Research Projects

Ongoing Research Projects

Project (Core project and URP)	Scientist Name and Designation	Project duration
URP – New. Studies on seed viability of paddy CO 51.	Dr. K. Sundaralingam Professor (SST)	July 2019 – June 2021
URP – SEC/CBE/SST/PUL/2019/002 Documentation of seed quality status of farm saved seeds of pulses in major pulse growing districts in Tamil Nadu	Dr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	September 2019 to July 2021
URP – CPPS/CBE/ENT/2019/001 Diversity of Callosobruchus in Coimbatore district and its management.	Dr. R. Arulprakash Asst. Professor (Ento.)	2019 to 2022
AICRP- NSP (Crops) – Seed Technology Research. Total No. of Experiments – 9. Seed Production and Certification – 3 Experiment. Seed physiology, storage and testing – 5 Experiment. Seed processing – 1 Experiment.	Dr. C. Vanitha Asst. Professor (SST)	2019-2020
AICRP- NSP (Crops) – Seed Entomology Total No. of Experiments – 6.	Dr. R. Arulprakash, Asst. Professor (Ento.)	2019-2020
AICRP- NSP (Crops) – Seed Pathology. Total No. of Experiments – 7.	Dr. T. Anand, Asst. Professor (Pl. Path.)	2019-2020

Ongoing schemes

S.No.	Name of the scheme	PIs & CO-PIs	Sponsor	Year	Budget
1.	AICRP – National Seed Project (Crops)	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. C. Vanitha Asst. Professor (SST) Dr. R. Arulprakash Asst. Professor (Ento.)Dr. T. Anand Asst. Professor (Pl. Path.)	ICAR	2019-20	67.48
2.	ICAR – Seed Project	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. C. Vanitha Asst. Professor (SST) Dr. S. Sundaralingam Professor (SST)Dr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	ICAR	2019-20	11.50
3.	Tribal Sub Plan Scheme	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. C. Vanitha Asst. Professor (SST) Dr. R. Arulprakash Asst. Professor (Ento.)Dr. T. Anand Asst. Professor (Pl. Path.)	ICAR	2019-20	13.00
4.	Seed Hub project – “Creation of Seed Hubs for increasing indigenous production of Pulses in India”	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. S. Sundaralingam Professor (SST)	GOI	2016-17 to 2019-20	1050.00
5.	Seed Hub project – “Creation of seed hubs for Enhancing quality seeds availability of major oilseed crops” – Groundnut	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	GOI	2018-19 & 2019-20	150.00
6.	Seed Hub project – “Creation of seed hubs for Enhancing quality seeds availability of major oilseed crops” – Castor	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	GOI	2018-19 & 2019-20	150.00
7.	NADP Project – “Farmers’ participatory seed production and popularization of MGR 100 Rice in Tamil Nadu”	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. K. Sundaralingam Professor (SST)Dr. G. Sasthri Assoc. Professor (SST) Dr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	GOI – NADP	2018-19 & 2019-20	118.90
8.	NADP Project – “Demonstration on quality seed production and arresting seed deterioration during storage in groundnut”	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. K. Sundaralingam Professor (SST)Dr. M. Kathiravan Asst. Professor (SST)	GOI – NADP	2018-19 & 2019-20	80.00
9.	Seed Hub – National Food Security Mission – Creation of seed hubs for increasing production of millet crops in India.	Dr. S. Sundareswaran Director, Seed CentreDr. G. Sasthri Assoc. Professor (SST)	NFSM	2019-2020 to 2022-2023	50.00

Completed schemes

S.No.	Name of the scheme	Sponsor	Year	Budget (Rs. in lakhs)
1.	National Horticulture Mission Project	GOI	2005-06	120.00
2.	NADP (RKVY) Strengthening of quality seed production and distribution Phase I	GOI – NADP	2007-08 & 2008-09	319.200
3.	Seed Village Component for development and strengthening of seed infrastructure facilities for production and distribution of quality seeds	GOI	2007-2011	81.925
4.	Hybrid rice production component “Promoting cereal hybrid seed”	GOI	2007-08	5.76
5.	Central Sector Scheme – Quality control arrangement on seeds – Establishment of hybridity testing	GOI	2009-10	10.00
6.	NADP (RKVY) – Strengthening of quality seed production and distribution – Phase II	GOI – NADP	2009-10 to 2011-12	31.33
7.	NADP (RKVY) – Farmers Participatory Seed Production demo and trainings on pulses and oilseeds – Phase III	GOI – NADP	2010-11 to 2012-13	46.00
8.	GOI – Central Sector Scheme – Quality Control Arrangement on seeds – “Development and strengthening of infrastructure facilities for production and distribution of quality seeds”	GOI	2011 – 2014	174.00
9.	NADP (RKVY) Production and Supply of Foundation seeds of Pulses by TNAU – Phase IV	GOI – NADP	2011 – 2014	83.04
10.	NADP (RKVY) Promotion of quality seed production in green manure crops – Phase I	GOI – NADP	2013-14 & 2014-15	40.00
11.	Promotion of quality seed production in Green Manure Crops – Phase II	GOI – NADP	2014-15	74.08
12.	Part II plan scheme – “Revenue model to improve soil organic content by promoting green manure seed production through demonstration and training cum awareness programme”	State Govt.	2014-15	42.59
13.	Creation/Strengthening of Infrastructure Facilities for production and distribution of quality seeds under National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET)	GOI	2015-2016	29.80

Trainings conducted

2019-20

S.No.		Title	Date	Kind of Stakeholders	No. of Beneficiaries
i.	Training	Awareness Programme on International OECD Seed Schemes Seed Certification	11.10.2019	Seed Certification Officers of Tamil Nadu, Private Seed Producers and Seed production scientists of TNAU	57

2018-19

S.No.		Title	Date	Kind of Stakeholders	No. of Beneficiaries
i.	Training
	Tribal Sub Plan Programme	Awareness programme on “seed production in millets, pulses and vegetable crops”	24.10.2019	Tribal farmers	102
	ICAR-Winter School	New Vistas in Seed Production, Processing, Seed Enhancement and Marketing	14.11.2018 to 04.12.2018	Scientists	25
	Tribal Sub Plan Programme	Awareness programme on “seed production in millets, pulses and vegetable crops” -Distribution of seeds and farm implements to the tribal farmers	28.02.2019	Tribal farmers	150
	Workshop	Annual Seed Workshop	20.03.2019	Scientists, Stake holders and Farmers	50
ii.	Field day/ Seed days
	Field day	Sensitizing the seed growers on groundnut new variety VRI 8 and Seed production techniques in groundnut	11.09.2018	Farmers	50
		Demonstration of seed production technology in green manure crops	14.09.2018	Farmers	50

2017-18

S.No.		Title	Date	Kind of Stakeholders	No. of Beneficiaries
i.	Training	Training on Pulse seed production and new varieties introduction	15.02.2018	Tribal farmers	100
		Training on pulse seed production and vegetable cultivation	14.03.2018	Tribal farmers	100
		Training on Flower crop production techniques	23.03.2018	Tribal farmers	100
ii.	Field day/ Seed days	Popularization of high yielding varieties of little millet	13.10.2017	SC/ST farmers	25
		Popularization of high yielding varieties of barnyard millet	03.11.2017	SC/ST farmers	25
		Field day on “Sensitizing the seed growers on rice new variety TKM 13”	13.12.2017	Farmers	50
		Workshop on “Seed enhancement techniques”	25.01.2018	Scientists	50
		Field day on Sensitizing new blackgram variety VBN 8 and seed production techniques	24.01.2018	Farmers	50
		Seed day on Sensitizing new paddy variety TKM 13 & CO 52 and seed production techniques	23.02.2018	Farmers	50

2016-17

S. No.		Title	Date	Kind of Stakeholders	No. of Beneficiaries
i.	Training	ICAR – Winter School	14.09.2016 to 04.10.2016	Scientists	25
		3^rd Annual Seed Workshop	14.03.2017	Scientists, Stake holders and Farmers	50
		Seed Production and Horticultural Productivity Enhancement	23.03.2017	Tribal farmers	100
		Seed Production and Horticultural Productivity Enhancement	24.03.2017	Tribal farmers	100
		Seed Production Techniques and Value Addition in Paddy and Minor Millets and Inauguration of Minor Millet Processing Unit	28.03.2017	Tribal farmers	100
		New Varietal popularization efforts	28.03.2017 & 29.03.2017	Farmers	20
ii.	Field day/ Seed days	Sensitizing the seed growers on new rice varieties of TNAU and Seed production techniques	27.02.2017	Farmers	50
		Hybrid Seed Production in Castor and sensitizing the farmers of new castor hybrids of TNAU “	7.03.2017	Farmers	50
		Field Day on Hybrid seed production in Castor	07.03.2017	Farmers	50