Professor and Head,
Dryland Agricultural Research Station,
District Livestock Farm,
Chettinad – 630 102, Sivagangi District.
Ph. No. 04565 283080
Fax No. 04565 283080
E Mail ID : darsc@tnau.ac.in
Dryland Agricultural Research Station, Chettinad is located in the Sivagangai district which is about 18 km away from Karaikudi. This new station was started during May 2008. The mandate of this research station is to focus mainly on red soil based research activities.
| S.No | Particulars | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Project mode | ||||
| 1 | IPT in semidry rice | -- | -- | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Green manure - SRI - Rice fallow pulse | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
| 3 | SRI - Rice fallow pulse | 166 | 165 | 164 | 495 |
| 4 | Precision farming in sugarcane | 10 | 10 | -- | 20 |
| 5 | Soil Testing charges | ||||
| B | Implements for farm mechanization | ||||
| 1 | Rotary weeder | 410 | 408 | 406 | 1224 |
| 2 | SRI marker | 42 | 41 | 40 | 123 |
| 3 | Chisel plough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Rotavator | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Seed drill | -- | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Sl. No |
Name of the intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1) |
% of increase over control |
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2009-10 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
Mean |
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Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
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1. |
GM-SRI –RFP |
4260 |
6134 |
5907 |
7899 |
5333 |
6971 |
5167 |
7001 |
35 |
2. |
SRI –RFP |
4503 |
5982 |
5781 |
7387 |
5201 |
6848 |
5161 |
6739 |
30 |
3. |
RFP |
829 |
1023 |
508 |
649 |
520 |
646 |
619 |
773 |
24 |
4. |
IPT in Semi dry rice |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4628 |
5505 |
4628 |
5505 |
18 |
5. |
Precision farming in Sugarcane |
85 |
111 |
4 |
101 |
80 |
112 |
80 |
108 |
35 |
