SCHEMES IN FOREST COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, METTUPALAYAM

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The Dean,
Forest college & Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore

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
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 Ecology and Environment

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
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

Source: http://www.fcrinaip.org/schemes_projects.php