Tree crops : harvesting cash from the worlds important cash crops Intro Acknowledgments Introduction Contents About the Author Chapter 1: Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) Origin History and Geographical Distribution The Botany and Taxonomy of the Areca Plant The Cytogenetics of the Areca Palm Genetic Resource Program Areca Crop Improvement The Agronomy of Arecanut Soil and Climatic Requirement Management Aspects Irrigation Arecanut Nutrition Arecanut Physiology Mixed Cropping Systems in Areca Arecanut Pathology Arecanut Entomology Arecanut Nematology Harvesting and Processing of Arecanut A Look into Arecanuts Future References Chapter 2: Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Area and Global Production The Indian Scenario World Trade in Cashew The Tale of Cashew Trade in India Over the Years The History Evolutionary Origin and Distribution of Cashew Economic Botany of Cashew Taxonomy of the Cashew Plant Cytogenetics of the Cashew Plant Collection Conservation and Cataloging of Genetic Resources of the Cashew Plant The Genetic Improvement of the Cashew Plant Breeding Selection Hybridization Fruit Set and Retention of Fruits Performance of Cashew Hybrids Biotechnology Establishing and Managing a Cashew Orchard Soil Requirement Water Requirements Manuringa Cashew Orchard The Relevance of The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept in Cashew Nutrition Some Salient Aspects of Raising Soft Wood Grafting Planting Technology High Density Planting Covercropping Intercropping Controlling Pests and Diseases in Cashew Plantations Pest Control Control of Foliage and Inflorescence Pests Tea Mosquito Bug (Helopeltis sp.) Leaf Miner (Acrocercops syngramma M.) Leaf and Blossom Webber (Lamida moncusalis Walker and Orthaga exvinacea Hamps).