The objective of On Farm Testing (OFT) is to test and evaluate the research findings of Research Stations at the farmer’s field and to refine and modify the technologies, if required for better adoption by farmers. It is confirmation of already proven research results under real farming situation. The KVK has been instrumented in brining up number of solutions to the problems related to farmers of Thiruchirapally District. Integrated Pest and disease management field crops, and horticulture crops and encouraging farm mechanization to minimize the production cost have been the important successful OFTs of KVK.

Trial undertaken during 2025-26

  1. Assessment of Suitable Rice variety for  Salt affected Soils of Trichy District
  2. Assessment of suitable  Groundnut variety for Trichy District
  3. Assessment of Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant Blackgram varieties for Trichy District
  4. Assessment of Cotton varieties suitable for high yield in Trichy dt
  5. Assessment of high yielding Black gram Varieties VBN 12 and LBG 884 suitable for Rice fallow in Trichy District
  6. Assessment of high yielding  rice varieties ADT 59 and MTU1293 in Trichy District
  7. Assessing the performance of Cassava varieties Sree Kaveri and Yethapur 2 with ICM practices
  8. Assessment of new high yielding Chilli Hybrid Chilli CO 5 for Tiruchirapalii district
  9. Assessment of INM in banana for Trichy District
  10. Assessment of Fermented Organic Manure on growth and yield of rice crop
  11. Assessment of TNAU Bio Meemix to enhance the productivity of black gram
  12. Assessment of  nodule associated plant probiotics in blackgram for drought mitigation
  13. Assessment of microbial consortia for the management of soil borne diseases in Onion
  14. Assessment of suitable groundnut varieties  for  Chikki (burfi) preparation
  15. Assessment of suitable drying process for value addition of fruits
  16. Assessment of Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant Blackgram variety suitable for Trichy District
  17. Assessment of microbial consortia for management soil borne diseases in Chilli
  18. Assessment of Pod Borers Management Technologies in Blackgram