{"id":1037,"date":"2025-03-24T06:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T06:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/?page_id=1037"},"modified":"2025-04-15T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:05:52","slug":"crop-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/index\/crop-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1037\" class=\"elementor elementor-1037\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c734aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c734aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7a317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc7a317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a03cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11a03cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292c0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292c0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DIVISION OF PLANT PROTECTION<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41286cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41286cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea9fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea9fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Division of Plant Protection encompasses Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Nematology and Sericulture. The main vision of the Plant Protection division of ACAR teaching, research and extension activities. Plant Protection plays a vital role in fulfilling targets of crop production. The thrust areas of plant protection are encouragement of Integrated Pest Management, Integrated Diseases Management, Integrated Nematode Management ensuring availability of safe and quality pesticides for sustaining crop production from the ravages of pests and diseases. The objectives of Plant Protection Division are,<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To impart knowledge on pests, diseases and nematodes to the students.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To observe pests, diseases and nematode infestation on vegetables and fruit crops in the local area in regular basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To create awareness on\u00a0IPM, IDM and INM to farmers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To motivate sericulture farmers and ensure the quality of cocoon production.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Encouraging the entrepreneurship skills to the students such as honey production, silk cocoons, bio-control agents, soil nematode for pest controls, mushroom production, productions of biological control agents\u00a0 and fungicides preparations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Considering the higher studies at ICAR, TNAU, etc. of the final year students, special coaching and training is being given periodically.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13d5ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e13d5ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09ab6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e09ab6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unit of Agricultural Entomology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9318ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9318ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aade53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aade53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Department of Agricultural Entomology under the Division of Plant protection of Adhiyamaan College of Agriculture and Research is now completing seven years (as on November, 2022) of unique activity imparting to undergraduate students teaching, research and extension on Agricultural Entomology and also advisory services to farmers. The Unit has begun with Fundamentals of Entomology and taxonomic studies on various insects and then drawn to the studies on management of beneficial and harmful insects with special emphasis on sericulture, apiculture and pest management of field and horticultural crops. Insect museum at ACAR established&nbsp; aims to create interest and&nbsp; curiosity among the undergraduate students.&nbsp; Further, a bio-control production unit is started which involves in mass culturing of bio-control agents <em>viz.<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Trichogramma, Bracon<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Cryptolaemus montrouzieri<\/em>. Apart from that, the department is maintaining beekeeping with six Indian honey bee colonies to provide agricultural education to the student\u2019s during the classes and also trainings to rural youths and the progressive farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Our Unit has well furnished facilities to meet the requirements to impart knowledge on Agricultural Entomology to under graduate students. Our laboratory comprises of 320 insect collection boxes, 120 insect display box, two storing cabinets, more than 50 wet preserved specimens, 11 compound microscopes, 55 dissection microscopes, weighing balance, pH meter, refrigerator, beekeeping equipments, silkworm rearing appliances, by-products of sericulture and lac insect products, Pesticides containers, insect traps, lab chemicals, Soxhlet apparatus and glass wares.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6d778 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a6d778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218baa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"218baa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0b03b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d0b03b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372058a elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"372058a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Cabbage field at Athimugam\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-observing-shoot-and-fruit-borer-larva-at-Brinjal-field-1jjjj-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"shoot and borer at brinjal field\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-Herbarium-collection-at-citrus-fieldjjjj-768x569.jpg\" alt=\"Students Herbarium collection at citrus field\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Bee Keeping <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u00a0 The Unit<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">of Agricultural Entomology established a bee keeping unit (six Indian honey bee colonies) which focuses on providing knowledge to the students and farmers on bee keeping. There are five important species of honey bees; the rock bee (<em>Apis dorsata<\/em>), Indian bee (<em>Apis cerana indica<\/em>), little bee (<em>Apis florae<\/em>), European or Italian bee (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>) and Dammer bee \/ Mosquito bee (<em>Meliponairri dipennis<\/em>). Under the Sweet revolution, the focus is on bee keeping through scientific methods and the production of quality honey and other bee hive products. The Sweet Revolution is related to increasing the income of India&#8217;s small and marginal farmers. Though the honey bees are best known for their economic role in nature, it is to pollinate hundreds and thousands of flowering plants and assure setting of seed or fruit. Honey bee pollination also improves the quality of produce. The potential benefits due to bee pollination, is in the form of increase in yields of various crops. In addition, it does not require huge investments, infrastructure or even fertile land to start bee farming in India. In agriculture, honey bees do not compete with the crops for resources. On the other hand, it helps in increasing the agricultural productivity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c3628 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35c3628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589de0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"589de0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bee Keeping Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97acf7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97acf7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-handling-of-India-bee-1g-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Students-handling-of-India-bee-1g\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-manipulate-Indian-bee-2-scaledg-768x501.jpg\" alt=\"All-focus\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Italian-bee-rearing-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Italian-bee-rearing-1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d9a42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54d9a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a6786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6a6786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bio-control unit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c065b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c065b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5dca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5dca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Unit of Agricultural Entomology has established the Biocontrol unit in 2021 at Adhiyamaan College of Agriculture and Research. The main aim of Biocontrol unit is to provide knowledge to the undergraduate students through teaching and culturing on <em>Trichogramma<\/em>, <em>Bracon<\/em> and <em>Cryptolaemus montrouzieri<\/em>. Moreover, awareness on Entomophages is given to the farmers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73556f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b73556f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259e027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"259e027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biocontrol Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c680bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c680bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90a0f9 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e90a0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Collection-of-rice-moth-larva-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Collection-of-rice-moth-larva-1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Inocluated-Rice-moth-larva-for-Bracon-rearing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mass-culturing-of-Barcon.-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-culturing-of-rice-moth-rearing-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Students-culturing-of-rice-moth-rearing\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Sericulture <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/h3><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sericulture is under the Division of Plant Protection; it primarily caters to knowledge of undergraduate students through teaching. Basically, sericulture is an agro based cottage industry suitable for all the land holders. Contrasted with agriculture crops, sericulture provides more employment round the year and extremely labour intensive, low capital investment, short conception period; high profit oriented and less input indoor activity that gives frequent periodicity of high economic returns to the rural farm families. In India, there are four types of silk like Mulberry silk, Tasar silk (temperate and tropical), Muga silk and Eri silk.\u00a0\u00a0In Tamil Nadu, among the districts Krishnagiri is a hotspot site of mulberry bivoltine raw silk production because of prevailing blessed agro-climatic condition. The district has Tamil Nadu Sericulture Training School, Central Sericultural Germplasm Resource Centre and P2 Eri Silkworm Seed Production Centre, Central Silk Board, Hosur, Krishnagiri district. Separate land is maintained for mulberry garden at the college for educational purpose and also having a small scale rearing shed for\u00a0 about 100 dfls capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sericulture facilities &amp; tools include\u00a0 rearing tray, incubation frame, black boxing cover, bed cleaning nets, plastic tray, bamboo Mountages, plastic Mountages, leaf chopping board, knife, rotary Mountages etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3c12b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc3c12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa11fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aa11fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sericulture Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd61116 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd61116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d47b48 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6d47b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Intercultural-operation-mulberry-field-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Intercultural-operation-mulberry-field-1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fertilizar-application-in-mulberry-field-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"fertilizar-application-in-mulberry-field-2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-cocoon-selling-at-Goverment-cocoon-market-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Students-cocoon-selling-at-Goverment-cocoon-market-2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Late-age-silkworm-rearing-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-harvesting-bivoltine-cocoon-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Students-harvesting-bivoltine-cocoon\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Students-harvesting-of-silkworm-cocoon-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Students-harvesting-of-silkworm-cocoon\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Late-silkworm-rearing-floor-with-larva-scaled-1-768x569.jpg\" alt=\"All-focus\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exposure Visit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b575918 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b575918\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9aa342 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"d9aa342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pests-collection-from-chawki-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pests-collection-from-chawki-garden\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pest-observation-from-mulberry-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pest-observation-from-mulberry-garden\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-late-age-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-late-age-garden\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-lage-silkworm-rearing-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-lage-silkworm-rearing\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-chawki-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-chawki-garden\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Chawki-rearing-centre-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Chawki-rearing-centre\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Training-on-Eri-silkworm-rearing-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Training-on-Eri-silkworm-rearing-2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Expsoure-visit-to-Cocoon-market-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Expsoure-visit-to-Cocoon-market-1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-CSR-TI-Mysore-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-CSR-TI-Mysore\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-cocoon-market-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-cocoon-market\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Exposure-visit-to-cocoon-market-Ram-Nagar-Karnataka-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Exposure-visit-to-cocoon-market-Ram-Nagar-Karnataka-1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f995d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Project Work<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e12c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37e12c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45133f3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"45133f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df857eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df857eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9653b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9653b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plant \u00a0Nematology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0de31c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0de31c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9a296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9a296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plant Nematology is under the division of Plant Protection, mainly focusing on imparting knowledge to the undergraduate students through teaching. Tamil Nadu is the first state to realize the vitality of nematodes in the Agricultural and Horticultural crops. Krishnagiri district particularly Hosur and Shoolagiri have an intensive cropping system to cultivate vegetables <em>viz.,<\/em> Tomato, Brinjal, Bhendi, Beans, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Beetroot, Carrot and Potato etc. This site highly infested by the root knot and cyst nematode in vegetables. The Nematology section creates awareness of nematodes to the farmers and also to give remedy on how to control nematodes in the field level.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nematology unit has a well equipped laminar air flow chamber, sieves, slides, Hemocytometer, Stereomicroscope, Autoclave, preserved specimens, chemicals and glassware.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ef9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"716ef9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c770997 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c770997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nematology-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Root-knot-nematode.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Root-Knot-nematode-egg.jpg\" alt=\"Root-Knot-nematode-egg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Root-Knot-nematode-lay-egg-root-surface.jpg\" alt=\"Root-Knot-nematode-lay-egg-root-surface\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e3782 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9e3782\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03bb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d03bb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">UNIT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY<\/span><\/h4><p>\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plant Pathology mainly deals with the diseases of Agriculture and Horticultural crops and their management. This unit is connected with cultivation of mushroom, bio-control agent production, disease forecasting, post harvest disease management, agrochemicals, seed pathology and virology. The laboratory is well equipped with instruments like audio visuals, herbarium collections, pathogen preserved slides, diseases cycle chart, plant diseases chart, laminar airflow chamber, autoclaves, compound binocular microscope, compound binocular light microscopes, stereo zoom microscope, image analyser, hot<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">air oven, centrifuges, microwave oven, electronic weighing balance, colony counter, incubators, refrigerator, chemicals and glass wares. The unit is equipped with a mushroom cultivation shed for production of mushroom, Final year students are involved in mushroom production and mass multiplication of biocontrol agents every year for their course of experiential learning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af7cc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2af7cc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74baf93 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"74baf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.Microscope-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"5.Microscope\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.Autoclave-scaled-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"7.Autoclave-scaled\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.Fully-Equipped-Lab-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"6.Fully-Equipped-Lab\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3c141 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de3c141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a7ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a7ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #24774b;\">MUSHROOM<\/span><span style=\"color: #24774b;\"> PRODUCTION UNIT<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0T<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">he Division of Plant Protection and Unit of Plant Pathology, located in B block, engages in a multidisciplinary approach\u00a0 to control crop diseases and related activities like the mushroom cultivation (<strong><em>Pleurotus sajor caju<\/em><\/strong> &amp; <strong><em>Pleurotus djamor<\/em><\/strong>) and (<strong><em>Agaricus bisporus<\/em><\/strong>) as part of the agriculture course curriculum in 2017. Mushroom production in Hosur area is more suitable due to the moderate climatic condition (Maximum temperature-25<sup>0<\/sup>C and minimum temperature-16<sup>0<\/sup>C, and maximum Relative humidity-85 per cent in Athimugam) and farmers have taken up the production of oyster and button mushroom and established a successful enterprise in and around this area. Hence mushroom unit was established at ACAR involving in the cultivation of both oyster and button mushroom. We are also providing good quality of mother spawn of white oyster, yellow oyster and blue oyster mushroom to the needy mushroom farmers. In addition, we also providing mushroom cultivation training programme for rural unemployed women\u2019s to Rural Youth Farmers Community enhance the economic status.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870646a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"870646a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6695d37 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6695d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220c476 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"220c476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918ff26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918ff26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Commercial production of Bio control agents is also included for the benefit of students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture degree program. Use of Chemical pesticides for the control of plant diseases causes phytotoxic effects in plants and also makes the soil unfit for cultivation. Biological control is the effective alternate approach for the management of plant diseases. These beneficial microorganisms did not cause any ill effects to plants; environmentally safe and also involved in plant growth promotion activities. Bio control agents viz., <em>Trichoderma asperellum<\/em> and <em>Bacillus subtilis<\/em> were isolated from the rhizosphere soil and establishment of bio control unit is under progress in our campus.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a3d3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52a3d3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f782a elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"49f782a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3.Medium-preparation-scaled-1-768x577.jpg\" alt=\"3.Medium-preparation-scaled\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4.Trichoderma-Culture-scaled-1-768x577.jpg\" alt=\"4.Trichoderma-Culture-scaled\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.Talc-based-formulation-preparation-scaled-1-768x577.jpg\" alt=\"5.Talc-based-formulation-preparation-scaled\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/acar.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1.Mass-production-of-fungal-bio-control-agents-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"1.Mass-production-of-fungal-bio-control-agents\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIVISION OF PLANT PROTECTION \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Division of Plant Protection encompasses Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Nematology and Sericulture. The main vision of the Plant Protection division of ACAR teaching, research and extension activities. Plant Protection plays a vital role in fulfilling targets of crop production. 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