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Vol. 63 No.02 February 2011 TNAU NEWS TAMILNADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY NEWS LETTER Patron : Dr. P. MURUGESA BOOPATHI- Vice Chancellor Editor : Dr. G.KATHIRESAN - Director, Planning & Monitoring 4th Covai Flower show - 2011 maintenance, flower arrangement, flower rangoli, photography and fashion show were organized to encourage the multifarious talents of students and public. A total of 420 participants from 65 schools and colleges took part in these competitions . The Flower Show was concluded with a Valedictory function on 31st January, 2011 evening. Dr. P. Paramaguru, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Department of Floriculture and Landscaping of Horticultural College & Research Institute, T h e T a m i l N a d u Research Institute Building of C o i m b a t o re we l c o m e d t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University gathering and presented the Coimbatore and the Rotary to the public. The Flower Show was appraisal report. The Valedictory Coimbatore Uptown jointly presided by our Vice – Chancellor, function was presided over by the th organized the 4 Covai Flower Dr. P. Murugesa Boopathi. Earlier, Commissioner of Police of Show 2011 for three days between Dr. N. Kumar, Dean (Hort), HC & RI, Coimbatore, Dr. C. Sylendra Babu, th st 29 and 31 January, 2011. It was C o i m b a t o re we l c o m e d t h e I P S. T h e A g rl . P ro d u c t i o n inaugurated by the Hon'ble dignitaries. The President of Rotary Commissioner and Principal Minister for Rural Industries & Coimbatore Uptown Rtn. K.O. Secretary, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Dr. P. Animal Husbandry, Thiru Pongalur Senthilnathan proposed the vote of Rama Mohana Rao, IAS was the N. Palanisamy. The Hon'ble thanks. Dr. P. Subbain, Registrar Chief Guest and Rtn. Major Donor Minister for Khadi, Thiru K. offered the felicitation. K.S. Pillai, the Past District Ramachandran opened the flower Governor and Rtn. M. Krishnan, gallery. The Worshipful Mayor of The Flower Show was President, Indian Chamber of Coimbatore Corporation, Thiru R. witnessed by more than one lakh Commerce, Coimbatore were the Venkatachalam opened the visitors belonging to different Guests of Honour. Commercial stalls and MLA, categories including schools and Thondamuthur & Board Member, c o l l e g e s , f l ow e r g row e r s , Prizes were distributed to Thiru M.N. Kandasamy opened a entrepreneurs, garden enthusiasts winners of various competitions Floral train. District Collector of and general public. Various and our Vice Chancellor Dr. P. Coimbatore, Dr. P. Umanath, IAS competitions such as painting, Murugesa Boopathi, felicitated the dedicated a Floral Icon of the p o e m w r i t i n g , g a r d e n gathering. Vice – Chancellor visits regularly, so that viewers from any in garlic” was conducted at Poondi TNAU Community Radio Station part of the world could benefit village of Kodaikanal Taluk on immensely. 20.12.2010 under NHM scheme Our Vice-Chancellor, Dr. P. Murugesa Boopathi visited the Community Radio Station on 04.01.2011 and called upon everybody in the Community to derive maximum benefit from the Community Radio Station. The Vice-Chancellor has also wished the listeners a happy and prosperous new year and Pongal T The Community Radio Station has greetings. Dr. P. Kalaiselvan, sponsored by the Directorate of recently started functioning at Director of Extension Education Arecanut and Spices Development, Directorate of Extension Education, and Dr. SP. Ramanathan, Professor Calicut. Dr. J. Suresh, Assoc. Coimbatore Campus. It has been and Head, Dept. of Market P ro f e s s o r a n d H e a d , H R S, N n a m e d a s “ V e l a a n Extension welcomed the Vice – Kodaikanal organized the training Palkalaikkazhaga Vivasayee FM”. Chancellor. and welcomed the gathering. The broadcast is made daily from Nearly 120 farmers from Poondi, Students from kizhavarai, Mannavanur and 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM. Listeners can Cornell University visited TNAU A tune in to 107.4 MHz for farm Kavunji villages participated and related information. The coverage discussed with scientists on area of the broadcast is upto 18 KM As a part of IARD - 602 advanced cultivation techniques of radius from TNAU Campus, (International Agricultural and garlic. U Rural development) programme, benefiting 10,000 farm families in Cornell University students from Releasing of 22 villages besides general public. United states of America visited Mealybug Parasitoids Departments/Centers of Research ' Vivasayee FM' enables to on 6th January, 2011 and were From KVK, Sandhiyur reach all the people of the explained the various research and Papaya Mealybug release Community in Tamil. It spreads the extension activities carried out by programme was conducted by technologies related to agriculture, TNAU. KVK, Sandhiyur. Our Vice – N health, environment, education, Chancellor, Dr. P. Murugesa local and community development. Boopathi, inaugurated the function Specific demand driven at the and released the papaya mealybug p e r i o d a n d n e e d b a s e d parasitoids to the progressive E agricultural programmes are farmers of Salem district on prepared in association with 4.1.2011. Dr. P. Kalaiselvan, agr icultural scientists and Director of Extension Education, progressive farmers. explained the involvement of KVKs W th On 7 January, 2011 our in mass production of parasitoids Daily, the weather forecast Vice-Chancellor Dr. P. Murugesa and supply to the farming and market information are also Boopathi and Dr. C. Udayasoorian, community. Dr. E. I. Jonathan, S broadcasted for the benefit of Dean (SPGS) accompanied the Director (CPPS), explained the farmers. Success stories are shared students and faculty members of parasitoid activity. About 250 among the farmers, farm women, Cornell University to uzhavar farmers participated. Thiru. V. extension workers, housewives, sandhai, R.S.Puram and explained Prabhakaran, IFS, Commissioner of NGOs, self help groups, rural youth the benefits of uzhavar sandhai to Sericulture; Thiru. K. Kausseal, IFS, etc., which in turn increase their the society. Managing Director, Sago Serve; knowledge, capacity building and Thiru. K.C. Ravichandran, Joint skill development. NHM Training on garlic by Director of Cooperatives, Salem; HRS, Kodaikanal officials from Dept of Agriculture These programmes are and Horticulture participated in the also uploaded in TNAU Agritech One day farmers training programme. Dr. S.Manickam, Portal (http://agritech.tnau.ac.in) on “Recent cultivation techniques Programme Coordinator, KVK, 2 Sandhiyur proposed the vote of fields at Thevur and Pudupalayam At Kolli hills, Namakkal District thanks. kallankattu villages of Sankakiri T a p i o c a m e a l y b u g taluk, Salem district on 10.1.2011, parasitoid release and awareness discussed with the farmers on the campaign was conducted on importance and need of the 24.1.2011 in the farmers field at parasitoids. Dr.P. Kalaiselvan, DEE Alathur Nadu village of Kolli hills in explained the KVK roles in Namakkal district. Thiru. K. mealybug management. Dr. Ponnusamy, Member of Legislative S . M a n i c k a m , P r o g r a m m e Assembly, Senthamangalam Coordinator, KVK, Sandhiyur inaugurated the function and explained the details and the released the mealy bug parasitoid availability of the parasitoids in the in the farmers field. In this occasion, In Sankakiri taluk KVK. The JDA, Salem, ADA, Dr. S. Venkatesan, Professor Our Vice –Chancellor, Dr.P. Sankakiri and Agricultural officers (Entomology) explained the mealy T Murugesa Boopathi, released the of Salem were participated. About bug parasitoid in controlling the papaya mealybug parasitoids 100 farmers were participated and papaya mealy bug Paracoccus Acerophagus papayae in tapioca benefited. marginatus. Dr. V. Palanisamy, N Pongal Extravaganza at TNAU, Coimbatore campus P o n g a l V i z h a w a s celebrated at the Department of Farm Management, Directorate of A Crop Management, Coimbatore in a grand manner on 15th January, 2011. Our Vice – Chancellor, Dr. P. U Murugesa Boopathi, University Officers, Professors, staff and farm labourers of main campus, special invitee Mr. P. Sivanandi, I.P.S., Inspector-General of Police, Western Zone and persons from media par ticipated in the celebrations. During the Vizha, N cattle from different farm units were decorated with garlands, coloured ribbons and balloons. Cattle were honoured with E turmeric powder and kum-kum by the farm women. The Vice the women and men labourers. welfare measures for the benefit of Chancellor initiated the cattle farm labourers. procession to the temple. The Vice W Mr. P. Sivanandi, I.P.S. Chancellor presented new clothes distributed the prizes to the D r . A . Ve l a y u t h a m , a n d m e m e n t o s t o f a r m winners of different events and Professor and Head, Department supervisors, drivers and cattle delivered special address. The of Farm Management welcomed maintainers of different farms at S Vice Chancellor appreciated the the gathering Dr. P. Subbian, Coimbatore. Later, pooja was Department of Farm Management Registrar, Dr.M.Paramathma, performed to the cattle with a Patti for grand arrangements to D i re c t o r o f R e s e a rc h a n d (theppam) and sweet pongal and celebrate the Pongal Vizha. He Dr.S.Jeyaraman, Director (Crop fruits were offered to the cattle. cherished the untired efforts and Management) delivered the E v e n t s l i k e K u m m i a t t a m , involvement of farm labourers of felicitation address.