The Professor & Head,
Water Technology Centre,
TNAU, Coimbatore-3.
Ph. No. 0422-6611278 (Off)
Agricultural research station started in 1963 in western zone of Tamilnadu. This centre released three groundnut varieties and one coconut variety ALR CN1. Coconut research was started during 1988 and ARS was renamed as Coconut Research Station in 2002. This station also produces quality coconut seedlings (Tall varieties WCT and ALR CN1) which are preferred by the farmers. These seedlings are preferred by the farmers. The farmers from different parts of the state do visit the station for consulting on coconut cultivation.
| S.No | Particulars | 2007 - 08 | 2008 - 09 | 2009 - 10 | 2010 - 11 | 2011 - 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision farming in vegetables (ha) | 20 | 42 | 38 | 100 | ||
| 2 | Improved Production technology for maize (ha) | 30 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 150 |
| 3 | Improved Production technology for sunflower(ha) | 20 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 4 | Drip fertigation in coconut (ha) | 300 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 0 | 1500 |
| 5 | Quality seed production of coconut (Nos.) | 50000 | 75000 | 75000 | 50000 | 50000 | 3.0 lakh |
| 6 | Model village and organic farming (ha) | 20 |
Sl. No |
Name of the Intervention |
Yield Details (Kg ha-1) |
% of increase over control |
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2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
Mean |
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Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
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1. |
IPT for Ground nut |
- |
- |
1591 |
1976 |
- |
- |
1591 |
1976 |
24.20 |
2. |
PF in Vegetables |
- |
- |
Tomato -3989 |
6023 |
- |
- |
3989 |
6023 |
51.00 |
Beetroot-2744 |
4145 |
- |
- |
2744 |
4145 |
51.05 |
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Chillies (H)- 1678 |
2429 |
- |
- |
1678 |
2429 |
44.75 |
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Bhendi (H)- 1370 |
1910 |
- |
- |
1370 |
1910 |
39.40 |
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3. |
IPT in Sunflower |
- |
- |
- |
1773 |
- |
- |
- |
1773 |
- |
4. |
IPT in Sunflower |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1666 |
2174 |
1666 |
2174 |
30.50 |
5. |
IPT in Sunflower |
1533 |
1900 |
- |
- |
1533 |
1900 |
24.00 |
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6. |
IPT in Garden land Pulses |
G.gram – 597 |
974 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
597 |
974 |
63.05 |
B.gram-611 |
951 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
611 |
951 |
55.70 |
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Cowpea- 621 |
964 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
621 |
964 |
54.65 |
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7. |
IPT in Garden land Pulses |
- |
- |
536 |
794 |
536 |
794 |
48.1 |
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8. |
PF in Vegetables |
25479 |
36737 |
25479 |
36737 |
44.18 |
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9. |
PF in Coconut |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10. |
PF in Coconut |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11. |
IPT in Maize |
4562 |
6930 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4962 |
6930 |
39.66 |
12. |
IPT in Sunflower |
1300 |
1669 |
1300 |
1669 |
28.38 |
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13. |
PF in Banana |
56000 |
75000 |
56000 |
75000 |
32.60 |
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14. |
PF in Vegetables |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tomato-38520 |
54180 |
38520 |
54180 |
40.65 |
Chillies-16760 |
24050 |
16760 |
24050 |
42.63 |
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Bhendi-16600 |
24900 |
16600 |
24900 |
50.00 |
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