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ADDRESS:

Department of Soil and Crop,

Njala University,

Private Mail Bag,

Freetown

CONFERENCES AND TRAININGS

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1. Production of Cashew

• Lesson 1. Seed Selection and Nursery Practices

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the folowing objectives would have been achieved: Proper Seed Selection Nursery practices Transplanting Pest and disease Management

Definitions

The following Definitions: Germination is the emergence of the a new plant from a seed or propagation material Vaibility is the ability of a seed or planting material to germinate into a new plant

Activity

Try out the following activity:Put some seeds of cashew in a bucket of water and observe the following How many seeds did you put in the bucket of water How my of these seeds floated How many of the seeds sank

Assignment

Answer the following question: What is the probable vaibility passentage of your seeds?

Reading

Read about the agronomic practices

• Lesson 2. Site selection and Preparation

REFERENCES

• CNN Online
• CG Knowledge bank

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