“We plan to grow 200 percent every year and by the end of 2019, we aim to reach 12 million dollars in revenue. In 2018, they are on course to sell 50,000 units and make four million dollars in revenue. and get into retail and distribution channels. “Our next step is to make Cashew available on all the popular e-commerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart, etc. Shruthi feels that they are only at the tip of the iceberg currently, with their crowdfunding and website. Phytosanitation and drenching with chlorpyriphos 0.2% or neem oil 5% for the control of cashew stem and root borer.Through just crowdfunding and pre-orders on the website, they have made $200,000 in revenue so far.Spray of profenophos (0.05%), chlorpyriphos (0.05%) and carbaryl (0.1%) for the control of tea mosquito bug.High density planting system at 5 x 4 m to accommodate 500 plants per hectare with a fertilizer dose of 225:75:75 kg NPK/ha.Intercropping with groundnut, blackgram, Ocimum sanctum and Aloe vera.Fertilizer schedule – 500:200:300: g NPK/tree per year after 5 years.Top working in cashew to rejuvenate old senile orchards.Soft wood grafting technology for production of good quality planting material.Seed treatment with mancozeb 2 g/kg + hexaconazole 0.1% spray at 60 and 75 DAS is effective for the management of rust and leaf spot of groundnut.Seed treatment with Propiconazole 2 ml/ Kg seed is effective for the management of groundnut root rot.Dual application of pre-emergence herbicide viz., Pendimethalin 1 kg a.i/ha at 3 DAS along with early post emergence application of Imazethapyr 75 g a.i/ha at 2-3 leaf stage of the weed (25 to 30 DAS) + one hand weeding at 40 DAS is effective for control of broad leaf weeds.– VRI 1, VRI 2 (drought tolerant), VRI 3 (export quality), VRI (cw) H1 (first hybrid cashew in Tamil Nadu) – VRI (Sv.) 1 (short duration, brown seed), VRI (Sv.) 2 (reddish brown seed)Ĭashew – 4 Nos. – VRI 1, VRI 2 (bold seeded and wide adaptability), VRI 3 (early maturing), VRI 4 (high sucrose content suitable for confectionary), VRI (gn) 5, VRI (gn) 6 (resistant to major pests and diseases), VRI (gn) 7 (suitable for rainfed areas) Transfer and demonstrate the technologies developed in this station. Front line demonstration programmes on groundnut, sesame and cashew Revolving fund (Regional nursery and Horticulture) on production of quality planting material in cashewġ7.5 lakh cashew grafts of VRI 2, VRI 3, VRI 4 and VRI (cw) H Jack grafts of PLR-1 were produced and supplied to farmers. Nucleus and breeder seed production and supply of groundnut and sesame varieties.All –India Co-ordinated Research Project on Breeder seed production Drip fertigation, organic farming and ultra-high density planting system.Germplasm collection, conservation and cataloguing, hybridization and evolving high yielding dwarf hybrids.All –India Co-ordinated Research Project on Cashew Estimation of pesticide residue in sesame seeds. Management of sesame phyllody vectors through newer molecules.
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