Articles
DIVERSITY OF CASHEW IN INDIA
Article number
1080_16
Pages
143 – 150
Language
English
Abstract
Cashew crop which has been considered only useful for soil conservation, afforestation and for development of waste lands, has today assumed a status of an important dollar earning horticulture crop in India.
Cashew was introduced into India about four centuries ago.
However, due to the small quantity of seeds imported initially, the variation in the progeny was limited.
It was introduced into India in the Goa region and Malabar coast of Kerala during the 16th century.
Wide variation within the accessions due to the cross-pollinated nature of the crop was noticed in these germplasm accessions of seed origin.
The presence of species and molecular diversity and their documentation will be presented in this paper.
Cashew was introduced into India about four centuries ago.
However, due to the small quantity of seeds imported initially, the variation in the progeny was limited.
It was introduced into India in the Goa region and Malabar coast of Kerala during the 16th century.
Wide variation within the accessions due to the cross-pollinated nature of the crop was noticed in these germplasm accessions of seed origin.
The presence of species and molecular diversity and their documentation will be presented in this paper.
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Authors
V. Ponnuswami, K. Padmadevi, N. Saranraj , V. Durgavathi
Keywords
genetic resources, species diversity, molecular diversity, documentation
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