Programme Co-ordinator ,
Coastal Saline Research Centre
Collectorate complex, Ramanathapuram – 623 503.
Ph.No. 04567 230250
Fax No. 04567 230250
E Mail ID : arsramnad@tnau.ac.in
The coastal saline Research Centre, Ramanathapuram is one of the Research stations of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. It was established in the Year 1991 as Agricultural Research station and then upgraded as Coastal Saline Research Centre. The KVK was intiated by the ICAR at Coastal Saline Research Centre in the year 2000. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has been upgraded as fully funded ICAR KVK from April 4th 2004 onwards. One rice variety RMD (R) 1 has been released from this station, which is highly suitable for coastal saline soils. Seed cum fertilizer drill for direct sowing paddy and groundnut as well as package of practices for chillies, pulses and other crops has been developed by the centre for Ramanathapuram district.
| S.No | Particulars | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011 - 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Project Mode | ||||
| 1 | IPT in Paddy | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 |
| 2 | IPT in GL Pulses | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | IPT In Cotton | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | IPT in Vegetables | 22 | 22 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | IPT in Chillies | 90 | 100 | 52 | 242 |
| B | Mission Mode | ||||
| 1 | Greenmanure - SRI - Rice fallow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | SRI in Paddy - Rice fallow | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Soil testing charges | ||||
| C | Integrated Nutrient Management | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| D | Quality Seed Production | ||||
| 1 | Rice | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Pulses | 5 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| E | Implements | ||||
| 1 | SRI weeder | 120 | 120 | 60 | 300 |
| 2 | SRI Marker-Demo | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Chisel Plough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | RotaVator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Broad Bed Furrow Former | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Puddler | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Seed cum Fertilizer Drill | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Mini Mobile Sprinkler | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
S.No. |
Name of the intervention |
Yield Details (kg ha-1) |
% of increase over control |
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2010 - 11 |
2011 - 12 |
2012-13 |
Mean |
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Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
Control |
Treatment |
24.3 |
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1.a |
GM-SRI-RFP(Rice) |
4000 |
5500 |
4750 |
5550 |
4350 |
5230 |
4367 |
5427 |
34.5 |
1.b |
GM-SRI-RFP(pulses) |
500 |
750 |
610 |
780 |
530 |
675 |
547 |
735 |
19.7 |
2.a |
SRI-RFP(SRI) |
3750 |
4800 |
4710 |
5420 |
4460 |
5240 |
4307 |
5153 |
28.2 |
2.b |
SRI-RFP(pulses) |
350 |
500 |
620 |
750 |
535 |
680 |
502 |
643 |
23.7 |
3. |
IPT Semi Dry Rice |
3450 |
5061 |
4250 |
4950 |
4150 |
4650 |
3950 |
4887 |
24.6 |
4. |
IPT in Chilies |
1900 |
2500 |
1560 |
1850 |
1410 |
1720 |
1623 |
2023 |
35.3 |
5. |
Garden land Pulses (Bg) |
255 |
385 |
630 |
820 |
530 |
710 |
472 |
638 |
24.3 |
