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1.
ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
The Department
of Seed Technology, first of its kind in the country was
established in 1972.
Later on the Department was renamed as Department
of Seed Science and Technology in1999.
The Department has been entrusted with
responsibilities of undertaking teaching, research and
extension in various aspects of Seed Science and
Technology and also for coordinating the seed research
programmes in other campuses and research stations.
2.
OBJECTIVES
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The Department
functions with the following objectives:
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To statndardize seed production technologies for
different crops.
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To carry out he fundamental and applied research in
Seed Science and Technology.
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To evolve suitable post-harvest processing
technology for grading and upgrading of seeds.
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To evolve suitable pre-storage and mid storage seed
treatments to control seed deterioration and maintain seed
viability and vigour during storage.
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To evolve suitable seed storage containers for
prolonging the seed viability.
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To test the breeder seeds produced in Tamil Nadu.
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To offer the courses in Seed Science and Technology
for under-graduate in Agriculture, Horticulture and
Forestry and masters and Ph.D. degree programmes in Seed
Science and Technology.
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To impart training to seed certification officers,
seed testing officers, seed producers and seed dealers.
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To collaborate with National, International and
other Research Organisations dealing with seed.
3.
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION
The post
graduate programme was started in 1972 and Ph.D. programme
in 1978.
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Degree
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No.
of courses
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Credit
hours
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UG
Programmes
PG
M.Sc. (Ag.)
Ph.D.
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7
12
12
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18
27
25
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Under Commercial
Agriculture, a self-employment course on “Commercial
Seed Production” in varieties and hybrids are also being
offered to B.Sc. (ag.) students by this Department.
Research
Research
to generate information starting from production to
storage of quality seeds in cereals, millets, fibre crops,
oil seeds, pulses, forage crops, vegetables & flower
crops, medicinal
plants and sylviculture crops is being undertaken.
Extension
· Training on seed production and seed storage in
varieties and hybrids in Agriculture and Horticulture
crops is being given to seed production and extension
functionaries.
· In-service training to officers of Department of
Seed Certification, Agriculture and Horticulture.
· Field demonstrations at village level on seed
hardening and other seed handling techniques.
· Distance Education in seed technology to educate
the farmers on quality seed production.
· Testing of breeder seeds produced at different
breeder seed production centers of TNAU.
5.
EDUCATION
UG
courses offered
Course
Number and Title
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Credit
Hours
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Semester
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B.Sc.
(Ag)
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SST
401 Seed production and quality control in field
crops
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2+1
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VII
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Commercial
Agriculture
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SST
321 Seed production in open pollinated variety
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0+2
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VI
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SST
421 Seed production
Technology in hybrid crops
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0+2
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VII
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B.
Tech. (Horticulture)
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STS
161 Seed production technology
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2+1
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I
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B.
Tech. (Ag. Biotech.)
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|
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SST
271 Seed biology
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1+1
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III
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B.Sc
(Forestry)
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|
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SST
131 Tree seed Technology
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2+1
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II
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B.Sc (Horticulture)
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|
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SST
Seed production in Horticultural crops and
quality control
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2+1
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PG
Courses offered
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Course
No.
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Course
Title
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Credit
Hours
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A.
Major Courses (27 credits)
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SST
601
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Seed
Development, Maturation and Structure
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2+1
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SST
602
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Seed
production in Field Crops
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2+1
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SST
603
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Seed
Production in Horticultural Crops I
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1+1
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SST
604
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Seed
production in Horticultural Crops II
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1+1
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SST
605
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Seed
Production in Pasture and Forage Crops
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1+1
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SST
606
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Seed
Germination
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2+1
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SST
607
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Seed
Certification and Quality Control
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2+1
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SST
608
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Seed
Testing
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1+2
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SST
609
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Seed
Storage
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2+1
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SST
610
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Pre
– sowing Seed Management
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0+1
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AEN
606
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Storage
Entomology
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0+1
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SST
621
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Research
Methodology
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0+1
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|
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Total
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14+13
= 27
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B.
Minor Courses (12 Credits)
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|
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a.
Statistics
(6
Credits)
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STA
601
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Statistical
Methods
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1+1
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STA
603
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Design
of Experiments
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1+1
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STA
604
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Computer
application I Statistics
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1+1
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Total
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3+3
= 6
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b.
Other than Major
discipline
(6
Credits)
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|
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PAT
609
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Seed
Pathology
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1+1
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APE
607
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Seed
Processing
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1+1
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AMM
611
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Seed
Marketing Management
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1+1
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ABT
603
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Plant
Cell and Tissue Culture
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1+1
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BIC
601
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Plant
Biochemistry
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2+1
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Total
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3+3
= 6
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Total
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6+6
= 12
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Total
credit hours for courses
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Major
courses
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27
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Minor
courses
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12
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Total
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27+12
= 39
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C.
SST 651
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Seminar
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2
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D.
SST 661
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Research
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12
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Total
No. of credit hours
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39+2+12
= 53
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Ph.D.
courses offered
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Course
No.
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Course
Title
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Credit
Hours
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A.
Major Courses (13 credits)
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SST
801
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Seed
Ecology
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1+1
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SST
802
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Seed
Vigour and Crop Productivity
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2+1
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SST
803
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Planning,
Seed movement and Quality Control
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1+1
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SST
804
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Biology
of Weed Seeds
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1+1
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SST
805
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Seed
Technology of Tree Crops
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1+1
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SST
806
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Seed
Production Technology of Spices and Plantation Crops
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1+1
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Total
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7+6
= 13
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B.
Area of specialization (6 credits)
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Area
1. Seed production
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SST
821
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Hybrid
Seed Production
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1+1
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SST
822
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Techniques
in Seed Identification
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1+1
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SST
823
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Synthetic
seeds
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1+1
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Total
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3+3
= 6
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Area
2. Seed storage
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SST
831
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Seed
Treatment and Viability
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1+1
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SST
832
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Advances
in Seed Storage
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1+1
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SST
833
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Seed
Senescence
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1+1
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Total
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3+3
= 6
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C.
Minor courses (6 credits)
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PBG
804
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Advances
in Crop Improvement Techniques
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2+1
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BIC
801
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Advances
in Plant Biochemistry
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2+1
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CRP
805
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Post
– harvest physiology
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2+1
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Total
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4+2
= 6
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Total
credit hours for course work
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Major
courses
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13
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Area
of specialization
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6
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Minor
courses
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6
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Total
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13+6+6
= 25
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D.SST
871
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Seminar
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0+3
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E.SST
881
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Topical
Research
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0+4
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F.SST
891
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Research
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0+42
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Total
credit hours
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25+3+4+42
= 74
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Students
Strength: 2003 – 2004
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Year
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M.Sc.
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Ph.D.,
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Boys
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Girl
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Total
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Boys
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Girls
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Total
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2000-2001
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-
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-
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-
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6
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2
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8
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2001-2002
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8
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8
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16
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3
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1
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4
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2002-2003
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4
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4
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8
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4
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4
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8
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2003-2004
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1
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6
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7
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2
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2
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4
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Approved
guides
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8
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5
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6.
RESEARCH SUB PROJECTS :
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Sl.
No.
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Project
No.
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Title
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1
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R
01 STH 390
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Seed
yield maximisation in rice hybrid ADTRH 1
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2
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R
01 STH 394
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Pre-sowing
seed treatment for invigouration and better stand
establishment in summer groundnut
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3
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R
01 STH 395
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Storability
of paddy seeds in different packaging materials
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4
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R
01 STH 393
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Standardization
of wet acid delinting technique for cotton seed
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5
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R
01 STH 402
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Nutrient
management for seed yield maximization in groundnut
and castor under rainfed conditions
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6
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R
01 STH 392
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Seed
handling technologies in cotton and paddy
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7
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R
01 STH 396
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Standarization
of electrophoresis and other laboratory techniques
for variety identification in sorghum
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8
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R
01 STH 399
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Pre-sowing
seed treatment for invigouration and better stand
establishment in pearl millet and sorghum.
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9
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CPBG.
CBE. SST 03.001.
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Effect
of delinting on the quality as well as storability
of cotton and seed drying and storage studies in
paddy
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10
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R
01 STH 397
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Verification
of germination testing procedure for hybrid cotton
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11
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R
01 STH 398
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Varietal
identification in groundnut cultivars
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12
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R
01 STH 400
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Improvement
of seed quality in marginal lots by specific gravity
separation in cotton
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13
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R
01 STH 401
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Seed
hardening and pelleting in rainfed pulses, blackgram
and greengram
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14
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R
01 AEN 683
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Studies
on the management of insects infesting seed material
in storage
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15
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R
01 AEN 695
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Studies
on the effect of IGR and fungicide combinations for
their bioefficiency and seed viability during
storage in cereals and pulses
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16
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R
01 PAT 600
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Studies
on the influence of seed treatment on seed borne
diseases of rice
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17
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New
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Varietal
identification in lucerne cultivars
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7.
SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS/ TRAININGS ORGANISED
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Sl.
No.
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Training
programme
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Funding
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1
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Hybrid
seed production technology
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NSP
(Crops), ICAR, New Delhi
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2
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Awareness
programme on seed coating polymer
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M/s.Little
Oriental Balm & Pharma-ceutical Ltd.Chennai
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3
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Seed
Coating, pelleting and invigouration
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ICAR-NSP
(Crops)
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4
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Seed
Health management
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ICAR-NSP
(Crops)
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5
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Quality
seed production technology
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ICAR-NSP
(Crops)
AME
foundation
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6
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Varietal
characterization by image analysis and
electrophoresis
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ICAR-NSP
(Crops)
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7
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Hybrid
seed production and seed health management
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ICAR-NSP
(Crops)
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8
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Recent
technique and participatory approaches in quality
seed production
(Winter School - ICAR)
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ICAR New Delhi
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9
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Seed
hardening and pelleting technologies for Rainfed /
Gardenland Ecosystems
(Short
Course – ICAR)
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ICAR New Delhi
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Total
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8.
STAFF PATTERN
DEPARTMENT
OF SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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S.No
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Name
of the post
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I
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Main
(Seed Sci. & Tech.)
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1
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Professor
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2
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Associate
Professor (SST)
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3
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Assistant
Professor
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II
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ICAR
Scheme- Partly financed AICORP on Seed Technology
Research under National Seed Project
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1
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SRO
/ Assoc. Professor, Seed Pathology
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2
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ASRO
/ Asst. Professor, Seed Technology
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3
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ASRO
/Assoc. Professor,
Seed
Entomology
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III
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OA
– Open learning system for Seed Production
Technology – Dept. of Seed Science and Technology
in Collaboration with University of GUELPH, CANADA.
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1)
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Research
Associate
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IV
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F-36-OA-Govt.Dept./
Undertaking – Sponsored by FDA, Kallakurichi-ER
Scheme on “Seed and Seedling management techniques
for improvement of vegetable productivity of tribal
farmers under rainfed tracts of Kalrayan hills of
Kallakurichi forest division, Villupuram
district-P&H, dept. of SST, TNAU, CBE-3 (F36/ER)
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1)
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Senior
Research Fellow
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V
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F
37 Private Agencies –sponsored by M/s. Littles
Oriental Balm and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chennai-EF-Scheme
on “Seed Coating Polykote and Polykote Pelleting
Technologies for Agricultural and Horticultural
Crops” –P&H, dept. of SST, TNAU, Coimbatore
–3 (F37EF)
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1)
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Senior
Research Fellow
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9.
INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES
The following
equipments were purchased with the ninth plan
budget of NSP (Crops)
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Sl.
No.
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Item
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1.
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Spectrophotometer
UV-vis
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2.
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Refrigerator
165 lit
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3.
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Image
Analysis System
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4.
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Electrophoresis
apparatus
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5.
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Stereo
microscope sm 22/33
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6.
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Handy
cam (Sony DCR-TRV 330 E) & Digital camera (Sony
– DSC 530)
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7.
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Microscope
stereoscopic binocular (ST-40 HL)
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8.
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Computer
table and revolving chair
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9.
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Digital
electronic balance
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10.
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Micro
applicator 10-100 μ
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11.
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Computer
(Pentium III 933 MHz)with HP 6L printer Laser jet
printer
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12.
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Rearing
steel rack (4 Nos.) (HF office Jet G 55)
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13.
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Electronic
balance AB 54-J
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Total
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In
addition following modifications were carried out with the
non-recurring fund available in NSP (Crops).
10.
COMPUTER FACILITIES
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Seven computers are available.
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Scanning facilities are available
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Provision will be given shortly for Internet
facilities
11.
LIBRARY FACILITIES
No.
of theses : 295
Ph.D. :
49
M.Sc. :
246
No.
of Text books
: 15
No.
of Training manuals :
20
No.
of General books : 120
No.
of journals
:
50
(changing from time to time)
12.
SCHEMES IN OPERATION
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S.No
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Title
of the scheme
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PI
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Agency
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1.
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Transforming
unproductive forest dependent tribals land in to
productive Agricultural land through eco- friendly
integrated seed and crop management technologies.
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Dr.
M. Bhaskaran
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Tamil
Nadu Forest Department Development
agency – By Ministry of Environment and
Forests, GOI, New Delhi
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2.
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Seed
and seedling management techniques for improvement
of productivity of vegetable crops of tribal farmers
under rainfed tracts at Kalrayan hills, Kallakuruchi
Forest Division.
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Dr.M.
Bhaskaran
Co
PI
Dr.
Mallika Vanangamudi
Associate
Professor
(Crop
Physiology)
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Tamil
Nadu Forest Department Development
agency – By Ministry of Environment and
Forests, GOI, New Delhi
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3.
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Seed
coating polykote and polykote pelleting techniques
for agricultural and Horticultural crops
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Dr.
A. Bharathi
Co-PI
Th. P. Natesan
Dr.
M. Bhaskaran
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M/s
Little oriental Balm & Pharmaceuticals Ltd,
Chennai.
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4.
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Transforming
NLC mine spoils into productive agricultural Land
through ecofriendly integrated farming system (Seed
Technology aspects alone)
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Nodal
Officer
Dr.A.S.Ponnuswamy
PI-
Dr. M.Bhaskaran
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M/s.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited,
Chennai.
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5.
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Pilot
studies on the stabilization, revegetation and
restoration of ecology in NLC mine slopes
(Seed
Technology aspects alone)
|
Nodal
Officer
Dr.A.S.Ponnuswamy
PI-
Dr. A.Bharathi
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M/s.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited,
Chennai.
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6.
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NSP
(Crops)
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Dr.A.S.Ponnuswsamy
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ICAR
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13.
IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
v
Creation of Post doctoral programme
v
Creation of lab to land studies programme
v
Creation of e - learning
v
Renovation of existing laboratory facilities with
modern equipments
v
Computerisation of research findings
v
Creation of Department Website for PG education
programme
v
Preparation of video cassettes for demonstration of
Seed management and production technologies
14.
FUTURE THRUST
I.
Education
v
Introduction of Postdoctoral degree programme.
II.
Research
v
Documentation
on varietal purity
of cultivars including molecular markers and electrophoresis.
v
Development of organic
seed production techniques.
v
Tracing of active
ingredients of botanicals.
v
Development of protocol
for synthetic seed for crop plants.
v
Development of production
techniques for forage, flower and medicinal plants.
v
Seed colouring on seed quality.
v
Seed production and preservation in Jatropha.
III.
Technology delivery activities :
v
Training through e-learning.
v
Development of self learning material for fodder,
medicinal and flower crops.
v
Development of distance education courses in seed
production.
15.
EXTENSION
Dissemination
to the farmers
1.
Guelph Scheme:
v
Farmers registered
:
3849
v
Number of courses registered :
6355
v
Self learning materials prepared: 27 crops
v
Contact programmes conducted:
26
v
Places of contact programme :
Farmers field - 14
Research
Stations – 8
Other
Colleges - 2
Forest
dept. – 2
2.
FDA Scheme:
v
A
scheme on technology deliver system was obtained from
Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India, New
Delhi. For three years.
v
One
JRF and SRF are appointed.
v
The
action taken are as follows.
·
Supply of seeds to tribals of Kallakurichi
·
Demonstration of technologies to farmers
·
Development of model farming system in tribal area
3.
Others:
- The
queries raised by farmers through letters, phone calls
and personal visit were clarified.
- A
Doordarshan talk on the Quality Seed Production
techniques for cereals, pulses and oilseeds was
recorded duirng July 2002 and broadcasted during
August 2002.
4.
Breeder seed testing:
· Breeder seeds of agricultural, horticultural and
sivilcultural crops were tested for germination, physical
purity, 100 seed weight and ODV.
· Samples tested -
From Directorate of CPBG
-From Research Stations
-From Private Farmers (on request)
·
Samples tested
|
Year
|
Number
of samples
|
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2001
|
299
|
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2002
|
290
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2003
|
150
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Contact
Us
Director
Center for Plant
Breeding and Genetics
TNAU,
Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone
: 091-0422-5511200
E-mail : seed @tnau.ac.in
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