Future Strategies

  • Development of short duration cold tolerant varieties for the region
  • In mango, conduct of TOT programmes
  • In mango, varieties from other states have to be collected and introduced
  • Development of high yielding varieties in mochai, horse gram and ragi
  • Development of management practices for dry land crops and transplanted redgram
  • Evaluation of Integrated Weed Management approaches on Irrigated and Rainfed Ragi (Eleusine coracana)
  • Evaluation of Integrated Weed Management on SRI Rice cultivation
  • Induction of off-season flowering in mango
  • Leaf analysis for nutrient management in mango
  • Development of low cost farm implements and seed drills for millet crops
  • Development of components of IPM and bio-intensive managements practices for mandate crops

Cultures/Technology

Crop varieties / hybrids

S. No. Name of Crop / Variety Scientists involved Special features of the product Current Status Tentative time line for release
1. Mango

Dr.M.S.Aneesa Rani

Nodal Officer, HC & RI, Paiyur & Prof. & Head, RRS, Paiyur

Dr.B.Senthamizh Selvi

Assoc. Prof.(Hort.) Dr.S.Srividhya

Assoc. Prof.(Hort.)

P-MI- 1

Large size fruits with average fruit weight of 550 – 640 g

Age of the tree (6 years)

Pickling type

Fruit yield/tree : 280 kg/tree

Grafted plants are ready for planting in the main field at Paiyur Farm 2025
2. Mango

Dr.M.S.Aneesa Rani

Nodal Officer, HC & RI, Paiyur & Prof. & Head, RRS, Paiyur

Dr.B.Senthamizh Selvi

Assoc. Prof.(Hort.)

Dr.S.Srividhya

Assoc. Prof.(Hort.)

P-MI-4

Avg. fruit weight: 575 g

Dessert type

Red fleshed

Regular bearer

Grafted plants are maintained in the nursery  2025
3.

Mochai culture

PYR 21-05

Dr.K.Geetha

Professor (PBG)

Short duration, photo-insensitive high yielding (922 kg/ha), moderately resistant to pod borer Under testing in 2nd year MLT in Coimbatore, Yethapur and Virinjipuram & Paiyur 2025-2026
4.

Horsegram mutant

PYR 21-07

Dr.K.Geetha

Professor (PBG)

Medium duration, high yielding (1150 kg/ha) Under testing in 2nd year MLT.  Crop harvesting mechanization 2025-2026
5.

Horsegram mutant

PYR 21-07

Dr.K.Geetha

Professor (PBG)

Medium duration, high yielding (1150 kg/ha)   Under testing in All India Coordinated Varietal Trials-IVT 2025-2026
6.

Ragi culture

PYR 20-05

Dr.P.Suthamathi

Professor (PBG)

Dr.K.Geetha

Professor (PBG)

Long duration, high yielding, suitable for all seasons, moderately resistant to blast Under testing in 2nd year MLT 2025-2026

Technologies

S. No. Name of the technology Scientists involved Special features of the technology Current Status Tentative time line for release
1 Jasmine foliar nutrient formulation

Dr.S.Srividhya

Assoc. Prof.(Hort.)

For alleviating micronutrient deficiency The Jasmine consortium was prepared for four trial centres in Madurai, Coimbatore, Sathyamangalam, Salem and Krishnagiri district and foliar spray has been initiated for the January month in all the centres. June 2025
2

Management of mango thrips

 

Dr.K. Govindan

Asst. Prof. (Agrl.Ento)

Two  sprays of  Tolfenpyrad 15 EC @ 2 ml/litre  was found very effective with 90 per cent  reduction in thrips  population Presented in crop scientist meet Horticulture to finalize OFT 2024