Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi

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Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi (RARS Pattambi) is a research Station under the Central Zone of Kerala Agricultural University at Pattambi in Palakkad district of Kerala, India.

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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. Kerala Agricultural University 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 Kerala Agricultural University.

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. [1]

Around 54 high yielding rice varieties were developed at this station.

Varieties of rice developed by RARS Pattambi

NameYearRemarks
Ptb 35 - Annapoorna****The first short duration high yielding variety of India
Ptb 39 - Jyothi1974Ptb-10 x IR-8 (HS)
Ptb 40 - Sabari1974IR8/2 x Annapoorna (HS)
Ptb 41 - Bharathy1974Ptb 10 x IR-8 (HS)
Ptb 42 - Suvarnamodan1976ARC-11775 (S )
Ptb 43 - Swarnaprabha1985Bhavani x Triveni (HS)
Ptb 44 - Reshmi1985Oorpandy (Mutation)
Ptb 45 - Matta Triveni1990Reselection from Triveni
Ptb 46 - Jayathi1990IR 2061 x Triveni (HS)
Ptb 47 - Neeraja1990IR 20 x IR 5 (HS)
Ptb 48 - Nila1992(Triveni x Vellathil Kolappala) x Co-25
Ptb 49 - Kairali1993IR 36 x Jyothi (HS)
Ptb 50 - Kanchana1993IR 36 x Pavizham (HS)

Major Programmes of the Station

85 ongoing research projects/experiments are there in the station. The major programmes are :-

[2]

Current Activities

Rice Research

Research on Pulses:

Research on Vegetables

Major Units

Disciplines & Divisions

Crop Improvement

Crop Management

Plant Protection

Social Sciences

Land Resources

References

  1. ↑ Adoption of new varieties of crops
  2. ↑ "Major Programmes of the Station" . Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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