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Welcome to Oilseeds Research Station, TINDIVANAM |
- Pioneer
research station in Tamil Nadu exclusively for oilseeds.
- Started
as Agricultural Research Station in 1935
- Upgraded
as Regional Research Station in 1962
- Renamed
as Oilseeds Research Station and brought under Tamil Nadu
- Agricultural
University in 1981
About
the station
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Extent
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61.55
hectares
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Latitude
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12.5'
N
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Longitude
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79.5'
E
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Altitude
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+
45.6 m a s l
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Minimum
Temperature
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19-21'C
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Maximum
Temperature
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33-42'C
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Relative
Humidity
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83-86%
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Average
Rainfall
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1158
mm
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S.
W. monsoon
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312
mm
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N.E.
monsoon
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846
mm
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Soil
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Sandy
Loam
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PH
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7
to 7.5
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Irrigation:
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Open
wells
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10
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Bore
wells
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2
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Objectives:
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To
evolve groundnut, sesame and castor varieties with desirable
attributes viz., shorrt duration, high yield, high oil
content, drought tolerance, fresh seed dormancy, resistance
to major insect pests and diseases etc.,
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To
develop crop management technologies for the released
varieties.
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To
identify the best crop rotation and inter crop suited for
the zone.
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To
develop improved weed management practices.
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To
find out suitable micronutrients and biofertilizers for
augmenting the yield.
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To
screen cultures and genotypes so as to identify resistant
types.
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To
evolve integrated insect pests and diseases management
practices.
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To
test the efficacy of bio-products and new chemical
formulations against insect pests and diseases.
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To
produce nucleus and breeder seeds for supply to State
Department of Agriculture with respect to TMV 2, 7
and 10 in groundnut, TMV 3,4,5 and 6 in sesame and
TMV 1 blackgram.
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To
produce breeder seeds of TMV 5 and 6 castor for supply to
State Department of Agriculture.
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To
monitor the groundnut breeder seed programme at State
Oilseeds Farm, Musaravakkam.
Achievements
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Twelve
high yielding groundnut varieties TMV 1 to 12 were released. This
includes six bunch, three semi-spreading and
three spreading
varieties. TMV
2 is a bunch variety with wider adaptability and is under
cultivation in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat also.
TMV 10 is a semi-spreading
variety with highest oil content (54%).
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Six
high yielding sesame varieties TMV 1 to 6 were released TMV
3 is a versatile variety suited for all seasons. TMV 5 is
suited to cold weather season while TMV 4 and 6 are suited
for summer season.
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Six
high yielding castor varieties TMV 1 to 6 and one castor
hybrid TMVCH 1 were released.
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One
high yielding blackgram
variety TMV 1 was released.
It is a
short duration variety suited for districts in the North
Eastern Zone.
Nucleus/Breeder
seeds produced (!998 to 2003)
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Crop
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Nucleus
seed
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Breeder
seed
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Groundnut
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19615
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3300
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Sesame
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413
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Castor
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70
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Blackgram
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460
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3150
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- Nine
tyned tractor drawn seed drill developed by Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University for groundnut sowing was
successfully demonstrated as profitable and saves much time
and labour.
- The
following Inter-cropping systems which were highly
profitable were developed.
1:6 Blackgram - groundnut : 1:6 Castor - groundnut
:1:4 Cumbu - groundnut.In the case of late receipt of
monsoon, blackgram + castor at 6:1 ratio is recommended.
- Dual
spraying of Glyphosate 1% (Post-emergence) 15 days prior to
sowing followed by pre-emergence application of metalachlor
@ 1kg ai/ha on the third day after sowing controlled weeds
efficiently.
- Groundnut
seed hardening with calcium chloride 0.5 per cent induced
drought tolerance and increased the yield.
- Summer
ploughing followed by glyphosate spray effectively
controlled Cyperus
rotundus
- Raising
castor by forming ridges 60cm apart and furrows of 30 cm
width, 15 cm depth is better than flat bed method.
- Application
of dried sugarcane trash @ 5t/ha as mulch increased the
yield of groundnut and castor.
- On
farm trials and front line demonstrations were conducted in
castor to popularisethe varieties, hybrids and production
technologies.
- A
manurial schedule of 10:10:45NPK kg/ha with 6.25 M.T. of
farm yard manure has been developed for rainfed groundnut.
For irrigated groundnut, the schedule was fixed as
17:34:54 N.P.K. kg/ha.
- Application
of gypsum at 200 kg/ha as basal and 200 kg/ha as top
dressing at 45th day increased the groundnut yield.
- Application
of nutrient spray containing a mixture of diammonium
phosphate 2.5 kg, ammonium sulphate 1.0 kg borax 500g and
planofix 400 ml per ha. at 25th and 35th day after sowing
increased the groundnut.
- Enriched
farm yard manure @ 750 kg/h is recommended in the case of
non availability of bulky farm yard manure.
- Ten
per cent infested leaflets was estimated to be the economic
threshold level for groundnut leafminer (GLM).
- Inter-cropping
cumbu with groundnut at 1:4 ratio reduced GLM incidence.
- The
parasite Gonozius
sp was found to be potential in reducing GLM incidence.
- Grade
3 was estimated to be the critical level for the application
of fungicides to groundnut diseases.
- Spraying
of carbendazim 50 WP 250 g/ha plus mancozeb 1 kg/ha was
effective in reducing rust and tikka leaf spot of groundnut.
- Conduct
of monthly Zonal Meeting of Villupuram District.
- Conduct
of Farmer's Day.
- Conduct
of training to rural women on the preservation of Food &
Vegetables,
- through
NATP programme.
- The
station has completed 60 years. In order to commemorate the occasion, the diamond
jubilee was celebrated on 24.11.1997, in which Honourable
Miister of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu participated.
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TMVCH 1 Castor
TMV 7 Groundnut
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Future
Thrust
- Breeding
for quality attributes in groundnut and sesame with
particular emphasis on rainfed conditions with
resistance/tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
- Production
of nucleus and breeder seeds of promising varieties released
from the station.
- Undertaking
water technology studies for rainfed oilseed crops.
- Developing
Agri-Horti and Agri-Sylvipasturl systems suitable for the
region.
- Developing
integrated pests and diseases management practices for
rainfed conditions.
- Coordinating
the extension activities in collaboration with sister and
allied State
- departments
viz., Department of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture
and Plantation crops, Department of Seed Certification etc.,
STAFF
(SCIENTISTS)
DR.
V. Manoharan
Professor
(Plant Breeding) and Head.
Dr.
S. Pechiappan
Professor
of Agronomy
Th.
N. Subramanian
Asst.
Professor of Plant Pathology
Th.
R. Vaithiyanathan
Asst.
Professor of Agronomy
Ms.
R. Vishnupriya
Asst.
Professor of Agri. Entomology
Dr.
K.M.S. Anandan
Asst.
Professor of Soil Science.
Th.
V. Paramasivam
Asst.
Professor of Seed Science
Contact Address
Professor and Head
Oilseeds
Research Station
Tindivanam
e-mail ID :
arstmv
@tnau.ac.in
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© 2002-2003 TNAU. All rights reserved.
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