Pre- Harvest Interval for South India

Preharvest-interval re-commendedby-UPASI-TRF-TRI-Updated-on-1FEB-2021

MRL’s OF AGROCHEMICALS ON TEA IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS AS ON JANUARY 2021

updated in Jan 2021 MRL

VACANCY 2022

11.07.2022

Wanted a clerk for the UPASI Regional Centre Munnar, Idukki District Kerala. Apply with in 15 days. Qualification: Commerce graduate/post graduate/BCA/MCA/relevant subject Pay band: 8210-325-10485-450-13635-650-18185-875-24310-1100-29810 Please apply to The Director I/C UPASI TRF Valparai through email id: directorupasi@gmail.com Wanted a driver for UPASI Regional Centre…

Dr. C.S. Venkata Ram Memorial Annual Tea Colloquium

Dr. C.S. Venkata Ram Memorial Annual Tea Colloquium will be announced later.

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…

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…

News letter June 2020

News Letter -2020 June

Publications

Radhakrishnan,B., K. K. Srikumar, Smitha, K. B. Suresh. 2018. Evaluation of Sulfoxaflor 50%WG against Tea mosquito bug, Helopeltistheivora Waterhouse (Hemiptera: Miridae). Pestology. 42 (3), 31-36. Radhakrishnan, B. 2018. Recent issues on pesticide residues and other contaminants in Tea. Planters chronicle. 114(1): 4-11. Radhakrishnan B. and…

Latest

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…

National Symposium Announcement

DATE:  22nd Jannuary, 2021

PLACE:  

PLACROSYM XXI

DATE:  10-12 December 2014

PLACE:  Kozhikode

Research Extension Meeting

DATE:  06-08 May 2013

PLACE:  Valparai

JOINT AREA SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA (JASS)

DATE:  

PLACE:  

INTERNATIONAL TEA CONVENTION

DATE:  

PLACE:  

TGLIA

DATE:   2013

PLACE:  

Dr.C.S. Venkata Ram Annual Tea Colloquium

DATE:  1 August 2013

PLACE:  VALPARAI

INTERACTIVE SESSIONS / WORKSHOPS

DATE:  28/04/2012

PLACE:  VALPARAI

PLATINUM JUBILEE SYMPOSIUM

DATE:  2001

PLACE:  Chennai

PLANTATION CROPS SYMPOSIUM 2014

DATE:  2014

PLACE:  

Pesticide Residue

Of late, considering the constant usage of pesticides and to monitor the residues in the final produce, a well equipped test facility was established at UPASI TRI in 1994. The pesticide residue laboratory is accredited by National Accreditation Board for testing and calibration Laboratories (NABL)…

Botany

The Tea Research Institute at Valparai has seven divisions namely Botany, Soil Chemistry, Entomology, Pesticide Residue, Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Plant Physiology & Biotechnology and Tea Technology. Botany Research activities of Botany Division include plant improvement, cultivation practices and weed research. Plant improvement programme was…

Soil Chemistry

Chemistry Division is involved in research pertaining to soil-plant nutrients of tea besides extending analytical service to the industry. The research activities include investigations on physico-chemical properties of soil, soil-plant interactions, response of tea to major, secondary and micronutrients and their interactions. The research work…

Entomology

Entomology Division involve in basic and applied aspects of insect pests, particularly, biology, ecology and evolving control measures. The division evolved and recommended physical, chemical and biological method of tea pests control. In the past, extensive studies on bioecology, crop loss due to major pests…

Pathology & Microbiology

In the division of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, research is carried out on diseases of tea and biofertilizers. Among the tea diseases, blister blight is the most important leaf disease caused by the pathogen, Exobasidium vexans affecting the tender harvestable shoots of tea resulting in…

Physiology & Biotechnology

Plant Physiology Division was established in 1980 which has been primarily concentrated on crop productivity. The division strives for excellence in applied research in tea productivity and bush health besides biotechnological studies. The research undertaken extends over a wide range of research programmes having collaborative…

Tea Technology

Besides offering the analytical services and involving in inter laboratory ring test to validate the test methods, Tea Technology Division is concerned about quality of final produce in accordance with PFA Act requirements, storage studies, value added products and manufacturing aspects. The laboratory has been…