The Professor & Head,
Department of Soil and Crops,
Agricultural College and Research Institute,
Killikulam, Vallanad – 628 252.
Ph. No. 04630 261226
Fax No. 04630 261228
E Mail ID : microkkm@tnau.ac.in
Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam (Thoothukudi District) is the implementing centre for this project. The college is situated near Vallanadu, which is located at a distance of 19 km from Tirunelveli on the Tirunelveli – Thoothukudi Highways.
| S.No | Particulars | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Project Mode | |||
| 1 | IPT in GL pulses | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | IPT in Cotton | 2 | - | 2 |
| 3 | IPT in Groundnut | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| B. | Mission Mode | |||
| 1 | Green manure – SRI – RF pulses | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | SRI – RF pulses | 81 | 81 | 162 |
| 3 | Soil Testing charges | |||
| C | Implementation for farm mechanization | |||
| 1 | Weeder Demo | 206 | 204 | 410 |
| 2 | SRI marker | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Chisel plough | 2 | - | 2 |
| 4 | Rotavotar | 2 | - | 2 |
| 5 | Disc plough | 2 | - | 2 |
S. No |
Name of the intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1) |
% increase over control |
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2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
Mean |
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Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
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1 |
IPT in pulses |
0.042 |
0.055 |
0.45 |
0.056 |
0.044 |
0.056 |
27.86 |
2 |
SRI |
5.62 |
6.86 |
5.53 |
7.00 |
5.58 |
6.93 |
24.98 |
3 |
RFP |
0.036 |
0.042 |
0.034 |
0.039 |
0.035 |
0.41 |
19.38 |
4 |
IPT in cotton |
0.17 |
0.21 |
-- |
-- |
0.17 |
0.21 |
20.38 |
5 |
IPT in groundnut |
1.53 |
1.74 |
1.56 |
1.89 |
1.55 |
1.82 |
17.87 |
