1. Institute projects completed
1.
Fertilizer best management practices by SSNM for sustainable tuber crops production and soil health.
2.
Development of a nutrient decision support system for precision farming of cassava.
3.
Soil fertility management for cassava in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
4.
Effect of biofertilisers (Azospirillum) in sweet potato for increasing nitrogen use efficiency.
5.
Boron nutrition of sweet potato.
6.
Dynamics and transformation of potassium under sweet potato cultivation.
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Pedological and management aspects of hardening and softening of laterites under different land use systems.
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Soil resource inventory of laterite soils under tuber crops in southern Kerala.
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Validation of a sweet potato growth simulation model for field application.
10.
Development of an interactive information management for tuber crops user system.
11.
Drip fertigation studies in Amorphophallus.
12.
Impact of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations on soil properties in different pedogenic environments of Kerala.
13.
Management practices against tuber rot of cassava.
14.
Standardisation of agronomic requirements for advanced breeding lines of cassava.
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Low input technology for cassava.
16.
Cropping systems involving Dioscorea.
17.
Tuber crops based cropping system.
18.
Organic farming of orange fleshed sweet potato.
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Development of bioformulation for sustainable production and management of soil borne diseases of tuber crops.
Institute projects being handled
1.
Fertilizer best management practices by SSNM for sustainable tuber crops production and soil health
Externally Funded projects completed
1.
Potential impact of climate change on tropical tuber crops yield in the major growing areas of India (Funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt of India; USD 39400).
2.
Popularization of climate resilient and nutritionally rich varieties of tuber crops for economic development and nutritional security of farmers of Odisha (Funded by RKVY, Govt. of India; USD 728000).
3.
Popularization of climate resilient improved varieties of tuber crops for food, nutrition and doubling income with emphasis on wellness of tribal and marginal farmers in Kerala (Funded by RKVY, Govt. of India; USD 576000).
4.
Tuber crops development scheme (Funded by Govt. of Kerala, India; USD 240000).
5.
Increasing production and productivity of life support crop species and allied enterprises of tribal, backward and hilly areas (World Bank funded NATP Project; USD 120000).
6.
Higher productivity and profitability from coconut gardens through soil health management in tuber crops (Funded by Coconut Development Board; USD 40000.00).
7.
Nutrient decision support system for precision farming of cassava (Funded by DST, Govt. of India; USD 35200.00).
8.
Climate smart natural resource management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using geoinformatics tools (Funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala; USD 30400.00).
9.
Network project on organic farming (NPOF) (Funded by ICAR; USD 45000).
10.
Popularisation of cassava biopesticide against pseudostem weevil, Odoiporous longicollis Olivier (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) in three districts of Kerala (Funded by RKVY, Govt. of India; USD 80000.00).
11.
Real-time nitrogen management in cassava based on leaf colour chart and chlorophyll meter (Funded by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala; USD 11200.00).
12.
Development of multinutrient natural rock mineral fertilizers (Contract Research Project; USD 3200.00).