Professor & Head,
Dept. of Soil and Crop Management,
Agricultural College & Research Institute,
Killikulam - 628 252
Ph. No. 04630 261226
E mail ID: deanagrikkm@tnau.ac.in
Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam is the implementing centre located at the back drop of Vallanadu Hills in Manakarai Panchayat, Thoothukudi district. It is situated 16 km from Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli – Thoothukudi NH Road 7A.
| S.No | Activities | I Year | II Year | III Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Project mode | ||||
| 1 | Precision farming in sugarcane | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Improved the productivity and quality of cotton | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
| B. | Mission mode | ||||
| 1 | System of Rice Intensification | 80 | 70 | 150 | |
| 2 | Rice fallow Pulses Production Technology | 80 | 70 | 150 | |
| 3 | Improved production technology for Maize | 30 | 15 | 45 | |
| 4 | Improved production technology for sunflower | 25 | 25 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Improved production technology for pulses | 10 | 10 | ||
| C | Model village and organic farming | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| D | Seed production | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| E | Implements for farm mechanization | ||||
| Rotary weeder | 400 | 350 | 750 | ||
| SRI marker | 16 | 14 | 30 | ||
| Maize fertilizer cum seed drill | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Maize husker sheller | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rotavator | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sunflower thresher | 1 | 1 |
S. No |
Name of the intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1/t ha-1) |
% increase over control |
|||||||
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
Mean |
|||||||
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
|||
1 |
SRI |
7732 |
9792 |
7364 |
9442 |
5518 |
7203 |
7433 |
8812 |
28.6 |
2 |
IPT in Garden land pulses |
749 |
898 |
- |
- |
550 |
681 |
650 |
790 |
21.5 |
3 |
IIPT in Maize |
6584 |
9133 |
6377 |
8649 |
- |
- |
6480 |
8891 |
39.0 |
4 |
IPT in Cotton |
1627 |
2598 |
1625 |
2600 |
- |
- |
1626 |
2599 |
60.0 |
5 |
IPT in Sunflower |
1980 |
2490 |
1801 |
2337 |
2047 |
2422 |
1943 |
2416 |
26.7 |
6 |
IPT in Rice Fallow Pulses |
444 |
555 |
479 |
611 |
- |
- |
461 |
583 |
25.5 |
7 |
Precision farming - sugarcane |
- |
- |
93.5 |
131 |
- |
- |
93.5 |
131 |
40 |
