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Area Theniyar
Theniyar Sub Basin

The Professor & Head,
Oilseed Research Station,
Tindivanam - 604 001
Ph. No. 04147 250293
E mail ID: arstvm@tnau.ac.in


  • Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai dam had its genesis during 1965 as Government sub station for Cotton Research at Kovilpatti, Aundipatti along with a state seed farm at the base of Vaigai dam and administered by TN State Department of Agriculture.
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University brought both the farms under its fold on21-08-1995
  • Contributing immensely towards the betterment of our farming community through production and distribution of quality seeds.



Yearwise Budget (Physical in ha)


S.No Particulars 2009-10 2010-11 Total
A Activities      
1 IPT in GL pulses 40 10 50
2 Green manure - SRI - Rice fallow pulse 3 3 6
3 SRI - Rice fallow pulse 9 9 18
4 PF in Banana 10 10 20
5 PF in Sugarcane 10 10 20
6 Soil Testing charges      
B Integrated Nutrient Management 20 0 20
C Quality Seed production      
1 Rice 15 5 20
2 Pulses 15 5 20
D Implements for farm mechanization      
1 Weeder-demo 24 24 48
3 SRI marker 3 2 5
4 Chisel plough 1 0 1
5 Rotovator 1 0 1
6 Broad bed furrow former 1 0 1
  Grand total      

S.No

Name of the intervention

Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1)

% increase over Control

2010-2011

2011-2012

Mean

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

1.

Gardenland Pulses

480

523

465

518

473

520

9.01

2.

GM-SRI-RFP

5237

6704

5330

6815

5422

6760

21.14

3.

SRI-RFP

5683

7161

5525

6702

5604

6932

19.15

4.

QSP in Paddy

5000

5450

-

-

5000

5450

8.25

5.

QSP in Pulses

724

787

-

-

724

787

8.00

6.

PF-Banana

66.86

87.52

-

-

87.52

66.86

23.60

7.

PF- Sugarcane

106

164

-

-

106

164

35.36