Current activities

a. Hi-tech nursery

Elite horticultural plant materials have been made available for sales through the hi-tech nursery. Seeds of improved varieties of vegetables, flowers, spices, medicinal and aromatic plants are now being sold through the counter.

b. Plant Advisory Cell

Problems oriented in horticulture are now attended and solutions are offered.

c. Training

One day training programme is organized in various subjects as listed.

d. Soil and Water Testing Laboratory

          A new modern Soil and Water Testing Laboratory established at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Information and Training Centre (TNAU-I&TC),  Chennai under NMSA scheme is primarily used for testing the quality of soil, growing media and irrigation water on payment basis.

v   To evaluate the nutrient status (macro, secondary and micronutrients), microbial populations and contaminants/heavy metal pollutants of the soil and growing media being utilized in the urban and semi urban agricultural and horticultural practices

v   The same lab will also assess the quality of water from all sources in the urban and semi-urban areas

v   Providing advisory services to the beneficiaries based on the analytical results of the soil, growing media and irrigation water sources