Ongoing Projects
| S. No. | Project No. & Title | Project Leader (s) | Duration
(dd/mm/yy) |
Funding Agency | Budget (Rs. in lakhs) | ||||||||
| From | To | ||||||||||||
| A. | All India Coordinated Research Projects | ||||||||||||
| AICRP/NRM/CBE/SAC/002 :All India Coordinated Research Project on Soil Test Crop Response | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Long term STCR-IPNS Experiment on rice – rice sequence | Dr. S. Maragatham
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Continuous Experiment Since 1998 Kharif | ICAR-AICRP-STCR | 151.58
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| 2. | Soil Test Crop Response Correlation Studies through IPNS for Marigold. Phase I – Gradient experiment | Dr. P. Malathi
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June 2023 | May 2026 | |||||||||
| 3. | Soil Test Crop Response Correlation Studies through IPNS for Green gram. Phase III – Validation experiment | Dr. P. Malathi
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July 2023 | June 2024 | |||||||||
| 4. | Soil Test Crop Response Correlation studies for Sesame Phase I-Gradient Experiment | Dr. R. Rajeswari
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July 2023 | June 2026 | |||||||||
| 5. | Validation of Fertiliser Prescription Equations under IPNS for Bhendi under Drip Fertigation | Dr. R. Rajeswari
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July 2023 | June 2024 | |||||||||
| 6. | Demonstration of STCR-IPNS technology under SCSP programme | Dr. S. Maragatham
Dr. P. Malathi Dr. R. Rajeswari
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April 2023 | March 2024 | |||||||||
| AICRP/NRM/CBE/SAC/004 : All India Coordinated Research Project on Micro and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Program No.1 : Reassessment and mapping of Micronutrients status in the soils of various districts of Tamil Nadu –Crop based survey | Dr. T. Chitdeshwari
Dr. S. Suganya
|
2020 | continuous | ICAR-AICRP-MSPE | 86.997 | |||||||
| 2. | Program No.3: Fixing the critical limit for calcium in soils and plants for improving the yield and quality of Cauliflower | Dr.T.Chitdeshwari
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2022 | 2024 | |||||||||
| 3. | Program No.3.b Evaluation/ standardization of AB-DTPA a multi-nutrient extractant for assessment of their availability in soils for plants | Dr. S. Suganya
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April 2022 | Mar 2024 | |||||||||
| 4. | Program No.4 Optimizing micronutrients recommendations for rainfed pulses | Dr. S. Suganya
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April 2022 | Mar 2024 | |||||||||
| 5. | Program No.5 : Screening Pulse genotypes for Boron efficiency and Bio-fortification | Dr.T.Chitdeshwari
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2022 | 2024 | |||||||||
| 6. | Program No.6 : Study on secondary and micronutrient in soil-plant-animal-human continuum | Dr. S. Suganya
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April 2022 | Mar 2024 | |||||||||
| 7. | Program No.7: Monitoring the heavy metal toxicity and developing remediation technologies | Dr.T.Chitdeshwari
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2022 | 2024 | |||||||||
| 8. | Program No.9 : Tribal sub plan programme (TSP) | Dr.T.Chitdeshwari
Dr. S. Suganya |
2022 | 2024 | |||||||||
| 9. | Program No.10: Scheduled caste component programme (SCSP) | Dr.T.Chitdeshwari
Dr. S. Suganya
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2022 | 2024 | |||||||||
| AICRP/NRM/CBE/SAC/003 : All India Coordinated Research Project on Long Term Fertilizer Experiment | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Long Term Fertilizer Experiment | Dr. G. Sridevi
Dr. S. Thenmozhi
|
Continuous Experiment Since 1972 | ICAR-AICRP-LTFE | 62.80 | ||||||||
| B | Externally Funded Projects | ||||||||||||
| 1. | DBT/NRM/CBE/SSAC/2019/ R009 : Exploiting Plant-Microbial interactions to unlock the fixed nutrients in calcareous soils for increasing the crop productivity and soil fertility | Dr. T. Chitdeshwari | 2019 | 2023 | DBT-GoI | 24.025 | |||||||
| 2. | NASF/NRM/CBE/SSAC/R001 : Hyperspectral reflectance and multi-nutrient extractant based rapid assessment of soil properties for sustainable soil health in India | PI : Dr. S. Maragatham
Co-PI : Dr. R. Santhi Dr. M. Gopalakrishnan |
Sep 2022 | August 2025 | ICAR-NASF | 17.95466 | |||||||
| 3. | BPCL/NRM/TRY/SAC/2019/R013 : Evaluation of superabsorbent polymer hydro gel of M/s BPCL, Uttar Pradesh for effective use in agriculture through suitable products and methods | Dr. P. Janaki &
Dr. M.R. Latha |
2019 | 2023 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Noida, UP | 42.89 | |||||||
| C | TNAU funded projects | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Profiling Selected Bench Mark Soil Series of Tamil Nadu | PI : Dr. K.M. Sellamuthu & Dr. R. Jagadeeswaran
Co-PI : Dr. R. Santhi Dr. D. Selvi Dr. K. Sivakumar |
Sep 2022 | Aug 2023 | TNAU
(R F – RS & GIS) |
9.95 | |||||||
| 2. | SSF-IDP/NRM/CBE/SSAC/2021/R001 : Demonstration of Pandal vegetable production in waste land area by soilless culture under matric suction irrigation | PI : Dr. P. Malathi
Co-PI : Dr. M.R.Latha
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Apr 2021 | Mar 2024 | State Share Fund of TNAU-IDP | 4.0 | |||||||
| D | Bio-efficacy / Product Testing Projects | ||||||||||||
| 1. | BE/PRESSANA/NRM/SAC/CBE/2023/2001 : Evaluating the efficacy of Humic acid as Bio-stimulant for improving the growth, yield and quality of Rice | PI : Dr. T. Chitdeshwari
Co-PI : Dr. P. Boominathan Dr. S. Suganya |
May 2023 | April 2024 | M/s. Presanna Flour Mills Ltd., Coimbatore | 5.97 | |||||||
| 2. | SFI/NRM/ CBE/ ENS/2022 / R003: Developing human excreta based bioproduct and evaluating its effect on the quality of soil and crop produce
(as component in the project operated at Dept.of ENS) |
Co-PI : Dr.G. Sridevi
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July 2022 | June 2024 | Sanitation Fist India (SFI) | 28.10 | |||||||