Cashew seeds are often mistakenly classified as nuts, but are actually seeds. The document discusses physiological disorders that can affect cashew seeds under conditions of stress like water stress and salinity stress. Water stress and salinity stress can inhibit the germination of cashew seeds and the establishment of cashew seedlings by interfering with metabolic processes involved in mobilizing stored reserves, such as lipids and carbohydrates, needed for growth of the embryonic axis.

2. Cashew Nut Physiological Disorders
A
Lecture To ToT trainees ( FFS)
By
Mr. Allah DadKhan
Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK
MINFAL Pakistan

4. Cashew
• Cashews are the seeds of the cashew
tree,Anacardium occidentale, native to Brazil.
The seeds are often mistakenly classified as
nuts, and most cooks treat cashews like nuts,
especially since they behave like nuts in the
kitchen. For people with allergy issues, the
distinction between nut and seed can be very
important, as some people who are allergic to
nuts are not allergic to cashews

5. Cashew seed germination and seedling
establishment
• under conditions of stress: Although the
process of seed germination is highly
dependent on water absorption, the literature
is devoid of relevant studies concerning the
effects of water stress on cashew seed
germination.

6. Effects of salinity
• The effects of salinity on seed germination and
seedling establishment could also be the result of the
influence of salts on metabolic processes, such as the
mobilization of the stored reserves for the growing
embryonic axis. The main reserves of the cashew seeds
are lipids, followed by carbohydrates, proteins and
other constituents (Johnson, 1973 apud Barros, 1995).
Germination and seedling establishment of cashew
under water and saline stresses led to the inhibition of
mobilization of the cotyledons reserves, principally the
lipids, resulting in reduction of embryonic axis growth