J.D. Adiga and D. Kalaivanan.12. High Density Planting/S. Jeeva and P.L. Saroj. 13. Nutrient and Water Management/T.R. Rupa. 14. Plant Growth Regulators/R.K. Meena, J.D. Adiga and P.L. Saroj. 15. Weed Management/D. Kalaivanan and P.L. Saroj. 16. Cashew Based Cropping Systems/J.D. Adiga and D. Kalaivanan. 17. Organic Cultivation of Cashew/D. Kalaivanan and T.R. Rupa. IV. Plant Health Management: 18. Rejuvenation of Old Plantations/V. Pandey. 19. Biotechnological Approaches for Management of Cashew Pests/R. Asokan, N.K. Krishna Kumar, K.B. Rebijith and V.V. Ramamurthy. 20. Tea Mosquito Bug and its Management/P.S. Bhat, T.N. Raviprasad, K. Vanitha, and K.K. Srikumar. 21. Management of Cashew Stem and Root Borer/K. Subaharan and A. Verghese. 22. Minor Pests and their Management/K. Vanitha, P.S. Bhat, T.N. Raviprasad and D. Sundararaju. 23. Pollination for Higher Yield/D. Sundararaju. 24. Major Diseases and their Management/M. Loganathan and P.L. Saroj. V. Postharvest Technology: 25. Maturity Indices/Mini Poduval. 26. Mechanization in Indian Cashew Processing/D. Balasubramanian. 27. Cashewnut Processing as Microenterprise/D. Balasubramanian. 28. Cashew Apple Feni/D. Balasubramanian and P.L. Saroj. VI. Technology Dissemination and Economics: 29. Dissemination of Production Technologies: Approaches and Methods/M.V. Sajeev and M.G. Nayak. 30. Economics of Cashew Cultivation/P.B. Pushpalatha, P. Indira Devi and A. Sobhana. 31. Yield Prediction Model/P.D. Sreekanth and P.L. Saroj. 32. Indigenous Technical Knowledge/M.V. Sajeev and P.L. Saroj. VII. Impact Analysis: 33. Climate Induced Effects: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies/T.R. Rupa.
34. Impact Analysis of Production Technologies: Approaches and Outcomes/M.V. Sajeev and P.L. Saroj. 35. Climate Change and Cashew Pests/K.K. Srikumar, P.S. Bhat, T.N. Raviprasad and P.L. Saroj. Index.
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is a precious gift of nature to mankind and grown extensively in tropical climate for its delicious kernel. Though, India is the first country to exploit cashew processing and export but compared to other horticultural crops, cashew research and development was less emphasized. Also, there is no comprehensive document available in India about cashew research and development. Therefore, the present book has been compiled by including all efforts made in the field of crop improvement, crop production, plant health management, post harvest management, economics and trade etc. which will serve as bench mark for the future research and development in the country. The critical gaps identified in different areas have been also mentioned as future line of works. We hope that the present book will be useful for the wide range of readers who are engaged in cashew research, development, cultivation, processing and export.(jacket)
