TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sinish M S 
AU  - Mercy George (Guide)
TI  - Nutrient Management in Cashew Nursery
U1  - 630 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Vellanikkara
PB  - Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture
N2  - The experiment on "Nutrient management in cashew nursery" was taken 
up during 2002-2003 at College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Thrissur. The 
experimental site was Cashew Research. Station, Madakkathara, Kerala 
Agricultural University. It consisted of two parts viz., management practices for 
cashew root stock production and the management practices of cashew grafts. 
The experiment on the management practices for cashew root stock 
production was conducted to select the best organic sources (cowdung, poultry 
manure, coirpith compost) of nutrients in the potting media and to find the effect 
of Azaspirillum, Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal 
Fungi inoculation on the growth of root stocks. 
The-bulk density and particle density were found to be decreased and by 
the application of organic manure in the potting mixtures and the lowest was 
found with coirpith compost. The pore space and water holding capacity were 
increased by the organic manur~s in the potting mixtures and the maximum was 
observed with coirpith compost. 
In all the organic manure containing potting mixtures combined 
inoculation of Azospirillum, PSB and AMF decreased the days taken for 
germination, compared to single inoculation and the minimum was observed in 
coirpith compost applied treatment. The maximum germination percentage was 
found with AMF inoculation in cowdung containing potting mixture and 
Azospirillum+ PSB+ AMF inoculated potting mixtures of cowdung and coirpith 
compost. Among the different potting mixtures, a higher growth rate of seedlings 
were observed in the potting mixture containing sand:soil:cowdung+ 
Azospirillum+ PSB+ AMF . 
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The care and management of grafts in the nursery involved soil and foliar 
application of nutrients in the second part of the experiment. Here all the 
 
treatments were having the" same potting mixture (sand:soil:cowdung+ 
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Azospirillum+PSB"+AMF) and nutrient supplementation through various sources 
were given at 1 MAG and 3 MAG through soil and foliar application respectively. 
The performance of the grafts were found "better With the soil application of 100 
ml of decanted extract of groundnut cake + 100 ml of 17: 17: 17 mixture (prepared 
by 100g 17:17:17 mixture added in 10 1 water) "at 1 MAG followed by 2% 
17:f7:17 spray at 3 MAG. 


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