In Chilli Fertigation of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer as water soluble fertilizer recorded and highest dry fruit yield (4.05 t/ha & 3.91 t/ha during Kharif and Summer season) and the technology is highly profitable and economically viable for the cultivation of chillies
In chrysanthemum, application of 75% of recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) along with 3% panchagavya increased flower yield and flower quality.
Seed sowing taken during November month recorded increased length of roots, fresh and dry weight of roots in Aswagantha and harvest the root at 180 days after planting improved total alkaloid and with a ferine content in the roots.
75% of N&P, 100% of K with GA3 100pppm and Azospirillum & Phosphobacteria improved the total yield and shelf life of the fruits in Bhendi.
In tube rose, application of GA3 at 200ppm and 8-HQC (8-Hydroxy quinoline citrate) recorded and highest flower yield and maintained the maximum fresh weight of cut spikes.
Paired row planting system with 20& 10g of N&P per pit recorded the highest fruit yield and cost benefit ratio in pumpkin under rice fallow cultivation
Recommended dose of fertilizer (100 g of 6:12:12/pit)with biofertilizer (Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria 2.2kg/ha) recorded highest yield in MDU1 Bittergourd
90 kg N: 90 kg P: 75 kg k of Sulphate of potash per ha significantly influenced the plant growth, flower yield and flower quality of African marigold cv MDU.1
Paclobutarzal (PP 333) at 20 ppm and Methanol 10% induced off season flowering in Jasminum sambac
Brinjal MDU-1 (1979)
Year of Release: 1979
Selection from local type near Madurai
The crop duration is 135-145 days
Adoptable to tropical plains of Tamil Nadu
The fruits are bright purple and each weighs of 280g/fruit
The crop yield per hectare is 34 tones
This variety is preferred in Madurai
Bitter Gourd MDU-1 (1984)
Year of Release: 1984
It is an induced mutant local cv MC103
It is in early flowering
The fruits are long with a length of 40cm & girth of 17.5cm
Each fruit weighs 410g
Each vine yields on an average of 16.66 fruits
The crop yield is 32.19t/ha
The fruit contains less seeds
Snake Gourd MDU-1 (1981)
Year of Release : 1985
It is a F1 hybrid
Parentage between Panripudal and selection 1 from Thaniyamangalam
The crop duration is 145 days
It is an early flowering type (84 days)
It produces 13 fruits / vine each weighing of 7.15kg/vine
Average yield of 31.75t / ha
The fruits are medium long (66.94cm) with white stripes under green back ground
Chrysanthemum MDU-1 (1985)
Year of Release : 1985
It is a selection from germplsm type
Early flowering in 104 days
The flowers are large (dia 3.90cm), sulphur yellow in color
The crop total yield is 30.59t/ha/year in 2 crops (main & ratoon crop)
Marigold MDU-1 (1986)
Year of Release: 1986
It is a selection from germplasm type
The plants are medium tall with moderate branching
The plants produces average of 97 flowers
Each flower has 210 petals which are compactly arranged with stalk length of 8.39cm
