Cotton Research Station, Veppanthattai, Perambalur

About the Station:

1. The Cotton Research Station, (CRS) Veppanthattai has been started as per the Tamil Nadu Government G.O. Ms NO 372 Agriculture (AU) department dated 5.12.2006.
2. The Cotton Research Station, Veppanthattai is functioning from 09.05.2007 in an area of 22.16 ha (54.75 acres) donated by the public of Veppanthattai and Annamangalam Panchayat, Perambalur district.
3. The natural vegetation of CRS farm was removed during July to September 2007, lands were leveled and divided into five blocks viz., Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern and Central blocks.
4. The approach road (1.31 acre, 30 m wide and 174 m long) connecting the CRS farm to Attur Road was purchased and donated by M/S Andimuthu Chinnapillai Trust, Perambalur.

Location:

The Research station is located in the Attur – Perambalur road high way  on 15 km from Perambalur town and 2 km  from Veppanthattai bus stand.  It lies at 11032' N latitude and 78083'E longitude and situated at an altitude of 149 m above mean sea level. 

Climate:

Soil Status:

Mandate crops of the station: Cotton

Mandate and objective of the station: The main mandate of this station is to develop suitable cotton hybrids/varieties for rainfed tracts of this region.

Long term objectives:

1. To increase the productivity of cotton through breeding and release of  Extra Long Staple ELS cotton varieties with high fibre length and strength to spin yarns of high count.
2. To produce and supply good quality hybrid cotton seeds to the farmers and impart training to the farmers on hybrid seed production.
3. To solve the various production constraints and to cope with an ever increasing demand of cotton in different sectors

Short term objectives

1. To develop and evaluate the cotton germplasm
2. To evaluate cotton hybrids from  different private organizations
3. To develop suitable cotton based cropping system
4. FLD of improved cultivars and technologies
5. To develop a model orchard

Farm Area:

Area (Block wise)

Infrastructure available

1. Number of bore wells: 2                 
2. Number of godowns: 1         
3. Vehicle (Jeep): 1
4. Tractor with trailor and implements: 1
5. Farm Pond: 2

Lab facilities:

1. Soil Science Lab
2. Plant Pathology lab

Technologies developed:

1. Coir pith application at sub soil layer at 60 cm depth and spacing found to increase the soil moisture by 7-8%. Weeding operation with power weeder resulted in 90% labour saving and 60% cost saving.
2. Drip fertigation of 100% RDF as water soluble fertilizer with liquid biofertilizer and humic acid resulted in yield increase of sunflower and cotton over soil application in system approach.
3. Application of 120:60:60 kg NPK/ha combined with foliar nutrition of 1% Monopotassium phosphate or 1% poly feed at 75th and 90th days registered higher seed cotton yield, lint yield, ginning out turn and net profit.
4. Soil test based fertilizer prescription equation was developed under IPNS to achieve yield target of 32qha-1 in rainfed  cotton.
5. The bioformulation mixture containing fungal and bacterial antagonistic strains (Pf1 + Bs + Tv) applied through seed (10g/kg) and soil (2.5kg/ha) was found to be effective in controlling damping off, wilt and root rot diseases of cotton and also recorded maximum seed cotton yield.
6. Based on Field evaluation of different fungicides against foliar diseases, the fungicide propiconazole was found to be very effective in controlling all foliar diseases (Alternaria blight, leaf spot, grey mildew and bacterial blight) and recorded the maximum seed cotton yield.
7. Seed treatment with P. fluorescens @ 10 g /kg + foliar spray @ 0.2 per cent on 50, 65, 80, 95, and 110 DAS gave better control of the foliar diseases and also registered the maximum yield.

GERMPLASM MAINTENANCE:

Contact us:
Professor and Head
Cotton Research Station
Veppanthattai-621 116
Phone No.: 04328-264046/264866
Email: arsvpt@tnau.ac.in