University Research Projects (from 1.4.2016 to till date)
| S.No. | Project Number and title | Period | Name and Designation the project Leader | Progress of work |
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| 1. | HCRI/CBE/SPC/GIN/2015/003
Evaluation of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) genotypes for high yield and resistance to soft rot suitable for Gudalur regions in Nilgiris district |
November, 2014 to October, 2017
Extended upto May, 2019 |
S. Karthikeyan
Assistant Professor (Hort.,) |
The experiment was conducted to assess the performance of ginger genotypes suitable for high yield and resistance to soft rot disease in Gudalur block of The Nilgiris district. Fourteen genotypes were collected and the performance was studied for four seasons during the year 2015 – 2018. Acc-578 showed better performance in terms of vegetative and yield characters followed by Mahima. IISR-1 GB, Maran and Thadimaran recorded moderate resistance to per cent disease incidence under field conditions in the Nilgiris
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| 2. | HCRI/CBE/FLO/LIL/2015/001
Studies on the effect of calcium and boron on upper leaf necrosis in oriental liliums |
June 2015 – May 2018 | S. Karthikeyan
Assistant Professor (Hort.,) |
Foliar application of 0.1% each of calcium nitrate & borax applied from 30 to 45 days after planting at 5 days interval for upper leaf necrosis and flowering parameters. Bulb dipping with Calcium chloride @ 2.5 g/litre of water for 10 minutes duration before planting is to be done uniformly for all the treatments |
| 3. | HCRI/OTY/HOR/FRU/2018/001
Collection and evaluation of Strawberry varieties suitable for Nilgiris |
October, 2018 to September, 2020 | S. Karthikeyan
Assistant Professor (Hort.,) |
Germplasm evaluation is being done |
| 4. | HCRI/OTY/HOR/FRU/2018/CP114
Developing and promoting eco-friendly production system for strawberry (red and white fruited types) in the Nilgiris district
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2018 to 2020 | D. Keisar Lourdusamy
Associate Professor & Head |
Nine varieties of strawberry were evaluated at Vijayanagaram, Ooty
The selected five varieties are planted under polyhouse at Woodhouse farm |
ICAR partly /fully financed schemes (from 1.4.2016 to till date)
| AICRP number | Discipline | Name of the experiment | Name and designation of the scientist incharge | Progress of work |
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| ICAR | ICAR – Central Institute of temperate fruit crops, (CITH), Srinagar | 2016-2017 Network project on Outreach of technologies for temperate fruit crops | S.Karthikeyan
Assistant Professor (Hort.,) |
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| GoI – | Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development, Calicut | 2015-2016
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 6.75 Lakhs |
Co-PI | |
| GoI –
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Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development, Calicut | 2017-2018 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
8.70 Lakhs |
Co-PI | |
| GoI
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Directorate of Arecanut & Spices Development, Calicut | 2018-2019– Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
5.45 Lakhs |
Co-PI | |
| Gramin Krishi Mausem Sewa (GKMS) – IMD
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India Meteorological Department, New Delhi | 2017-2018 | Technical Officer
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| ICAR | Network project All India Network Research Project on Onion and Garlic | 2018- 2019 | Scheme incharge (from 27.11.2018) | |
| Revolving fund scheme | ICAR mega seed TNAU-RF/HCRI/OTY/2017/R004 revolving fund for the seed production in horticultural crops at HRS, Ooty | 2018 – 2020 | Co-PI |