Pushkaram College of Agriculture Sciences (PCAS), M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (M.S.S.R.F) Pudukkottai, CABI, CHAP (UK) and Ystumtec (UK) jointly Conducting a research programme entitled ”Invasive Species Sentinel Sensor Network Project against Fall Armyworm (FAW) on Maize' at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, PCAS, Pudukkottai.
Derek Scuffel, Knowmatics. Data Architect, U.K., Dr. Mark Neal Ystumtec Ltd. Electronics Engineer/ Director, U.K. and Dr. R. Rajkumar, Principal Scientist, M.S.S.R.F, Pudukkottai visited PCAS to assess the progress of the project on 25.04.2023.
On behalf of the Institution Mr. M. Rajaram, Secretary, PCAS, Pudukkottai participated in the discussion about agreement process, laboratory facilities organization collaborations etc.
Dr. S. Vinoth Kumar, Project Investigator, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Entomology explained the field activities, laboratory initiatives, FAW rearing process, the involvement of final year B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students actively participated in the overall progress of the project.
