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TABLE 6.7
(Continued)
Time of bud break (25%) of test varieties
Variety
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
Mean
Kanaka
8 October
14 November
30 October
15 November
1 Novem-
ber
Madakkatha-
ra-2
28 October
19 November 16 Dec
17 November
20
Nov
ember
Mean
6 October
9 November
2 November
10 November
30 October
Peak flowering was early (8 December) during normal years (1995-
1996) and late (29 December) in aberrant climate situations (1997-1998)
which received late winter rains during November and December, 1997
(Table 6.8) Prasada Rao, 2002). There was a significant delay in peak
flowering in Madakkathara 2 and Kanaka (13/1/98) during 1997-1998;
however, early varieties flowered on normal dates. The delay in mean
flowering date during 1997-1998 may be attributed to the late season
types as they flowered very late.
TABLE 6.8
Time of Flowering of Test Varieties at RARS, Pilicode, from 1995-1996 to
1998-1999
Time of flowering (50%)
Variety
1995-1996
1996-
1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
Mean
Anakkayam-1
28/11/95
04/12/96
02/12/97
07/12/98
3 December
Madakkath-
ara-1
25/11/95
06/12/96
05/12/97
07/12/98
5 December
Kanaka
17/12/95
15/12/96
13/01/98
26/12/98
29 December
Madakkath-
ara-2
22/12/95
25/12/96
2/02/98
21/12/98
1 January
Mean
8 December
13
December
29 December
17 December
17 December
The Tsunami in coastal Tamil Nadu on 26 December, 2004 devastated
coastal parts of Kanyakumari and Cuddalore districts. Tsunami severely
affected on cashew crop. Most of the standing crop was inundated with
salty sea water ingressing in the mainland. Most of the cashew varieties
