Regional Centre, Meppadi, Wayanad
Wayanad has got 12,000 ha of agricultural land of which more than 50% is used for raising cash crops. Coffee in Wayanad shares 65% of the total area. Other crops grown here are rice, ginger, turmeric, pepper, coconut, arecanut and vanilla. Tea is grown in approximately 6800 ha which includes 4800 ha under corporate sector and 2000 ha under small growers and cooperative societies. Wayanad wildlife sanctuary is home to many exotic species of plants and animals. Elephants, spotted deer, bison, tiger, leopard, wild boar etc. can be spotted here. Chembra peak is the highest peak in Wayanad with an elevation of 2100 m above MSL. The Edakkal caves located at 1000m have the New Stone Age pictorial writings, indicating the evidence of civilization that existed in this area in the prehistoric times.
Wayanad the “Green Paradise” is one of the loveliest hill stations of Kerala located at a height ranging from 700 to 1,800 m above mean sea level. It is a small hilly district situated in southern region of western ghats, a biodiversity “hot spot”. The richness of the plant diversity in this district is evidenced by the occurrence of more than 2000 species of flowering plants. The district has a minimum of 200 endemic species of flowering plants, which are restricted to the southern part of the Ghats (8º -13º N). The southern half of the Ghats is rich in both floral and faunal biodiversity in Wayanad.
The Regional Centre advises the estates located in the Wayanad district of Kerala and adjoining tea estates in Coorg on all aspects of tea cultivation and processing. The laboratory has equipments to analyse soils. Several experiments relating to planting, clonal selection, agronomy and irrigation are being conducted here. The high yielding clone TRF-1 was evaluated in the district. The centre also pays attention to the interests of small tea growers and tribal cooperatives in Wayanad.
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Junior Research Fellow position for the project : AI Based Imaging Solution for Detection of Pest attack in Tea Leaves using Aerial Imaging funded by National Tea Research Foundation (NTRF). Fellowship: 25000/-+ 15% HRA Upper age limit : 28 Wanted a Post Graduate in Zoology/Entomology…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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