Professor & Head,
Regional Research Station,
Paiyur, Kaveripattinam - 635806
Ph. No. 04343 290600
E mail ID: arspaiyur@tnau.ac.in
The Regional Research Station, Paiyur is the implementing centre which was started in the year 1973. It is catering to the needs of rainfed farming community of the North Western zone. So for, 15 varieties have been evolved and released in the crops namely, paddy (Paiyur 1), ragi (Paiyur 1), samai (Paiyur 1&2), sorghum Paiyur (1&2), green gram (Paiyur 1), cow pea (Paiyur 1), horse gram (Paiyur 1&2), sesame (Paiyur 1), niger (Paiyur 1), cotton (Paiyur 1), tomato (Paiyur 1) and mango (Paiyur 1). Besides the varieties, the crop management technologies released are found to be of importance in improving the productivity levels. Also, this station is producing and supplying large quantities of seeds of paddy, tomato, moringa, gourds, bhendi, mango grafts, guava layers and bio-inoculants namely, Azospirillum, Azotobactor, Rhizobium, PSB, Trichoderma, Psuedomonas and vermicompost. Various training programmes are offered to farmers, extension officials and other beneficiaries in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and allied enterprises.
| S.No. | Particulars | I year | II year | III Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Mission mode | ||||
| 1 | System of Rice Intensification | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2 | Rice fallow pulse production technology | 10 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Precision farming in vegetables | 15 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Precision farming in flowers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Precision farming in banana | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Introduction of high value capscicum | 5 | 5 | ||
| B | Model village and organic farming | 20 | 20 | ||
| C | Implements for farm mechanization | ||||
| 1 | SRI rotary weeder | 50 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Row marker | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Chisel plough | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Rotovator | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Broad bed furrow former | 1 | 1 | 2 |
S.No. |
Name of the Intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1) |
% of Increase over control |
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2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
Mean |
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Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
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1 |
SRI |
4147 |
6658 |
6444 |
8144 |
5295 |
7401 |
39.8 |
2 |
IPT(Pulses) |
1449 |
1785 |
1536 |
1734 |
1492 |
1759 |
17.9 |
3 |
Organic Farming |
5100 Bundles |
5850 Bundles |
- |
- |
5100 Bundles |
5850 Bundles |
14.7 |
4 |
Precision Farming in Vegetables |
23.99 |
28.61 |
25.6 |
32.6 |
24.8 |
30.6 |
23.4 |
5 |
Precision Farming in Banana |
40.1 |
55.6 |
42.3 |
62.1 |
41.2 |
58.8 |
42.8 |
6 |
Precision Farming in Capsicum |
8 |
12.4 |
8 |
12.4 |
55 |
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