ESTABLISHMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT
The Department of Pulses was started in the year
1943 at Coimbatore, situated two kilometers northern side
of University campus. This centre comes under northwestern
zone of Tamil Nadu with an elevation of 411.98 m and
between 11oN latitude and 77oE
longitude. The total area is about 69 ha having red and
black soils with 8.5 pH. The average rainfall at this
centre was 730 mm. The average maximum temperature was
31.94oC and minimum 21.78oC.
Pulses form large group of heterogeneous grains
such as Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.), Greengram (Vigna
radiata L.), Redgram (Cajanus cajan L.),
Horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum L.), Bengalgram (Cicer
arietinum L.), Soybean (Glycine Max L.), Cowpea
(Vigna unguiculata), Avarai (Lablab purpureus var
typicus) and Mochai (Lablab purpureus var lignosus).
OBJECTIVES
-
Evolution
of high yielding medium duration redgram varieties
-
Evolution
of high yielding short duration redgram hybrids utilizing
cytoplasmic
genic male sterile line.
-
Evolution
of high yielding short duration greengram and blackgram
varieties with
MYMV resistance
-
Evolution
of high yielding short duration cowpea varieties.
-
Evolution
of photo-thermo insensitive and high yielding varieties of
soybean.
-
Evolution
of drought tolerant chickpea varieties.
-
Evaluation
of germplasm in all pulse crops for future breeding
programs.
-
Production
and supply of genetically pure seeds in different
varieties of
pulse crops.
-
Technologies
for rainfed system, yield maximization, intercropping etc.
microbial seed treatment and physiological disorders.
-
Management
of diseases through biocontrol agents.
-
Evaluation
of IPM for pulses
-
Accomplishing
post graduate research
-
Popularization
of new varieties and technologies developed.
-
Conducting
training programs for transfer of technologies in hybrid
seed production and also cultivation of varieties.
ORGANIZATIONAL
FUNCTION AND FINANCIAL PROFILE
This department headed by the Professor and Head
(Pulses) is functioning under the Directorate of Centre
for Plant Breeding and Genetics.
SEMINARS
/ WORKSHOPS / TRAININGS ORGANIZED
Training
imparted to extension personnel / others
|
Title
of the training
|
Duration
& Date
|
Sponsored
|
To
whom offered
|
|
Hybrid
Seed Production of redgram hybrid COPH 2
|
One
day on 8.10.2003
|
Department
of Pulses, CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore
|
Ten
Agricultural Officers of State Seed Farms.
|
i)
Dissemination to the farmers
ii)
Front
Line Demonstrations (FLD)
Every
year seventy five Front line demonstrations are being
conducted to compare farmers practice and improved
technologies. The
details are as follows.
Pigeonpea
: 10
Greengram
: 30
Blackgram
: 20
Soybean
: 15
Total 75
iii) Other activities
a)
Onfarm Trials (OFT)
Bengalgram
CoBe 29-1
Twenty five onfarm trials are being conducted each
in Dharmapuri and Coimbatore districts with
the culture CoBe 29-1 along with the checks CO 3
and CO4.
Soybean TNAU S 7
Twenty five onfarm trials are being conducted each
in Coimbatore and Erode districts with the culture TNAU S
7 along with check CO 2.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPED
|
S.
No
|
Item
|
Value
(Rs. in lakhs)
|
Source
of funding
|
|
1
|
Automatic
Nitrogen
Analyser
(macro)
|
1.59
|
All
India Coordinated Research Project on Pigeonpea
Scheme
|
|
2
|
Mahindra
Marshal Jeep
|
3.94
|
All
India Coordinated Research Project on Pigeonpea
Scheme
|
|
|
Total
|
5.53
|
|
COMPUTER
FACILITIES
Two computers are available with established
statistical packages for analysis of data.
LIBRARY
FACILITIES
Annual reports, research highlights of various
pulses research centres and books on pulse improvement are
being maintained.
SCHEMES
IN OPERATION
S. No.
|
Schemes
|
Budget
for the year 2003-2004
|
|
1
|
Non-Plan
|
20,67,500
|
|
2
|
Plan - Redgram
|
4,18,800
|
|
3
|
AICRP
- Pigeonpea
|
30,56,000
|
|
4
|
AICRP -MULLaRP
|
11,32,000
|
|
5
|
AICRP
– Soybean
|
6,53,000
|
|
6
|
FLD
on Pulses
|
90,000
|
|
7
|
FLD
on Soybean
|
24,000
|
|
8
|
AICRP on Arid Legumes
|
20,000
|
|
|
Total
|
74,61,300
|
FUTURE
THRUST
-
Development of redgram hybrid based of cytoplasmic
genic male sterility
-
Development of short duration redgram variety with
tolerance to pod borer
-
Development of greengram and blackgram varieties
with resistance to yellow mosaic virus, leaf crinkle virus
and stem necrosis
-
Development of bold desi type bengalgram variety
-
Development of soybean variety better than CO 1 and
CO 2
-
Development of short duration, high yielding cowpea
better than CO(CP) 7
-
Development of non-tendril type bushy lablab
variety
-
Development of
vegetable soybean variety
EXTENSION
The farmers are regularly given advise on the
latest varieties in pulses along with management
practices. The following initiatives were also taken to
produce quality seeds for the benefit of farmers.
Supply
of breeder seeds
|
S.
No
|
Crop
|
Variety
|
Quantity
(Kg.)
|
|
1
|
Redgram
|
CO
5
|
40
|
|
|
|
ms
CO 5
|
40
|
|
|
|
ICPL
83027
|
10
|
|
2
|
Greengram
|
CO
6
|
40
|
|
3
|
Cowpea
|
CO
6
|
130
|
|
4
|
Bengalgram
|
CO
3
|
75
|
|
|
|
CO
4
|
120
|
|
5
|
Soybean
|
CO
1
|
61
|
b.
Supply of Truthful label seeds
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Quantity
(Kg)
|
|
1
|
Redgram
(CO
5 and APK 1)
|
50
|
|
2
|
Greengram
(CO
6)
|
200
|
|
3
|
Blackgram
(CO
5)
|
200
|
|
4
|
Cowpea
(COCP
7 and CO 4)
|
50
|
|
5
|
Soybean
CO
1 and CO 2
|
60
|
|
6
|
Lablab
(CO
12 and CO 13)
|
20
|
|
7
|
Mochai
(CO
1)
|
4
|
Contact
Us
Director
Center for Plant
Breeding and Genetics
TNAU,
Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone
: 091-0422-5511200
E-mail : pulses @tnau.ac.in
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