Ongoing Schemes

S.No. Project Number and title Period Name and Designation  the project Leader
1. CPBG/ CDR/ PBG/ SUG/ 2020/ 001 Evaluation and identification of high yielding and quality varieties with inbuilt red rot resistance to cater the needs of Tamil Nadu cane farmers and sugar mills.

2020

to

2025

Dr. D. Sassikumar

Professor and Head

2. CPBG/ CDL/ PBG/ BSP/ 2021/ 001 Maintenance breeding in paddy, black gram and sugarcane

October 2020 to September 2025

 

Dr. T. Thirumurugan

Associate Professor (PB&G)

3.

TRRI/CDR/AGR/ SUG/2023/ 001

Optimization of economic returns in sugarcane based intercropping systems with sustainable sugarcane initiative (SSI) technologies

January 2023 to December 2026

Dr. M. Jayachandran

Professor (Agronomy)

4. TRRI/CDR/AGR/SUG/2023/002 Studies on diversifications option in sugarcane based cropping systems for resource conservation and doubling farmer’s income in Tamil Nadu April 2023 to March 2026

Dr. M. Jayachandran

Professor (Agronomy)

5. DCM/CDR/CRP/SUG/2021/001 Studies on the effect of plant growth promoting hormones and beneficial soil microbes on population of cane and yield of sugarcane January 2022  to March 2024

Tmt. R. Anitha

Assistant Professor (Crop Physiology)

6.

NRM/CDL/AGM/SUG/2021/002 Studies on the impact of trash D for in-situ decomposition of sugarcane trash and its impact on the yield of ratoon cane

 

July 2020 to June 2024

Dr. M. P. Sugumaran

Professor (Environmental Sciences)

7.

NRM/ CDL/ ENS/SUGARCANE/ 2023/195

Recycling of sugarcane waste for developing biodegradable pots and blocks in sustainable agriculture

July 2023 to June 2025

Dr. M. P. Sugumaran

Professor (Environmental Sciences)

8.

NRM/CBE/ENS/2019/001

Ecological impact of Miyawaki plantations in Industrial sites

August 2020 to July 2024

Dr. M. P. Sugumaran

Professor (Environmental Sciences)

9.

NRM/CUD/SUG/2022/001

Evaluation of Organomineral Phosphatic Fertilizer on Soil Phosphorus Availability and Sugarcane Yield

 

July 2022 to June 2025

Tmt. G. Porkodi

Assistant Professor (SS&AC)

10.

NRM/CUD/SS/NON/2023/001

Development of Spatial Variability Map for Soil Fertility of SRS Farm, Cuddalore Using GIS

January 2023 to December 2023

Tmt. G. Porkodi

Assistant Professor (SS&AC)

11. DCM/CDL/AGR/Sugarcane/2023/177 Evaluation of herbicides for managing climbing weeds in ratoon June 2023 to December 2026

Dr.K.Kalaichelvi

Assistant Professor (Agronomy)

12. AICRP / PBG / CUD / SUG / 025 AICRP on Sugarcane

Dr. T. Thirumurugan

Associate Professor (PB&G)

13

AICRP / PBG / CUD / SUG / 025 AICRP on Sugarcane

i)    PP 14 Identification of pathotypes of red rot pathogen

ii)   PP 17B Evaluation of zonal varieties for resistance to smut

iii)  PP 17D Evaluation of zonal varieties for resistance to Yellow leaf disease

iv)  PP 17F Evaluation of zonal varieties for resistance to Pokkah boeng

v)   PP 23 Assessment of elite and ISH genotypes for resistance to red rot

vi)  PP 17A Evaluation of zonal varieties for resistance to red rot

Dr.S.Thangeswari

Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology)