Professor & Head,
Agricultural Research Station,
Kovilpatti – 628 501
The Vaippar main river sub basin starts from Vembakottai block in Virdhunagar district and extends up to Pudur block in Thoothukudi district. The sub basin has 28 tanks with a total ayacut area of 2832.82 has and out of which 18 tanks with a total ayacut area of 1911.96 ha. In this 16 are non system tanks and two are system tanks.
| Total registered ayacut area | : 2832.82 ha |
| Fully irrigated area | : 643.78 ha |
| Partially irrigated area | : 1035.39 ha |
| Gap area | : 1153.65 ha |
S.No |
Name of the Intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1) |
% of increase over control |
|
2010-11 |
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Control |
Treatment |
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1. |
Green manure-SRI- rice fallow pulses |
4630 |
7090 |
53.13 |
2. |
SRI- Rice Fallow Pulses |
4818 |
7823 |
37.41 |
3. |
IPT in GL pulses |
521 |
680 |
30.68 |
4. |
IPT in chillies |
1899 |
2158 |
13.64 |
5. |
Quality seed production -pulses |
527 |
632 |
20.00 |
6. |
Integrated nutrient management |
1883 |
2273 |
20.71 |
