Search Results - "Tamil Nadu"

Breeding and varietal improvement of cassava in India by Nair, S.G., Rajendran, P.G., Naskar, S.K., Sreekumari, M.T., Unnikrishnan, M., Sheela, M.N.

“…An analysis of the recent trend in cassava area, production and yield during 1993-96 revealed an impressive increase in Tamil Nadu, which is the predominant state where cassava is grown as an industrial crop. …”
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Present situation and future potential of cassava in India by Edison, S.

“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) is cultivated in India in about thirteen states (out of 32 states and union territories) with major production in the South Indian states of Kerala (142,000 ha) and Tamil Nadu (65,700 ha). It is now a major industrial crop in Tamil Nadu and is also gaining importance in Andhra Pradesh. …”
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Will Kudimaramathu make communities “think tanks” again? by Shah, Manisha, Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

“…Like rest of Southern India, tanks in Tamil Nadu also suffered massive deterioration as irrigation moved towards being more atomistic and less community-managed. …”
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Introgression of submergence tolerance QTL (SUB1) into mega rice variety ADT (R) 46 through marker assisted back crossing (MABC) approach by Saminadane, Thirumeni, Jothiganapathy, Karthick, Krishnaswamy, Paramasivam, Subbarayan, Nadaradjan, Adhimoolam, Premkumar, Rai, Vandna, Bisht, Deepak Singh, Singh, Nagendra Kumar, Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Singh, Uma Shankar, Ismail, Abdelbagi

“…Submergence is a major stress affecting crop yields in low-lying areas during the North-East monsoon from October to December in the Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu. Heavy rainfall leads to short-term submergence impacting 2 to 3 lakh hectares annually in the Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. …”
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Socio-economic issues in watershed development programs by Samad, Madar

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When wells are welfare and not threat to farmers' well-being: Groundwater markets and politics in West Bengal, India by Mukherji, Aditi

“…The result has been that of a paradox: little groundwater regulation where resource conditions are precarious (e.g. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu) and strict regulation where little is needed (e.g. …”
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Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data: a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami by Chinnasamy, Pennan, Sunde, M.G.

“…A time-series analysis of equivalent groundwater thickness was developed for February 2004–December 2005 and the results indicated a net increase of 274 % in GWLs along coastal regions in Tamil Nadu following the tsunami. The net recharge volume of groundwater due to the tsunami was 16.8 km3, just 15 % lower than the total annual groundwater recharge (19.8 km3) for the state of Tamil Nadu. …”
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Cassava breeding and varietal dissemination in India: Major achievements during the past 25-30 years by Abraham, K., Nair, S.G., Naskar, S.K.

“…At present cassava is cultivated in 12 states and two union territories of the country, but the major producer is Kerala followed by the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The hybrids H-226 and H-165 are the most popular varieties in the industrial areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, but the recently released triploid hybrid ‘Sree Harsha’, with its high yield, high starch and good culinary quality, holds great potential for both industrial use and human consumption. …”
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Digital technologies for financial inclusion of smallholder farmers: Needs assessment in three states of India by CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

“…Study was conducted in the states of Haryana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu; using both qualitative and quantitative research.…”
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India: Information Village Research Project (MS Swaminathan Research Foundation) by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The Information Village Research Project is an experiment in electronic knowledge delivery. Ten villages in Tamil Nadu have been connected using a hybrid wired and wireless network of PCs, phones, VHF duplex radio devices and email through dial-up telepho…”
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Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in India by Nayar, T.V.R., Kabeerathumma, S., Potty, V.P., Mohankumar, C.R.

“…It is mainly cultivated in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and in the Northeastern states. …”
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Satellite-based rice monitoring system in India and the Philippines by CGIAR Research Program on Rice

“…The system is used operationally for crop insurance support in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India.…”
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Conjunctive use of tank and well water in tank irrigation systems by Palanisami, K.

“…They account for over 30 percent of th( total irrigated area of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh states. These tanks are mainly used to irrigate rice during the late monsoon to early dry season from September to December.…”
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Tilapia aquaculture characterization in India: A cluster level analysis by Brako Dompreh, Eric, Bayan, Baban, Panemangalore, Arun, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…Using structured household surveys, 2133 tilapia farmers were interviewed in three states: Kerala. Tamil Nadu and Chharttisgarh. The result of the study suggests that there are four (4) main clusters of tilapia producers in India.…”
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A fisher-friendly mobile application for Nagapattinam by Velvizhi, S., Anabel, Nancy, Thamizhazhagan, E.

“…The fishing communities of Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu, India, are now using a mobile app which is helping them solve issues related to seafaring safety, low incomes and timeliness in reaching fish shoals. …”
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Rabies, dogs and education by Osmar-Vitalich, Sabine

“…The study was carried out in the areas of Madurai and Ooty/Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, India, in connection with a large rabies vaccination campaign conducted by the Worldwide Veterinary Service. …”
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North Arcot and the green revolution by Ramasamy, C., Hazell, Peter B. R., Aiyasamy, P. K.

“…North Arcot district which embraces the study region, lies in the northwest of Tamil Nadu state. It is a relatively densely populated region; in 1981 the population density was 357 persons per square kilometer of land. …”
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The Arni studies: Changes in the private sector of a market town, 1973-1983 by Harriss, Barbara

“…Nonfarm economic activity not only is decentralized in villages (see Chapter 10) but is concentrated in market towns, in which northern Tamil Nadu is comparatively rich.…”
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Issues related to interventions in farmer managed irrigation: Rehabilitation of a tank irrigation system by Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Shanmugham, C.R.

“…Presents the findings from a pilot project study of a tank rehabilitation project in Tamil Nadu. The objectives of the study were to (1) examine the present status of the tank system and design measures to remedy the deficiencies; (2) implement the needed physical improvements and suggest measures for better water distribution and management; and (3) monitor the post rehabilitation irrigation practices adopted by farmers and evaluate their effectiveness. …”
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Making millets matter in Madhya Pradesh by Mondal, A., King, I.O., Roy, S., Priyam, S., Meldrum, G., Padulosi, S., Mishra, S.

“…A group of farmers in Madhya Pradesh have taken strength from farmers in Tamil Nadu who have successfully brought millet back into their fields, their homes and onto plates across their region. …”
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