Evolving short and medium duration fine grain quality rice varieties, drought and saline tolerant resistant rice varieties.
Seed quality enhancement and supply of quality seeds of TNAU released rice varieties to farming community
To find out effective and economic management practices for major rice pests through integration of botanicals, bio-control agents, cultural methods and behavioural approaches.
To develop package of practices for organic paddy cultivation and to study land races for enhancing the yield
Popularization of rice based agricultural implements/machinery among the farmers of Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts.
Providing hands on training on new varieties/technologies, quality seed production to create awareness and to upgrade the knowledge of farmers, unemployed youths and officials.
Process development of the utilization of rice straw and rice wastes and by products of farm and industrial applications viz., vermi-compost, making of paper boards enriched feed blocks etc.,
Establishment of a nutritional garden for popularizing among the farmers.
Propagation of ornamental plants for sale to the farmers and public
