Release of Proso millet ATL 1 and Little millet ATL 1 (For adoption)
Crop residue mulch @ 2.5 t/ha + supplemental irrigation twice through mini portable sprinkler for rainfed samai and kuthiraivali (For adoption)
Samai intercropped with redgram at 8:2 row ratio followed by horsegram for rainfed agro-ecosystem (For adoption)
Samai + Castor (10:1) with 50% of N through organic (FYM @ 8.0 t ha-1) + 50% inorganic N (22 kg N through Urea) recorded higher samai equivalent yield of 1790 kg ha-1 and found profitable cropping system for hilly area with higher net return of Rs.38,743/ha and B:C ratio of 2.62 (For adoption).
New alternate cropping system of rice fallow barnyard millet was recommended for new Cauvery Delta Zone