Professor & Head,
Regional Research Station,
Kovilangulam (Po), Aruppukkottai – 626101
Ph. No. 04566 220562
E mail ID: arsapk@tnau.ac.in
Regional Research Station, Aruppukottai is the implementing centre for the sub basin. A total of seven varieties have been released from this station in dryland crops like sorghum, black gram, red gram, varagu, custard apple and two in mushroom (One each in milky and oyster).
| S.No | Activities | I Year | II Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Project mode | |||
| 1 | Improved production technology in maize | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | Improved production technology in sunflower | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | Improved production technology in cotton | 20 | 20 | |
| 4 | System of Rice Intensification | 30 | 20 | 50 |
| 5 | Rice fallow pulse production technology | 30 | 20 | 50 |
| 6 | Drip fertigation for sugarcane | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| B | Model village and organic farming | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| C | Seed Production & seed village(vegetables) | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| D | Implements for farm mechanization | |||
| SRI rotary weeder | 150 | 100 | 250 | |
| Row marker | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Maize husker sheller | 1 | 1 | ||
| Power weeder | 2 | 2 | ||
| Rotovator | 1 | 1 |
(Period-2008-09 Sugarcane Activity carry out during 2009-10)
S.No. |
Name of the Intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1) |
% of increase over control |
|||||||
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
Mean |
|||||||
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
|||
1. |
SRI |
4658 |
6925 |
4171 |
6165 |
4997 |
5929 |
4609 |
6340 |
38 |
2. |
Rice Fallow Pulses |
588 |
696 |
659 |
821 |
-- |
-- |
624 |
759 |
22 |
3. |
IPT in Maize |
6213 |
7394 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6213 |
7394 |
19 |
4. |
IPT for Sunflower |
1136 |
1345 |
-- |
-- |
1122 |
1352 |
1129 |
1349 |
19 |
5. |
Increasing the productivity and quality of Cotton |
2007 |
2032 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2007 |
2032 |
1 |
6. |
Seed Production |
725 |
905 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
725 |
905 |
25 |
7. |
Precision farming in Sugarcane |
80.5 |
105.6 |
72.0 |
85.0 |
72.5 |
85.7 |
75.0 |
92.1 |
-- |
8. |
Organic Farming |
-- |
179 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
179 |
-- |
9. |
Green Manure Demo |
4171 |
6165 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4171 |
6165 |
48 |
