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Sivagurunathan (2010) reported varied TSS value (15-19oB) in apples of different cashew varieties with
maximum in Vridhachalam-2.
Figure 2 Apple and nut characteristics of promising cashew hybrids developed from different parental combinations
Among the test genotypes, the popular check variety BH85 and the parent variety M44/3 were shown to have
compact canopy. Besides, some of the promising high yielding cashew hybrids e.g., C30, F28 and G8 had
characteristic compact canopy. Such compact canopy plant type may serve for restructuring of plant ideotype of
popular high yielding cashew nut genotypes. Out of 71 test genotypes, the cashew hybrid A 71 had canopy spread
(N-S) more than 5.0 m. Three cashew hybrids e.g., C-41, E-3, E-16 and a parent variety VTH-711/4 had shown
trunk girth more than 70cm. Six cashew genotypes e.g., A 48, A 62, A71, A99, B27 and D19 excelled in number
of flowering laterals/m2 (>20) and find their place in the extreme class interval in positive direction. Total
number of perfect flowers and sex ratio determine the nut yield in a cashew genotype. Five genotypes of cashew
(F28, F38, F27, F32 and D47) have been identified to have more than 150 perfect flowers while, a single genotype
F 28 recorded sex ratio more than 0.45. Similarly, three promising high yielding cashew hybrids e.g., G 8, G 9 and
A 71; and three popular cashew parental genotypes e.g., RP 1, RP 2 and M 44/3 having more than 6.5 nuts/panicle
have been identified. However, the top fourteen cashew test genotypes e.g., A-48, A-62, A-71, B27, C30, C41,
D19, G8, H6, H8, H20, J6, J12 and J20 were shown to have nut yield more than 3.5 kg/plant and all of these
promising high yielding genotypes happened to be the hybrids. All these hybrids except A 62 and J 6 had shown
