Growth and nutrient uptake of cashew (Anacardium occidentale, L.) seedlings as affected by nut-size in the nursery

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a tree crop with economic values traded for its nuts world-wide. Seedlings growth and uptake of N, P, K, Ca and Mg as influenced by size of nuts sown was investigated in the nursery. Three nut sizes: Jumbo (> 16 g), medium (4 to 8 g) and madras (< 2 g) were t...

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Published inAfrican journal of agricultural research Vol. 6; no. 17; pp. 3962 - 3971
Main Authors Hammed, L A, Lawal, B A, Kolapo, K A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lagos Academic Journals 05.09.2011
Subjects
African studies
Data Collection
Nitrogen
Nuts
Physical growth
Salt
Science and Technology
Seeds
Statistical analysis
Nigeria
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Summary:Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a tree crop with economic values traded for its nuts world-wide. Seedlings growth and uptake of N, P, K, Ca and Mg as influenced by size of nuts sown was investigated in the nursery. Three nut sizes: Jumbo (> 16 g), medium (4 to 8 g) and madras (< 2 g) were tried. The experiment was in completely randomized design with 4 replications. Data were collected on seedlings height, stem girth, number and area of leaves and dry matter yield. Nutrient uptake was calculated monthly from nutrient content and dry matter yield of the seedlings' samples for 3 months. Cashew seedlings raised from jumbo nut-size had 71.5, 55.5 and 83.3% height advantages, compared with the seedlings raised from madras nut-size at 1, 2 and 3 months after sowing (MAS) respectively.
ISSN:1991-637X