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Research Station Information | ||
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Name of Research Station & Year Of Establishment | ||
| Agricultural Research Station Shirgaon, Established : 20th May 1913 | |||
| Postal Address | ||
| At Post Shirgaon , Taluka & District Ratnagiri Pin- 415629 | |||
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Telephone & Fax Nos. ( Office & Residence Nos.) | ||
| Office No. 02352-232179
Residence No. 02352-232179 |
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Major Activities | ||
| Development of various types of rice varieties Collection of germ plasm of rice Identification & Development of Parental lines & rice hybrid Production of nucleus , breeder & foundation seed of rice Conversion program of cytoplasmic male sterile lines in hybrid rice research. |
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Area Details ( In Hectares ) | ||
| 1. Total Area Held
2. Area Under Cultivation 3. Area Under Building, Roads etc. 4.Area Under Cultivable Waste |
: 11.19 : 10.00 : 01.00 ( Available area under buildings and sheds ) : 00.19 |
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Details of various schemes implemented at Research Station ( Including Ad Hoc Schemes ) | ||
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Name of the Scheme | Sponsoring Agency | Status of Scheme (Permanent / Ad Hoc) | Commence- ment Year |
Crops covered under the scheme | Period of the Scheme | Present Status of Scheme |
| 1 | Research & Extension Work on Rice | State Govt. | Permanent | 1913 | Rice | Non-Plan | Non-Plan |
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Special Achievements/ Notable Contributions of the Research Stations |
| Sr. No. | Special Achievement/ Notable Contributions made | Year of Achievement / Contribution |
| Rice Varieties Released | ||
| 1 | Selection Method : Patni 6 | 1932 |
| Patni 61 | 1932 | |
| Waksal 207 | 1932 | |
| Bhadas 79 | 1932 | |
| Varangal 487 | 1942 | |
| Sorty 59-4 | 1942 | |
| 2 | Hybridization : Ratnagiri 24 | 1971 |
| Ratnagiri 68 | 1975 | |
| Ratnagiri 711 | 1978 | |
| Ratnagiri 73 | 1980 | |
| Ratnagiri 1 & Ratnagiri 2 | 1986 | |
| Ratnagiri 3 | 1994 | |
| Due to yield performance in AICRIP trial, two rice varieties viz., RTN1 and RTN22 were selected by Zambia ( Sub Saharan Africa ) and Paraguay ( Latin America ) and released in their countries. | ||
| 23 different CMS lines of different cytosterile sources which were in MLT screening. | ||
| 3 | Horticultural Crop : Konkan Amruta | 1997 |