Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi (RARS Pattambi) is a research Station under the Central Zone of

Kerala Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a State university (India), state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It is situated in Vellanikkara ...

Pattambi Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. History Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ru ...

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

district of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India. This research station was established in 1927. Later in 1930 it was renamed as ''Agricultural Research Station'' and later in 1962 it was renamed as ''Central Rice Research Station''.

took over this Station in 1971. The station was upgraded to the status of RARS in 1981 and made the headquarters of the Central Zone of

. At a meeting held at the station premises in 2013, The Zonal Research Extension Advisory Committee (ZREAC) of the Central Zone of KAU recommended adoption of several new varieties of crops and promotion of integrated packages for management of pests, diseases and weeds. Around 54 high yielding

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

varieties were developed at this station.

Varieties of rice developed by RARS Pattambi

Major Programmes of the Station

85 ongoing research projects/experiments are there in the station. The major programmes are :- * All India Co-ordinated Rice Improvement Project (AICRIP) * All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Arid Legumes (AICRP on AL) * AICRP on Long Term Fertilizer Experiments (AICRP on LTFE) * University Research Projects (Non Plan, NARP Non Plan & Plan) * ICAR Adhoc Scheme on Development of superior hybrid rice varieties. * ICAR funded project on Technology Assessment and Refinement through Institution Village Linkage programme (TAR IVLP) * National Seed Production – Breeder Seed production Programme (NSP – BSP) * Research Components of National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed area (NWDPRA) * Intensive Vegetable Production (IVP) Programme

Current Activities

Rice Research * Conservation and characterisation of germplasm * Breeding for yield improvement and consumer acceptability * Resistance breeding * Development of hybrid rice *Research on yield maximisation under different situations *Nutrient management & weed control studies * Research on summer rice fallow utilisation * Long Term fertilizer Experiments * Screening of cultures for pest and disease resistance * Evaluation of new insecticides and fungicides *Research on sex pheromone for pest management * Studies on botanicals for control of disease and pests Research on Pulses: * Conservation of germplasm of major pulse crops * Developing short duration drought tolerant cowpea varieties * Evolving photo insensitive horsegram varieties for rice fallows * Developing red gram varieties for homesteads Research on Vegetables * Mosaic resistance breeding in Chilli * Identification of Chinese potato types for the region * Developing mosaic tolerant ashgourd * Research on bio-fertilisers in vegetables

Major Units

* Farm Unit * Agromet Unit * Information and Sales Counter * Research Workshop * Rice Museum * Dairy Unit * State Seed Testing Laboratory * Regional Horticultural Nursery * Regional Instrumentation Laboratory * Computer Centre & ARIS Cell * Station Library

Disciplines & Divisions

Crop Improvement

* Division of Plant Breeding & Genetics * Division of Pulses * Division of Horticulture

Crop Management

* Division of agronomy * Division of Soil Science * Division of Agricultural Engineering

Plant Protection

* Division of Entomology * Division of Plant Pathology

Social Sciences

* Division of Agricultural Extension * Division of Agricultural Statistics * Division of Agricultural Economics

Land Resources

* Low lands : 19.64 Ha * Palliyals : 11.99 Ha * Garden lands : 13.34 Ha * Total Area : 44.97 Ha

References

External links

* Official Websit

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