Southern Districts Of Tamil Nadu Research Articles

Molecular characterization of Begomovirus and Beta satellite virus associated with leaf curl disease of Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) in southern parts of Tamil Nadu

Chilli is one of the widely cultivated commercial vegetable crops in India. Chilli leaf curl is the most devasting disease and causes a yield loss of 100 per cent in Chilli. Fourteen begomovirus species cause chilli leaf curl disease (ChiLCD). An extensive survey was carried out in 2023 to determine the prevalence of the leaf curl disease of Chilli caused by begomovirus in major chilli-growing areas of the Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu. During the survey, 21 isolates of begomovirus infecting Chilli were collected. Among the 21 isolates, the isolate collected from Kalakudi village (BV-KI) exhibited severe symptoms.DNA extracted from 21 isolates of begomovirus were subjected to PCR by using Rojas universal primers, Chilli leaf curl virus (ChiLCV) Coat protein primers and beta satellite virus primers and obtained 1380 bp, 1100 bp and 1400 bp amplicons of top and coat protein region of DNA-A of begomovirus, Chilli leaf curl virus coat protein region and beta satellite virus associated with ChiLCV respectively. The 1380 bp, 1100 bp and 1400 bp amplicons obtained from the BV-KI isolate were sequenced and submitted to the NCBI. The sequences were blast analyzed, and it showed that the nucleotide sequence of the top and coat protein region of DNA-A of begomovirus and CP gene of ChiLCV BV-KI isolate was found to have 90.61 and 99.78% similarity with Bhavanisagar (NC 055130.1) isolate respectively. The nucleotide sequence of the beta satellite virus of BV-KI isolate was found to have 99.93% similarity with the Chilli leaf curl beta satellite virus Meerut (MH355642.1) isolate.

Analysing the Factors Influencing the Inclusive Development of Fisher Folk Concerning Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu

The state’s economy depends significantly on the work of fishermen. The purpose of the Development of Fisher folk is to create a community of fishermen that is fully developed in all areas, including education, health, social standing, and economic development. The many Fisher community’s development programs are designed to aid all men, women, youth, and children who work in fishing activities and reside in coastal areas by enhancing their access to education, healthcare, culture, and employment possibilities. The paper examines the factors influencing the inclusive development of fisher folk in southerly districts of Tamil Nadu. Through field surveys, fundamental knowledge is gathered. To compile a thorough profile of the socioeconomic circumstances of the households of the fishermen, an interview schedule has been created. By using convenience sampling, 200 respondents from Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, were included in the final sample set. Therefore, the results revealed that climatic change and inadequate technology significantly impact the Fisher communities’ inclusive development. The outcome of the results also shows the insignificant relation between inadequate facilities for storing the catch impact and inclusive development of fishing communities. Factors influencing inclusive development include socio-demographic characteristics, climate change, lack of occupational return, inadequate storage facilities, lack of knowledge, technology, and financial institutions. Age, marital status, education, and involvement do not significantly impact development. The findings also show that the development of the fishing community is unaffected by a lack of financial institutions, expertise, or awareness. The results confirmed that state assistance was inefficient in reaching the targeted society and emphasised the need for further planned government intervention. By creating additional capacity structure initiatives that maintain and provide continuous social defence and engage the coastal community through an innovative alertness campaign, the authorities may demonstrate their commitment to the full development of aquatic fishermen.

Work Stress Among Selected Engineering College Faculty Of Southern Districts Of Tamil Nadu

There is stress in many kinds of organisations, but it is particularly prevalent in colleges and schools. Stress will always be a part of life. Eustress, a healthy form of stress, is beneficial for both individual and organisational growth. The amount of stress experienced by school teachers has been the subject of numerous studies, but not many have looked at college teachers. Research has demonstrated that educators experience moderate to high levels of stress, while those employed by private schools report significant levels of depersonalisation and emotional weariness. The purpose of the study is to establish the stress levels of college instructors at independently Self-Financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu's southern districts. The researcher was identified that four group factors adopted the factor analysis technique and the factors are named as “Social norms, perceived behavioural control, pro-environmental behaviour and push towards to sickness”. The researcher concluded that emotional imbalance causes female instructors to experience higher levels of stress, whereas college teachers often experience moderate to high levels of stress owing to a variety of stresses. The elements that contributed to classroom stress were procrastination, work overload, student issues, classroom management, participative issues, and teaching issues. The researcher were identified that four group factors adopted in the study and the factors are named as “classroom related statement”.

Stability analysis in rice landraces grown under dry Direct seeded condition

In the present study the genotype x environment interaction and stability performances of 15 rice landraces in Rabi season during 2017-18 to 2021-22 at Agricultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India were evaluated. Eberhart - Russel model was used for stability analysis in rice. In this model, genotype mean across environments, regression of genotype on environmental index and function of the squared deviation from the regression were determined. Mean sum of squares against environment source of variation as well as linear component of environment were significant for all the studied characters suggesting a presence of variation among the environments tested. The linear component of genotype x environment interaction was also found significant for all the traits studied which indicated presence of significant differences between the genotypes. The landraces Kallurundaikar and Kattanur responded favourably to better environments but gave poor yield in an unfavourable environment. Hence, they are suitable for favourable environments. Sivappuchithiraikar and Mysore malli recorded the highest grain yield with bi value closer to unity and non-significant deviation from regression. They were reported as stable genotypes and recommended for cultivation in southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 941-948, 2023 (December)

Distribution of Woolly Whitefly <i>Aleurothrixus floccosus</i> Maskell on Guava from Tamil Nadu

The distribution, coexistence and natural enemies of the woolly whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) was assessed on guava (var Lucknow 49) in southern districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Madurai, Dindigul and Virudhunagar during January-July 2023. Identity of A. floccosus was established by the characteristic features on the puparium of the presence of submarginal setae and uninterrupted submarginal fold at the vasiform orifice. Results of the roving surveys from all the surveyed locations indicated that the nymphal population was found to be the highest on the middle canopy (43.75/ 2.5 sq.cm/10 leaves) followed by bottom canopy (27.73) and top canopy (13.10). However, population of eggs and adults were maximum on the top canopy (39.92, 1.95/ 2.5 sq.cm/ 10 leaves) compared to middle (25.91, 1.43) and bottom (10.75, 1.26) canopies. On guava leaves, woolly whitefly was found predominant and cooccurred with the spiralling whitefly Bondars nesting whitefly, rugose spiralling whitefly, two-tailed mealybugs, aphids and scale insects. No promising parasitoids for A. floccosus were present in the surveyed location. Generalist predators, Dichochrysa sp. (Chrysopidae : Neuroptera) ladybird beetles and spiders were found associated with A. floccosus.

Level of Derived Benefits in FPOs

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are platforms that serve for the growth and development of farmers in both rural and urban areas. Social capital is an asset that is studied by observing interactions and the relationships prevailing in collective organizations. In this paper, we study the contribution of social capital which is a critical element in the effective progress of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
 Level of derived benefits is one of the five components of Social Capital of the FPOs. Forty actively functioning Farmer Producer Organizations in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu were taken for this study. The sub components of derived benefits include eliminating intermediaries, marketable produce, better price for produce, quality consciousness, declining migration, access to resources, advance payment facility, assured price, livelihood improvement and provision of enhanced advisory (These are the 10 criteria under which the level of derived benefits was studied). Mean scores and percentage analysis were calculated to examine the contribution of each subcomponent in the sample of organizations. The results indicate that the components of Social Capital such as marketable produce, better prices for produce, quality consciousness, declining migration, access to resources, assured price, livelihood improvement, and provision of enhanced advice have been gained by more than half of the FPOs. Areas like eliminating intermediaries and advance payment facilities should be focused more on increasing social capital which in turn increases the performance of the organizations.

Recent Development of Private Banking Sector – A Special Reference towards Green Banking Initiatives

The object of green banking initiatives is developed in recent times with the innovative ideas and growth of banking sector. The banking sector vital role of changes and growth for private sector banks in the environmental protection and sustainable development. This study concern that recent development of private sector banks in the southern districts of tamilnadu. This paper analysed that different age groups and educational status customer’s usage and awareness of green banking initiatives in the private sector banks in study area. It intends to developed initiatives for awareness of customer’s use of private sectors. It find out the green banking initiatives in encouraging the environmental protection and awareness of the customers. Finally, this study encouraging and awareness of green banking initiatives in customers and providing training for to get into use for green banking services.

Seasonal incidence, population dynamics and morphometric traits of exotic coconut whiteflies in southern Tamil Nadu

Survey was conducted at fortnightly intervals to assess the intensity of damage caused by the invasive whiteflies in coconut in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari from December 2020 to August 2021. Among the four districts, Kanyakumari recorded the highest whitefly incidence (56.30%), whereas, Tenkasi showed the lowest infestation (48.83%). Two whitefly species viz., rugose spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin and bondars nesting whitefly (BNW), Paraleyrodes bondari Peracchi were observed in all the surveyed districts. The rugose spiralling whitefly nymphs and adult populations were found to be highest in Kanyakumari (49.46 nymphs/leaflet; 36.99 adults/leaflet) and lowest in Tenkasi (32.76 nymphs/leaflet; 26.71 adults/leaflet). Similarly, the population of bondars nesting whitefly nymphs and adults were highest in Kanyakumari (35.31 nymphs/leaflet; 34.84 adults/leaflet), whereas, the lowest nymphal population was observed in Tenkasi (22.79 nymphs/leaflet) and adult population in Thoothukudi (24.19 adults/leaflet). In morphometric analysis, length and breadth of egg (0.24 ± 0.03 mm and 0.13± 0.02 mm), nymphal (0.83 ± 0.08 mm and 0.38 ± 0.04 mm), pupal (1.08 ± 0.09 mm and 0.70 ± 0.09 mm), adult (female: 2.59 ± 0.09mm, 1.71 ± 0.14 mm; male: 2.27 ± 0.21 mm, 1.30 ± 0.05 mm) was recorded for A. rugioperculatus and egg (0.15 ± 0.02 mm and 0.08 ± 0.01 mm), nymphal (0.46 ± 0.02 mm and 0.36 ± 0.02 mm), pupal (0.59 ± 0.16 mm and 0.41 ± 0.09 mm), adult (1.09 ± 0.08 mm and 0.73 ± 0.07 mm) for P. bondari.

Retail Management of Grocery Items Based On Price Positioning Across Lower Income Area In Southern Districts In Tamilnadu

This research project aims to investigate the retail management of grocery items based on price positioning across lower income areas in the southern districts of Tamilnadu. The study will focus on understanding the strategies and practices adopted by retailers in these regions to cater to the specific needs and preferences of the target consumer group. By examining the price positioning techniques employed by retailers, this study aims to provide insights into how retail businesses can effectively serve lower-income customers while maintaining profitability and sustainability. The findings of this research will contribute to the existing knowledge in the field of retail management and offer practical recommendations for retailers operating in similar socio-economic contexts.

Factors affecting Entrepreneurship among the Disable people in Southern Districts of Tamilnadu - A Study

The emergence and development of entrepreneurship is not a spontaneous one but a dependent phenomenon of economic, social, political and technological factors. Nowadays, many college graduates prefer to work as employee in a company or becoming government employee. Only few of them think to create self-employment or become entrepreneur due to lack of confidence in their skill and capital. These conditions may have both positive and negative influences on the emergence of entrepreneurship. For this and many reason, the disabled people involve themselves in entrepreneurial activities. The study implies that political, economical, social and technological factors(PEST analysis) such as family, friends, labour, government, field experience and so on together with motivational influences affect the entrepreneurship among the differently abled people for their start-ups.

A Study on Public Sector Banks and Private Sector Banks: Customer Usage of Green Banking Initiatives – A Special Reference TO Internet Banking

This Paper Provides an outline of in experienced banking initiatives as an emerging trend for banking enterprise in India. The banking quarter systematic upgrade and blessings for banking system. The Indian banking region provide services in clients. The economic improvement and aggressive economic help with public area banks and private area banks in southern districts of Tamilnadu. The customer’s cognizance and utilization of green banking initiatives to evaluate the practices and progress of the banking sports in sustainable development of banking quarter. The fundamental goals of the have a look at the purchaser usage of green banking projects and consciousness of the services. The have a look at conceptual evaluation that green banking initiatives across the sustainable improvement of the banking quarter. The inexperienced banking offerings and tasks cognizance and conceptual sustainable increase environmental activities. The examine subsequently concludes the banking zone greater than awareness programme and projects associated activities. It diversification of sports in green banking projects have lot extra efforts from banking area in each public sector and private area banks in the examine vicinity.

Constraints Perceived by the Kennel Owners in Rearing of Indigenous Dog Breeds (Rajapalayam, Kanni and Chippiparai Dog) in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu

The increased demand for indigenous native dog’s breeds like Rajapalayam, Kanni and Chippiparai, leading to flourishing of more kennels in and around the breeding tract of the above breeds. The breeders without an experience in dog breeding are also involved in this dog breeding business and some of them face number of problems in running the business and meet with fiscal loss. Individuals who run the kennel with successful managemental practices and marketing tactics can only survive in this business. Considering the above problems in mind, a study was carried out to list out the major constraints perceived by the kennel owners of the indigenous dog breeds so as to sketch out a package of practices in indigenous dog breeding business. A study was carried out to identify the major constraints perceived by the dog breeders of the above indigenous dog breeds. The data were collected by pre-tested interview scheme from 39 kennel owners randomly selected from the breeding tract viz Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of Tamil Nadu. Prime constraints listed in the previous study were used to get response form the kennel owners. Kennel owners with more than five year of experience and maintaining more than 25 adult breedable dogs were interviewed. The constraints perceived by the kennel owners were collected and Garett’s ranking technique was followed to rank the constraints perceived by them in their business. The study revealed that, majority of the dog breeders reported that, the unavailability of timely veterinary care (83.80%) is the major problem in dog breeding business followed by high cost involved in establishment of kennel (70.15%), difficulty in getting KCI registration for their dog (58.23%), unavailability of Vaccine (56%), frequent disease problems (50%), unethical business tactics by the competitors (48.33), inbreeding and inherited diseases (45%), pup Mortality(40%), poor breeding performance of dogs (35%), low demand and low price for the pups (28%) and unaware about scientific management (17%).

Survey, identification and management of Fusarium wilt of banana in Tamirabarani tract of Southern districts of Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu state, Thoothukudi district ranked second in banana production and especially the Tamirabarani tract of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts are known for the production of various banana cultivars like Rasthali, Andhra Kozhi, Karpooravalli, Neypoovan, Poovan, Peyan and Chakkai. Among these varieties, cultivation of Rasthali faces 50-60% yield loss due to the incidence of Fusarium wilt disease. As the farmers have been practising ratooning for 6-7 year continuously which enhances the inoculum load of the pathogen and make the plantains succumb to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). Studies carried out on different treatments in the management of Fusarium wilt of banana, Trichoderma sp. Tsp1(ALG) showed a maximum reduction of mycelial growth of Foc (72.18%) over control which was on par with Pseudomonas fluorescence 1(Pf1). Under pot culture conditions the combination of three treatments, Tsp1(ALG)+Pf1+ neem cake excelled and showed an 80% reduction of wilt incidence. A multifaceted approach comprising the application of biocontrol agents (Trichoderma sp.) + Pseudomonas sp. 1 (TNAU) and organic amendments was found to be the best management practice in containing the wilt.

District-Wise Composite Indices, Development Indices Analysis and Regional Differences of Agricultural Development in Tamilnadu

Background To measure the extent of regional differences are in agricultural development of various districts in Tamil Nadu.Methodology: This study is entirely based on the secondary sources of data and it has brought into the analysis of two different periods of time in the year 2008-09 and 2017-18 with the help of Composite Indices (CI) and Development Indices (DI) analysis. In addition, the study areas have taken 31 out of 38 districts and the rest of the districts recently split into administrative purpose. Rest of Districts considered as outliers due to insufficient database.Result and Discussion: Extensive disproportion in the level of agricultural development has been observed in different districts. The northern and north-eastern part of the state was found to be highly developed whereas some of the western and southern districts of Tamilnadu were low developed. While compared with the results of the composite index of development in two benchmark years, the districts of Villupuram and The Nilgiris persistently have a high and least in the level of agricultural development respectively based on the selected indicators.Conclusion: This research paper has a efficient impact to measuring the degree of regional differences in the level of agricultural development and classifies districts of Tamil Nadu into three categories like High Level Developed Districts (HLDD), Middle Level Developed Districts (MLDD) and Low Level Developed Districts (LLDD) based on their agriculture composite indices of Tamilnadu.. Additionally, the study is that it takes more districts than previous studies, virtually 82 percent of the districts in Tamil Nadu and it covers the most recent time.

Magnitude of Resistance and Metabolism of Acaricides in Two-spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch on Vegetables in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu

Background: Two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a destructive, polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest infesting a wide range of vegetables. Farmers frequently use acaricides in the vegetable ecosystem for mite management leading to increased probability for the development of resistance against acaricides in mite species. Literature about resistance in T. urticae to novel acaricides is scanty from this region. Hence, this study was aimed to evaluate the magnitude of acaricide resistance in T. urticae populations on vegetable crops from Southern districts of Tamil Nadu against seven acaricides. The role of detoxification enzymes in conferring bio-chemical resistance in the mite species was also studied. Methods: The laboratory experiments were conducted at completely randomized design (CRD) during 2019-2021 in central instrumentation laboratory, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai. The level of resistance in T. urticae populations to fenazaquin, propargite, spiromesifen, buprofezin, fenpropathrin, diafenthiuron and chlorfenapyr was evaluated following the leaf dip bioassay technique. The activity of the detoxifying enzymes viz., Glutathione S Transferase (GST), Mixed Function Oxidase (MFO) and Carboxylesterase (CarE) were estimated. Result: Fenazaquin was highly toxic to T. urticae, which recorded a low level of resistance (2.00 to 8.62-fold). T. urticae exhibited a low to moderate level of resistance to fenpropathrin (1.86 to 37.28-fold), moderate to a high level of resistance to diafenthiuron (15.81 to 50.53-fold), high level of resistance to propargite (45.16 to 65.10-fold) and chlorfenapyr (54.67 to 100.14-fold) and extremely high level of resistance to spiromesifen (193.04 to 452.61-fold) and buprofezin (377.97 to 514.44-fold). Among all the test populations, the highly resistant DAmRg population exhibited the highest specific activity of the detoxifying enzymes, viz., GST (26.98 nmoles ml-1 min-1 mg of protein-1), MFO (5.07 nmoles ml-1 min-1 mg of protein-1) and CarE (827.90 nmoles ml-1 min-1 mg of protein-1). The CarE activity was found to be positively correlated with highly resistant acaricide, propargite (r = 0.995) and MFO activity with buprofezin having an extremely high level of resistance (r = 0.997). This preliminary knowledge would be instrumental in framing the acaricide resistant management (ARM) strategies.

Studies on Pesticide Use Behavior of Non-IPM Farmers of Rice Ecosystem in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu

Rice is the major crop cultivated in southern India and farmers resort to using pesticides intensively to realize higher productivity. The present study aimed to monitor the pesticide use behavior of the farmers, mainly relies on pesticides as a key component in pest management. This study was carried out in four southern districts of Tamil Nadu, where paddy is grown for almost two seasons in a year and a total of 75 farmers who rely on pesticide for their pest management were identified through the local pesticide dealers for the study. Rice stem borer (100%) and leaf folder (93.33%) are the key pests in the region and in all the districts surveyed, 92 percent of the farmers have indicated the rice earhead bug as a major problem during the reproductive phase for which 20 percent of them continue to take-up spraying across milking and grain maturing stages of the crop. It is apparent that the farmers in this area have the habit of using a tank mixture of pesticides and 72 per cent of the farmers interviewed use insecticides in combination with fungicides. They also use synthetic pyrethroids, which are not recommended in rice crops. Most of them (72.33%) throw the used pesticide container in open space, and 24 per cent use the containers for household and farm use. The study indicates an urgent need for creating awareness among this pesticide intense farmers to have sensible use of pesticides form minimizing pesticide residue preserving the rice ecosystem.

ANALYSIS OF VARIATIONS IN TREND IN NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE IN SOUTHERN TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Corona Virus Disease (COVID) is the newly identified communicable disease which originally found in China first and its spread was found all over the world. The spread made a huge impact among people around the world. In this study, the variation of trends in novel COVID spread is determined in the southern region of Tamilnadu state of India. Tamilnadu ranks in the seventh position in the total population among the 29 states in India. This can be one of the reasons for the spread of the disease. In this study, the trend patterns in the spread of disease are determined from May to November for the year 2020 in southern districts of Tamilnadu. The results of the CUSUM test indicated that all the districts had a statistically significant step jump in June. The Mann-Kendall test indicated that there is an increasing trend in June in all the districts and decreasing trend in October and November. From the results, it is suggested that the first phase vaccination can be implemented in Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi districts.

Linear discriminant analysis in red sorghum using artificial intelligence

Red Sorghum landraces are predominantly cultivated in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India and are noted for its anthocyanin (3-deoxyanthocyanin) content, high antioxidant activity, low glycemic index, dietary fiber, astringency, fodder value, high protein, biotic and abiotic stress resistance. In this study, the seeds of 72 sorghum landraces collected from Tamil Nadu were analyzed to measure morpho-colourimetric data using an image analyser. Artificial Intelligence is widely used in genetic research for its uncompromised accuracy and speed. The observed phenotypic data is used to create a statistical database and analysed by linear discriminate analysis (LDA) to identify and discriminate landraces for utilization in breeding projects. The classification is based on sorghum descriptors established by Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad. The LDA for the trait seed size had discriminated the landraces into three groups with an accuracy of 91.83%. Five groups were observed based on grain color Red Green–Blue colour space Model and CIELAB (Commission International de I’Elcairage Lightness Red/Green values Blue/Yellow values) colour space with accuracy 53.06%. The result showed that discrimination of landraces was possible with great accuracy by image analyser. The image analysis of seeds is found to be more effective, easy, non-destructive and fast method to classify landraces. This new phenomic approach is proved to be an important tool in the early selection of genotypes and facilitates speed breeding in colored sorghum.

Sorghum K 12(TKSV 0809) - A high yielding dual purpose sorghum variety for southern district of Tamil Nadu

Sorghum K 12 (TKSV 0809) is a high yielding dual-purpose sorghum variety identified for winter rainfed vertisol tracts of southern districts of Tamil Nadu. TKSV 0809 is a hybrid derivative of the cross SPV 772 x S 35-29 and evolved with an objective of development of high yielding dual-purpose short duration sorghum variety suitable for winter rainfed vertisol tracts of Tamil Nadu. TKSV 0809 was released as Sorghum K 12 variety to replace the existing variety K 8 during 2015 from Agricultural Research Station, Kovilpatti. K 12 sorghum is a short duration variety which matures in 95-100 days. K 12 sorghum is a photo insensitive variety suitable for growing in all seasons of Tamil Nadu against the ruling variety K8 which is photosensitive and suitable for Kharif season only. It recorded an average grain yield of 3123 kg/ha under the rainfed condition which is 22.4 and 23.9 per cent increased over the check K 8 and CSV 17 respectively. The K 12 Sorghum exhibited a potential grain yield of 5801 kg/ha under summer irrigated condition which is 139.3 per cent increased yield over check variety K 8.  K 12 sorghum (TKSV 0809) is a dual-purpose variety with an average dry fodder yield of 11.9 tonnes /ha. The dry fodder yield was 31.8% increased yield over local check K 8 and 40.7% over zonal check CSV 17. The grains are creamy white in colour and suitable for cooking, popping, flaking and other value-added products. It is moderately resistant to shoot fly, stem borer and resistant to downy mildew.

Adoption of Health Management Information System (HMIS) among ESIC Healthcare Professionals in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu: An Integrated Model

It has been emphasised that a Health Management Information System (HMIS) will improve the ability tocollect, store and analyse accurate health data, service delivery efficiency and effectiveness of intervention.Theobjective of the system is to record information on health events and check the quality of servicesat different levels of healthcare. The successful implementation of Information and CommunicationsTechnology (ICT) and health programmes requires complex balancing of the competing views and concernsof the different stakeholders. Some clinicians will view new technology with suspicion, fearing its challengeto their professional autonomy and status. Patients will often seize on the potential benefits but will alsohold legitimate concerns about the security and confidentiality of any electronically held patient data. ITspecialists may seek to use cutting edge technology in the respective environments where existing tried andtested technology would be more than adequate to deliver real improvements in patient care.The adoptionof the health management information system among Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)healthcare professionals and important issues related to system usage, including the implementation andcurrent use of the HMIS at ESIC main hospital and dispensaries in Tirunelveli sub-region were examinedby using a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).Information and data were collected from 171 ESIChealthcare professionals in three southern districts (Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu.An analysis provided enough evidence for the proposition that integration of ICT with the health careprofessional – patient relationship adequately addressed the service efficiency.