TNAU Water Technology Centre

Hello sir I want to know about the Water Technology Centre at TNAU so please provide me information about this.

[Kiran Chandar]

Water Technology Centre (WTC) at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) was established in 1982 to the needs of the Southern region in relation to research, extension and teaching.

Major Thrust Areas:

1. Cropping system and management
2. Irrigation and Drainage
3. Micro-irrigation and Fertigation
4. Ground water management and utilization
5. Low cost affordable irrigation systems
6. Water Stress management
7. Waste and problem water management
8. Wasteland development
9. Watershed Development and Management
10. Scaling up of water productivity in agriculture.

Directorates and Departments

1. Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics (CPBG)
Rice
Millets
Cotton

2. Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (CPMB)

Biochemistry
Biotechnology

3. Directorate of Natural Resources Management (NRM)

Agricultural Microbiology
Environmental Science
Nanoscience and Technology

4. Directorate of Crop Management (DCM)

Agroclimate Research Center
Agronomy
Animal Husbandry

5. Centre of Plant Protection Studies (CPPS)

Agricultural Entomology
Nematology
Plant Pathology
Sericulture

6. Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS)
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture and Rural Management
Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology

Contact info

Water Technology Centre  
Marudhamalai Rd, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Lawley Rd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641004
Phone:0422 661 1278