Madakkathara-2
Variety of Cashew · Anacardium occidentale
Proven Kerala clone with steady yield and good adaptation to monsoon climate.
Also known as: M-26/2, NDR-2-1, Madakkathara 2
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5🇮🇳 India 1983
Taste & characteristics
Taste
nuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Selection from Mysore local (open-pollinated)
- Breeder
- Cashew Research Station, Madakkathara (Kerala Agricultural University)
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 6.2 g
Description
Fruit
Medium nuts around 6.2 g with good shelling recovery; yellow-red apple.
Growth
Reliable, well-adapted tree for the west coast.
Yield
Stable yield of about 13-14 kg nuts per tree.
Notes
One of the older, widely grown Kerala clones.
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