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Perambalur district is situated in the Western Agro climatic zone. Minimum temperature prevailing is 22°C and maximum temperature is 40°C.
Soil Types:
Red soil, Clayey soil, Loam, Sandy loam and Sandy clay soil and sandy soil are the soil types found in the district
Rain Fall:
Season | Rain fall (mm) |
---|---|
Winter | :28.00 |
Summer | :91.00 |
South West monsoon | :314.00 |
North East Monsoon | :475.00 |
Grand Total | :908.00 |
Major Horticulture Crops:
Major horticulture crops cultivated in this district are fruits crops like mango, banana and acid lime, vegetables like tomato, brinjal, onion, gourds and tapioca, spices like chillies and turmeric and flowers like tuberose and chrysanthemum
Schemes operated:
S.No | Name of the Scheme | Inputs Supplied | Subsidy |
---|---|---|---|
A | State Schemes | ||
1 | Integrated Horticulture Development Scheme | Vegetable Seeds, Planting Materials | 50% |
2 | National Agriculture Development Programme – Precision Farming | Seeds, Fertilizers | 50% |
3 | National Agriculture Development Programme – High Tech Productivity Enhancement Programme | Vegetable seeds | 50% |
4 | National Agricultural Insurance Scheme | - | - |
5 | National Agricultural Insurance Scheme | - | - |
B | State and Central Shared Schemes | ||
1 | National Mission on Micro Irrigation | Drip Irrigation components | 75-100% |
C | Centrally Sponsored Schemes | ||
1 | National Mission on Medicinal Plants | - | 20-75 % |
2 | National Bamboo Mission | - | - |
D | Externally Aided Schemes- TN IAMWARM | Seeds, Planting Materials | 50 % |
State Horticulture Farms:
There are no State Horticulture Farms in the District.
Horticultural crops statistics:
S.No | Name of the Crop | Area | Prodn. | Provty. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FRUITS | 773 | 15296 | 19.77 |
2 | VEGETABLES | 11702 | 204447 | 17.47 |
3 | PLANTATION CROPS | 756 | 4346 | 5.75 |
4 | SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 1259 | 5213 | 4.14 |
5 | FLOWERS | 123 | 1274 | 10.34 |
6 | MEDICINAL & AROMATIC CROPS | 26 | 517 | 19.88 |
TOTAL | 14639 | 231093 | 15.79 |