Milestone Achievements
Milestone/Achievements
| 1950 | Research started to evolve good quality, extra long staple hirsutum cotton for the summer irrigated tracts of Tamil Nadu |
| 1954 | Release of MCU 2 Cotton variety |
| 1963 | Research on Cotton Agronomy was started as part of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project supported by ICAR |
| 1967 | Release of MCU 4 Cotton variety |
| 1972 | ICAR – AICCIP Programme intensified on Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Plant Physiology besides Plant Breeding |
| 1974 | Release of MCU 8 Cotton variety |
| 1981 | Initiation of Palmyrah Research Scheme and the scheme was functioning upto 1994. |
| 1982 | Recognized as a Lead Centre for Medium Staple Cotton Improvement |
| 1984 | Establishment of Plant Clinic Centre |
| 1991 | Release of Cotton-SVPR 1and Palmyrah-SVPR 1 varieties |
| 1992 | Release of White seeded Sesame-SVPR 1 |
| 1995
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Introduction of National Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) on Cotton to enhance cotton production |
| 1996 | Release of SVPR 2 Cotton variety |
| 2000 | Release of SVPR 3 Cotton variety |
| 2004 | Inception of Venture Capital Scheme to produce Quality seeds of paddy and cotton |
| 2006 | Research on Organic Farming sponsored by NCOF, ICAR; Establishment of Model Organic Farm |
| 2007- 2014 | Implementation of TN-IAMWARM in Arjunanadhi, Deviar, Nagariar and Sevalaperiyar to promote water saving technologies with distribution of critical inputs and implements to the farmers |
| 2009 | Release of SVPR 4 Cotton variety |
| 2014 | Release of SVPR 5 Cotton variety |
| 2015 | Release of SVPR 1 Cotton hybrid |
| 2017 | Release of SVPR 6 Cotton variety |