Plantation Crops

PRUNING OF ADULT CASHEW TREES

Limb pruning is suggested in cashew (At Puttur conditions)
Height of beheading: 1 m of stem
Season Beheading: May – June (Before the end of July)
In general season of pruning is May to September. Kolar conditions = August – Sept’
Plant Protection limb pruning: BM -1 % may be pasted. However, Pasting with cow dung slurry to protect it from pest and disease entry and also promotes growth Limb pruning increases cashew yield by flushing