Now, a dwarf cashew variety for terrace gardens
February 18, 2021
A view of stem galling in the Netra Vaman dwarf variety×
A new dwarf variety of cashew “Netra Vaman” has been developed that can help people interested in growing cashewnut in their homestead gardens or those who are fond of bonsai plants.
Releasing the variety at the Cashew Day celebrations at the Puttur-based Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), MG Nayak, Principal Scientist at the directorate, made it clear that this variety is not for yield advantage.
Features
Highlighting the salient features of this variety, Nayak said that ‘Netra Vaman’ grows to a height of less than 2.5 meters. It was evaluated for about 10 years and found unique with respect to plant height, compact spreading habit, nut size and apple colour and quality. Though the variety does not yield much, it can grow well even under shade, he said.
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