TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED
- Brinjal grafting Technology
- Sequential cropping system of cassava with vegetable cowpea for better return
- Production practices for cultivation of capsicum and tomato in polyhouse
- Production practices for cultivation of tomato under shadenet
- Weed management in onion
- Application of SOP for high yield and quality in tomato
- Application of foliar spray for high yield and quality in vegetables
- Production of virus free elite planting materials in cassava through tissue culture
- Shadenet cultivation of cucumber
Mass multiplication of virus free cassava planting materials
VARIETIES RELEASED
S.No. | Crop | Varieties | Year of release |
1 | Tomato | CO1
CO2 CO3 (Marutham) |
1969
1974 1980 |
2 | Brinjal | CO1
CO2 CO3 |
1978
1988 2024 |
3 | Bhendi | CO1
CO2 CO3 |
1976
1987 1991 |
4 | Chilli | CO1
CO2 CO3 C04 |
1979
1982 1991 2000 |
5 | Bitter Gourd | CO1 | 1978 |
6 | Ridge Gourd | CO1
CO2 |
1976
1984 |
7 | Snake Gourd | CO1
CO2 |
1976
1986 |
8 | Ash Gourd | CO1
CO2 |
1971
1982 |
9 | Pumpkin | CO1
CO2 |
1971
1974 |
10 | Radish | CO1 | 1981 |
11 | Bottle Gourd | CO1 | 1981 |
12 | Cucumber | CO1 | 1989 |
13 | Dolichos Bean | CO1 | 1993 |
14 | Onion | CO1
CO2 CO3 CO4 CO (on) 5 CO 6 |
1965
1975 1979 1982 2001 2020 |
15 | Cassava | CO1
CO2 CO3 CO(Tp), CTCRI Co (Tp) 5 |
1977
1984 1993 2002 2007 |
16 | Sweet Potato | CO1
CO2 CO3 COCIP 1 CO5 |
1976
1980 1983 1999 2013 |
17 | Amaranthus | CO1
CO2 CO3 CO4 CO5 |
1968
1979 1988 1989 1998 |
18 | Colocasia | CO1 | 1991 |
19 | Coleus | CO1 | 1991 |
20 | Coccinia | CO1 | 2012 |
21 | Greater Yam | CO1 | 1991 |
HYBRIDS RELEASED
S.No. | Crop | Varieties | Year of Release |
1 | Tomato | COTH 1
COTH2 TNAU Tomato Hybrid CO3 Tomato Hybrid CO4 |
1998
2006 2010 2020 |
2 | Brinjal | COBH 1
COBH 2 |
2001
2009 |
3 | Bitter Gourd | COBgoH 1 | 2001 |
4 | Bhendi | COBh H1
Bhendi Hybrid CO4 |
2007
2016 |
5 | Chilli | TNAU Chilli Hybrid CO1 | 2010 |
6 | Ash Gourd | Ash Gourd Hybrid CO 1 | 2012 |
7 | Bottle Gourd | Bottle Gourd Hybrid CO1 | 2012 |
8 | Ridge Gourd | Ridge Gourd COH1 | 2012 |
VARIETIES /HYBRIDS IN PIPELINE
S.No. | Crop | Varieties |
---|---|---|
1 |
Tomato | Leaf curl resistant tomato hybrid CTH 2 |
2 |
Elephant Foot Yam | High yielding variety AP 03 |
4 |
CPH 1 small fruited pumpkin | It is a F1 hybrid of Saras x Pusa Vishwas. Fruits weigh about 1.2 kg with flesh thickness of 3.8 cm. The yield potential of the hybrid was 10.7 kg/plant. The β carotene content of the fruit is 89.6 μg/g which is 4.5 times increase over check hybrid Arjuna (18.53 μg/g). |
5 |
Amaranthus (Red type) | The red amaranthus culture A193 belongs to A.tricolor. It is a pureline selection from Mettupatti local. It is a late flowering type suitable for single harvest. It has high amount of anthocyanin (0.653%). It has good cooking quality and is rich in vitamins and minerals. |
6 |
Pole type Lab lab | The pole type Lablab DbP 3 is a cluster bearing, photo-insensitive type developed by pureline selection from Nilakottai local yielding 30-35 t/ha. The pods are 25cm long, fleshy with high market preference. Suitable for round the year cultivation. |
GENETIC RESOURCES REPOSITORY
S.No | Name of the crop | No of germplasm |
1 |
Tomato |
205 |
2 |
Amaranthus |
117 |
3 |
Brinjal |
217 |
4 |
Onion |
60 |
5 |
Vegetable cow pea |
53 |
6 |
Muskmelon |
28 |
7 |
Bitter gourd |
24 |
8 |
TNAU released hybrids |
14 |
9 |
Chilli |
194 |
10 |
Okra |
43 |
11 |
Ridge gourd |
36 |
12 |
Ashgourd |
23 |
13 |
Snake gourd |
9 |
14 |
Pumbkin |
26 |
15 |
Medicinal solanum |
8 |
16 |
Lab lab |
32 |
17 |
Chery tomato |
24 |
18 |
Moringa |
1 |
19 |
Coccinia |
1 |
20 |
Bottle gourd |
2 |
21 |
Cluster bean |
1 |