| SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE LAST TWO DECADES
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Assessed the loss in crop due to major pests such as shot hole borer, mites and tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis) |
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Surveyed and documented the natural enemy complex of tea pests in south India |
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Introduced the element of cultural control in the management of shot hole borer |
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Introduced azadirachtin formulations (botanical insecticides) for mite control on tea in south India |
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Generated data on the residues and pattern of degradation of commonly used pesticides in tea |
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Fixed safe harvest intervals for commonly used pesticides |
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Introduction of yellow traph for thrips control & Montanoa traph for shot hole borer control |
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Studied the effect of pest damage on tea quality |
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Use of entomopathogens for pest control |
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Developed an IPM package for tea |
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Identified nine fungicide schedules for the control of tea blister blight disease |
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Developed a computerised forecasting model for blister blight disease |
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Recommendations for the control of root diseases (both chemical and biological control |
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Identified rejuvenation pruning as the effective method for the control of stem diseases |
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Identified the biocontrol agents for the control of collar canker disease |
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Developed a compact disc on tea disease management |
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Identified region specific acid tolerant strains of Azospirillum and Phosphate solubilizing bacteria |
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NK foliar application to alleviate drought stress in young and mature tea |
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Application of commercial PGR's for crop productivity and banji management |
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Physiological basis of pruning heights and pruning recovery |
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Metabolic functions and bush health in relation to mechanical harvesting |
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Beneficial functions of regulated shade in crop productivity |
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Role of mother leaf addition during drought and assimilate translocation |
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Source-sink relationship in biomass productivity |
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Role of enzymes in tea processing |
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Somatic embryogenesis derived variation |
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Protocol for the establishment of transgenic tea |
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Finger printing of tea clones in south India using RAPD and AFLP |
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Studied the effect of cultural practices and seasonal variations on the chemical constituents of green leaf as well as made tea |
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Optimisation of processing conditions to improve the quality of made tea with accelerated withering systems and enzyme kinetic studies during fermentation |
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A new process termed split CTC had been developed |
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Demonstrated the generation of heat energy by harvesting solar energy, with the help of heat transfer medium in a flat plate collector and recycling the same for tea processing |
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Identification of Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film as a suitable alternative to conventional tea chest liners |
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Identification of Multi walled paper sacks lined with metallised BOPP and metallised polyester as suitable alternatives to conventional tea chests |
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Formulated a carbonated tea beverage known as "Tea Cola" |
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Flights were devised and fitted inside the fermenting drum for efficient oxidation |
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Development of bulk density apparatus had been developed to measure the bulk density of made tea |
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A model on UV-irradiation throughout the process of fermentation during black tea manufacture has been developed |
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Causative compounds for ‘Pacha taint ‘were identified and feasible remedial measures suggested |
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