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Area Palar
Palar Sub Basin

The Professor & Head,
Water Technology Centre,
TNAU, Coimbatore-3.
Ph. No. 0422-6611278 (Off)


Agricultural research station started in 1963 in western zone of Tamilnadu. This centre released three groundnut varieties and one coconut variety ALR CN1. Coconut research was started during 1988 and ARS was renamed as Coconut Research Station in 2002. This station also produces quality coconut seedlings (Tall varieties WCT and ALR CN1) which are preferred by the farmers. These seedlings are preferred by the farmers. The farmers from different parts of the state do visit the station for consulting on coconut cultivation.




Yearwise Budget (Physical in ha)


S.No Particulars 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 Total
1 Precision farming in vegetables (ha) 20 42 38     100
2 Improved Production technology for maize (ha) 30 35 50 35 0 150
3 Improved Production technology for sunflower(ha) 20 44 36 0 0 100
4 Drip fertigation in coconut (ha) 300 500 400 300 0 1500
5 Quality seed production  of coconut (Nos.) 50000 75000 75000 50000 50000 3.0 lakh
6 Model village and organic farming (ha) 20          

Sl. No

Name of the Intervention

Yield Details (Kg ha-1)

% of increase over control

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

Mean

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

1.

IPT for Ground nut

-

-

1591

1976

-

-

1591

1976

24.20

2.

PF in Vegetables

-

-

Tomato -3989

6023

-

-

3989

6023

51.00

Beetroot-2744

4145

-

-

2744

4145

51.05

Chillies (H)- 1678

2429

-

-

1678

2429

44.75

Bhendi (H)- 1370

1910

-

-

1370

1910

39.40

3.

IPT in Sunflower

-

-

-

1773

-

-

-

1773

-

4.

IPT in Sunflower

-

-

-

-

1666

2174

1666

2174

30.50

5.

IPT in Sunflower

1533

1900

-

-

1533

1900

24.00

6.

IPT in Garden land Pulses

G.gram – 597

974

-

-

-

-

597

974

63.05

B.gram-611

951

-

-

-

-

611

951

55.70

Cowpea- 621

964

-

-

-

-

621

964

54.65

7.

IPT in Garden land Pulses

-

-

536

794

536

794

48.1

8.

PF in Vegetables

25479

36737

25479

36737

44.18

9.

PF in Coconut

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.

PF in Coconut

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11.

IPT in Maize

4562

6930

-

-

-

-

4962

6930

39.66

12.

IPT in Sunflower

1300

1669

1300

1669

28.38

13.

PF in Banana

56000

75000

56000

75000

32.60

14.

PF in Vegetables

-

-

-

-

Tomato-38520

54180

38520

54180

40.65

Chillies-16760

24050

16760

24050

42.63

Bhendi-16600

24900

16600

24900

50.00