WELCOME TO UPASI TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The principal landmark in the history of tea research in south India, was the establishment of a Tea Experimental Station in Gudalur in 1926. During the last seven and half decades, this research organisation, now known as the UPASI Tea Research Foundation (UPASI TRF), had rendered yeomen service to the tea industry in south India. The remarkable achievements of the south Indian tea plantations in the production and productivity of tea bear testimony to the significant contribution of UPASI TRF in the fields of research and extension.UPASI-TRF is notified as Public Authority in terms of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act 2005 (Ref:No.1/2/Sectt/2005/2435) with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce.

ARTICLES

• Publications 2011

  09.05.2012

  Ajay, D. and Baby, U.I. 2010. Induction of systemic resistance to Exobasidium vexans in tea through SAR elicitors. Phytoparasitica 38: 53 – 60. Babu, A. Vasanthakumar, D. Jasin Rahman, V.K. Roobakkumar, A and C. Sundaravadivelan. 2011.Potential of Mallada boninensis Okamoto (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), as a biocontrol…

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  12/12/12

  The principal landmark in the history of tea research in south India, was the establishment of a Tea Experimental Station in Gudalur in 1926. During the last seven and half decades, this research organisation. Now known as the UPASI Tea Research Foundation (UPASI TRF), had…

• Publications and Library

  01/02/05

  Annual Report is the one among the major publications of UPASI TRF. Annual report of each year is released by September of the following year. Other publications include Research Highlights and half yearly Newsletters. The Bulletin of UPASI TRF is an occasional publication. The Handbook…

NEWS & EVENTS

• Residue analysis in other crops

  31-05-2013

  The Pesticide Residue Division is equipped with state-of-art instruments viz., Gas Chromatograph, High Performance Liquid Chromatograph, GCMS, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, etc., Our lab is GLP certified by National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority, Govt. of India for the execution of Pesticide Residue Studies. We are accredited…

• Vacancy 2014

  03/01/2014

  DIRECTOR UPASI TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION The UPASI Tea Research Foundation (UPASI TRF), a world renowned premier tea research institute, intends to recruit a Director, to be positioned at the Tea Research Foundation, in Valparai, Coimbatore District. The candidate should have a Ph.D., degree in any…

• Monthly circular – April 2014

  07/04/2014

     Monthly Circular April -2014  WEATHER Weather data recorded in March 2014 at the TRF observatory are given below, along with the corresponding figures for March 2013. Year Total Rainfall mm Mean Sunshine hr/day Mean Temperature ° C Mean Relative Humidity % at Mean Evaporation…

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