Professor and Head,
Sugarcane Research Station,
33-B, Shanmugam Street, Cuddalore – 607 001.
Phone No. 04142 220630
Fax No. 04142 292630
E Mail ID : arscuddalore@tnau.ac.in
The Sugarcane Research Station was first started during 1955 at Palur, South Arcot district and later shifted and established at Cuddalore in 1957. This station acts as a lead centre for sugarcane research in Tamil Nadu.The Research Station is situated within the municipal limits at Cuddalore, head quarters of Cuddalore district, at Semmandalam, 1.5 km away from Cuddalore Bus stand and Railway Junction, on Cuddalore – Panruti road. It has a cultivable extent of 44 hectares and located at latitude 11o.46’N and Langitude 79o.46’E. The altitude is 4.6m MSL. The soil type is clayey loam with pH of 7.2 and irrigated by bore wells. The annual mean rainfall is 1210 mm. Thirteen early and ten mid late sugarcane varieties have been released from this Research Station.
| S.No | Particulars | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Activities | ||||
| 1 | Improved production technologies in garden land pulses | 50 | 50 | 30 | 130 |
| 2 | Improved production technologies in groundnut | 0 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Green Manure - SRI - Rice fallow pulses | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | SRI - Rice fallow pulses | 40 | 39 | 39 | 118 |
| 5 | Precision farming in sugarcane | 20 | 25 | 20 | 65 |
| 6 | Precision farming in banana | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Precision farming in turmeric | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Soil testing charges | ||||
| B | Integrated Nutrient Management | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| C | Implements for farm mechanization | ||||
| 1 | Rotary weeder | 104 | 102 | 102 | 308 |
| 2 | SRI marker | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Chisel plough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Rotovator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Paired row furrow former | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Disc plough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Disc harrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mechanical power weeder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sl.no |
Name of the intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1) |
% increase over control |
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2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
Mean |
|||||||
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
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1. |
SRI |
4812 |
6495 |
4986 |
6261 |
5183 |
6337 |
4994 |
6364 |
27.43 |
2. |
RFP |
821 |
1039 |
814 |
1085 |
826 |
1047 |
820 |
1057 |
28.90 |
3. |
GLP |
834 |
1074 |
883 |
1072 |
908 |
1128 |
875 |
1091 |
24.68 |
4. |
IPT in Groundnut |
- |
- |
1790 |
2270 |
1823 |
2324 |
1806.5 |
2297 |
27.15 |
5. |
Precision farming (sugarcane) |
- |
- |
112 t/ha |
141 t/ha |
- |
- |
The crop is in grand Growth phase |
- |
25.89 |
