CASHEW - DAK LAK

Location: Buon Triet Commune, Lak District, Dak Lak Province

Time: season 2020 - 2021

Plantagreenpower PGP is sprayed 4 times/crop at the following times:

- Spray the first time when the plants are dividing flower buds (about January-February).

- Spray after the first time from 15-20 days

- Spray after the tree sets fruit

- Spray after the 3rd time from 15-20 days

Results of indicators on cashew:

Indicators	PGP group	Control group
Number of kernels per kg	166	250
Kernel classification	B	D
Recovery rate (%)	34	33
Tỷ lệ vỏ hạt (%)	60,99	61,38
Tỷ lệ dầu vỏ điều (%)	13,6	12,8
Năng suất (tạ nhân/ha)	13,6	11,0
Tỷ lệ rụng quả (%)	12	15

- Sensory evaluation: the plant grows well, the leaves are dark green, thick and glossy until harvest, the fruits develop evenly, the shell is more beautiful than the control (color of the leaves is light green, thin. and dry).

- The rate of fruit drop in the garden using PGP was 3-4% lower than the control group. The degree of pest infestation was lighter, the grain size was larger than that of the control group (PGP group: average 171.5 seeds/kg, control: average 217.5 seeds/kg). The recovery rate of the PGP group was 34%, higher than the control from 29%.

Evaluation of PGP user in Dak Lak