Genesis of the Research Station

• Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam was started in the year 1958.
• Brought under TNAU in 1973.
• Since 1973, it is functioning as an ICAR co-ordinating centre under the – All India Co-ordinated Research Project on palms.
• Functioning as lead centre for research on Ganoderma disease under AICRPP.
• Coconut wilt scheme operated at Muthupet was merged with Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam during April 1977.
• Research activities were strengthened in Agricultural Entomology in 1984 and Soil Science in 1997.

Mandate

• Evolving and promoting new high yielding coconut varieties / hybrids for higher nut yield, copra and oil content.
• Identification and evaluation of coconut genotypes and hybrids suitable for tender nut purpose
• Development of improved package of practices for increasing the nut and oil yield
• Evolving technologies to circumvent pest and disease incidences
• Evolving remedies for physiological disorders and abiotic stress tolerance
• Ensuring production and distribution of high quality tall, dwarf and hybrid coconut seedlings.
• Providing suitable solutions for the field problems encountered by coconut farmers.

Horticulture

• Collection, conservation and evaluation of location specific germplasm
• Evaluation of new coconut hybrids of location specific cross. Read more