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Genetic Diversity of Cashew

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Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is a multipurpose tropical edible tree nut crop. Originated from northeastern Brazil, cashew tree was disseminated to current growing areas. Due to the importance of the plant, several studies have been carried out on it. Previous researches have acknowledged the applications of cashew nuts and apples and molecular advances in genomics of cashew. The present review summarizes the current knowledge of the morphological and genetic diversity, the breeding approaches, the conservation strategies, the diseases and insects pests resistance status and the cashew management facing the climate change.

Ahouly Boris Roméo Kouadio was formerly at the CNRA.

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Kouakou, C.K., Konan, J.A., Doga, D., Kouadio, A.B.R. (2022). Genetic Diversity of Cashew. In: Priyadarshan, P., Jain, S.M. (eds) Cash Crops. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74926-2_14

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