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Some of the challenges facing the macadamia industry in Kenya include lack of cultivars adapted to various agro-ecological zones, lack of drought- resistant, high yielding and early maturing varieties, and high cost of the available good quality planting materials; as well as pests and diseases that affect nuts thus ...

Control Pick up and destroy fallen fruit as they're likely to have larvae developing in them. Squash or pick off eggs on fruit. Carbaryl is registered against macadamia nutborer. Up to four sprays may be needed from November to February. Follow label Carbaryl kills good bugs.

Scarcely Farmed – only 1% of tree nuts produced worldwide are macadamia! One of the main reasons that macadamia nuts are expensive is because of their supply. Like most tree nuts, macadamia grow on trees, and this leads to a delay from planting to harvest.

Macadamia nut is an alternative crop for agricultural production in tropical Latin American countries. Its cultivation in itself constitutes a challenge for countries with high relative humidity temperatures, especially in the postharvest period.

Merivon combines an innovative Group 7 fungicide with the proven pyraclostrobin chemistry of Cabrio® to improve and extend disease control. Adding Merivon to the orchard's spray program can both provide a better result each season and help manage resistance to give the older products in the rotation a longer future.

Climate, soil moisture, cross- pollination and nutrition influence this process which determines the shell thickness and kernel size which in turn both determine kernel recovery.

Weeds are a significant threat to wild macadamias and their rainforest habitat. Vine weeds in particular, such as Cat's claw creeper and Madeira vine can spread quickly and smother and even kill large trees.