Plantation Crops

Advantages of top working

1.  Vigorous growth: Top worked trees are vigorous in growth, because of well established root system.
2.  Top worked trees starts yielding from second year itself after rejuvenation.
3.  Higher average yield and high yield during their life time. 2 nd year = 4kg 3 rd year = 6 kg 4 th year = 8 kg per tree when compared to 2 kg per tree in old plantation ( Before top working / rejuvenation) which is 3-4 times more than that of earlier yields of 2 kg per tree.
4.  Cost involved for top working could be recovered from the sale of wood in the first year itself.
5.  Higher nut production could be seen beyond fifth year of the top worked trees,
6.  We can have different varieties of cashew on a single tree