The difference between peanuts and cashews are: different geographical distribution, different fruits, different growing environments.

One, the distribution of geographically different

1, peanuts: peanuts are mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and the Americas, the three regions of the peanut production accounted for more than 99% of the world's total output. China's peanut distribution of provinces are Yu, Lu, Hebei, Guangdong, Liao, Sichuan, Anhui, Gui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Jiangsu, Fujian 14.

2, cashews: cashews are native to northeastern Brazil, latitude 10 ° south of the region. 16th century introduced into Asia and Africa, is now widespread in East Africa and South Asia countries. The world's cashew planting area of larger countries are India, Brazil, Vietnam, Mozambique, Tanzania. In China, cashew nuts are mainly distributed in Hainan and Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan are also introduced.

Two, the fruit is different

1, peanut: peanut pods 2 ~ 5 cm long, 1 ~ 1.3 cm wide, swollen, pods thick, seed cross diameter 0.5 ~ 1 cm.

2, cashew: cashew nut drupe kidney-shaped, compressed on both sides, 2-2.5 cm long, about 1.5 cm wide, the fruit base for the fleshy pear-shaped or gyroscopic pseudo-fruit supported by the pseudo-fruit, pseudo-fruit length of 3-7 cm, the widest part of the 4-5 cm, purplish-red at maturity; seeds kidney-shaped, 1.5-2 cm long, about 1 cm wide.

Three, different growing environments

1, peanut: peanut peanut is desirable warm climate, long growing season, moderate rainfall in sandy soil areas.

2, cashews: cashews adaptable, is warm, strong positive species. Resistant to drought and barren, with a certain resistance to wind. To grow below 400 meters above sea level is appropriate. Soil requirements are not high, in addition to heavy clay and limestone on the poorly developed, in the soil organic matter content of less than 1% of the red soil, sandy loam or rocky mountains can grow.

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