Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai Dam

Establishment
Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai Dam was started during 1965 as Govt. Sub Station for Cotton Research by the Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The farm was handed over to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on 21.8.1995 vide (i) G.O. Ms. No. 232 Agriculture department (AU.III) dated 16.5.1995 (ii) proceedings No. R2/11331/95 of the Registrar, TNAU, Coimbatore dt. 20.8.1995.

Mandate

1. For large scale multiplication of quality breeder & foundation seeds for distribution to State Department of Agriculture, private seed farms and seed production farmers.            
2. To expand the research activities relating to evaluation of new varieties and to identify innovative technologies to improve crop production.
3. To produce TNAU Labelled Seeds of different agricultural crop varieties from 2013 onwards.
4. Training to the farmers who involved in the seed production (Foundation/ Certified).

It is one of the two research stations exclusively  identified by TNAU for seed production.

Activities

1. Breeder seed production of Paddy varieties (ADT 36, ADT 43, ADT 37 & IR 36), Groundnut (TMV 7 & VRI 3), Blackgram (ADT 3 & ADT 5), Greengram (CO 6 & CO7 ), Redgram (APK1), Sorghum (APK1) and Cotton varieties (MCU 5 & MCU 7).
2. Foundation seed production of greengram, redgram , blackgram and ICMV 221 cumbu.  Seed production of fodder crops were also undertaken viz., cowpea, African tall maize and sorghum.
3. TFL seed production of green manure crops viz., daincha (CO1) and sunnhemp (CO1).
4. TNAU lablled seed production will be undertaken for agricultural crops for farmers distribution.
5. Training to the farmers who involved in the seed production (Foundation/ Certified) under NADP, CIDA and TN-IAMWARM schemes.
6. Extension activities through On-Farm Trials and attending Block Level agricultural activities with department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Engineering.

Achievements

The seed production indent provided by the Special Officer (Seeds), TNAU, Coimbatore was always achieved. Our clients are State Seed Farm (SSFs), State Oilseed Farm (SOSFs), Agricultural Extension Centres (AECs), Private seed growers and Government of India’s indent for National Seed Corporation.

BREEDER SEED PRODUCTION DETAILS

Contact:

Professor and Head
Agricultural Research Station,
Vaigai Dam,
Andipatti - 625 512.
Phone : 04546-292504, 04546-292615
Email : arsvaigai@tnau.ac.in

Updated on Oct 2013