Schemes Projects

List of External Funded Projects

Department of Tree breeding

S.No Title of the scheme Sponsor agency Period Budget
1. Development of elite planting
material and model
plantation of Jatropha curcas
GOI Scheme -
Novod Elite

 2005-2009 Rs. 75.50 lakhs
2. Development of high yielding
Casuarina clones and screening
alternate pulpwood species.    
 M/s.Seshasayee Paper Boards Ltd.,
Erode.   

2004-2010		 Rs. 10.06 Lakhs
3. National network project on
integrated development of
Jatropha and Karanja
GOI Scheme -
Novod R & D    

 2005-09 Rs. 6.5 lakhs
4. Breeding and biotechnological
approaches for the
improvement of Jatropha
genetic resources.    
Dept. of Biotechnology   
2007-2010
Rs. 23.77 lakhs,
5. Promotion and popularization
of biofuel plants for wasteland
afforestation.		 Dept. of science and technology    
2008- 2011		 Rs. 13.55 lakhs
6. Research and development for
promotion and improvement of
Jatropha curcas and Pongamia
pinnata for Biodiesel 
Bannari Amman Sugars-
Private agency		 2007-2012 Rs. 6.07 lakhs
7. ICAR-AICRN on Under Utilized Crops  
ICAR
Permanent
Rs. 14,00,000
8. Screening and evaluation of
Bixa orellana interms of bixin
content    
 GOI-DST    
3 years    

 Rs. 15,00,750
9. Screening Superior Genotypes
of Eucalyptus for Bio Drainage
Through Ecophysiological
Approaches   

Ministry of water Resources
(MoWR)    

 2004 – 2010 Rs.22.76 Lakhs
10. A value chain on industrial
agroforestry in Tamil Nadu.		 ICAR-NAIP    

 2008-2012
   
Rs.307.905 lakhs
11. Biodiversity Assessment of
Dry Evergreen Forest at Point
Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary		 state forest department 2008-2009 Rs.2.81 lakhs
12. Development of Jatropha
Hybrids for Higher Seed and
Oil Yield. 		 Mission Biofuels 2009 to 2014   
Rs. 26.102 Lakhs
13. Developing DUS descriptors
and test guidelines for Tree
Species of Neem, Karanj and
Jatropha
 Protection of Plant
Varieties and Farmer’s Rights
Authority (PPV & FRA),
Government of India, New Delhi		 10.09.09 to 31.08.12 Rs. 27.60 lakhs
14. Afforestation and Evaluation of
Fast Growing Trees for high
Carbon Sequestration values		 DST 2009-2012 Rs. 40.00 lakhs

Department of Silviculture

S.No Title of the scheme Sponsor agency Period Budget
15. National Bamboo Mission –
TANHODA Project		 TANHODA   

2008-09   
Rs.8.00 lakhs

Department of Agroforestry

S.No Title of the scheme Sponsor agency Period Budget
16. AICRP on Agroforestry
(from Sept.1983 – continuing)		 ICAR

 2008-09   
Rs.30.91 lakhs
17. Development  & pro-motion of
Simaruba with medicinal plants
based Agroforestry models for
different agro-climatic zones of
Tamil Nadu		 NMPB 2008-  2010 1.67 lakhs

Department of Forest Soils

S.No Title of the scheme Sponsor agency Period Budget
18. Investigation on safe disposal
of sludge from terry towel
(textile) industry for
agroforestry production		 Department of
Science & Tech.,
GOI Scheme
2009-2012
Rs.12 lakhs
19. Bioremediation of distillery-spent
wash and its long term
impact on crop, soil and ground
water quality in Chengalpattu district
M/s. Mohan Breweries
Scheme   
2006-2009 Rs. 5.4 lakhs

Department of Forest Biology

S.No Title of the scheme Sponsor agency Period Budget
20. Self-employment &
entrepreneurship develop-ment
among farm women & tribals
by imparting training on
production of vermi-compost and VAM biofertilizer		 Ministry of Science  & Technology,
 GOI   

2007-  2010
Rs.19.84 lakhs