28 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Newsletter Feb 2019.cdr, published by agritech.tnau.ac.in. The source is a 6-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include field day, mantri kisan samman, pest management, tamil nadu, applicability oflc, biotechnology-biotechnology information, fit here, millet processing. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 26 factual, 2 list. 2 of the 28 pairs (7.1%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 26 are factual or table-based questions. 96.43% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 28 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the February 2019 newsletter of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). The questions cover topics such as pest management, soil conservation, millet processing, and agricultural training programs. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, ensuring traceability to the original publication. The dataset includes factual and list-based questions, with detailed metadata linking each Q&A pair to its context and source location.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| Which institutions were participants in the training affiliated with? | constituent colleges of TNAU and University Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore | Totally, twenty seven participants from different delivered by Dr. N. Kumaravadivel, Professor & disciplines participated, representing scientists/ Head DPMB & B. students of constituent colleges of TNAU and University Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Training on processing of pulses and millets Mr. Santosh Prasad, Field Application Specialist from M/s. Spinco Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Chennai ‘ — delivered a technical presentation on “Pac Bio = ceo = Sequel - Third Generation Sequencing — SMRT | > + - \ i Technology” as a part of the training. He also <b. WE? ie Pha @ = elaborated on genome assembly and quality di C' = 3 checking of Pac Bio reads in comparison with { | . ; other illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing ‘ 4. platforms. -_ FEBRUARY 2019 4 | 175 | list | 0.820 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | students of constituent colleges of TNAU and University Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. | 4 | page=4,ocr=7 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which staff participated in the programme? | KVK staff | Raja chalam Block, Tmt. K. Premsanthi, Assistant vel, Professor and Head, Regional Research Director of Agriculture, Kammapuram Block, Station, Aruppukottai explained the activities Ms. T. Suganya, Agriculture Officer, Dept. of the scheme. Dr. M. Gunasekaran Professor of Agrl. Marketing, Dr. R. Alex, Horticulture (PB & G)delivered a lecture on the cultivation Officer, Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, (Horticulture), of MDU-1 Kudiraivali variety. Dr. K.R. Raja Dr. K. Venkatalakshmi, (Agronomy), Dr. K. Nata durai, Assistant Professor (Horticulture) rajan, (SST), Dr. S. Maruthasalam, (Plant welcomed the gathering. Dr. R. Durai Singh, Pathology), Dr. M. Balarubini, (Agrl. Extension) Professor (Agronomy) proposed the vote of and KVK staff participated in the programme. thanks. | 722 | list | 0.700 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Extension) Professor (Agronomy) proposed the vote of and KVK staff participated in the programme. | 3 | page=3,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| For what contributions was Dr. G. Thiyagarajan awarded the Sumer Memorial Award? | his dedicated efforts and contributions in the field of Soil and Water Conservation | = SS re TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY NEWS LETTER Patron: Dr. N. Kumar, Vice Chancellor ; . ; . ; ; ; Editor : Dr. S. Murali Krishnasamy, QE HHCIBOGOMLD O GVTEUSHESGLD 2 HHL OQ OUrseHaG Director (i/c), Planning & Monitoring 2 FMSATLW HLGLW ecHomMevsSLPHLD Sumer Memorial Award bagged for Farmer friendly Technology ,;oe « a d oe os z ; © , — yO Ga =, Pa? sie j 3Lf at’ i | , * “ \ " | | Dr. G. Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor (SWC), Water Technology Centre, Coimbatore was awarded with Sumer Memorial Award by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi for his dedicated efforts and contributions in the field of Soil and Water Conservation. Thiru. | 567 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor (SWC), Water Technology Centre, Coimbatore was awarded with Sumer Memorial Award by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi for his dedicated efforts and contributions in the field of Soil and Water Conservation. | 1 | page=1,ocr=0 | 0.700 | |
| What was the focus topic of the 28th National Conference of the Soil Conservation Society of India? | Farmers' Friendly Soil and Water Conservation Technologies for Mitigating Climate Change Impact | Banwarilal Purohit, His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu, distributed the award during the inaugural function of 28" National Conference of Soil Conservation Society of India on “Farmers' Friendly Soil and Water Conservation Technologies for Mitigating Climate Change Impact”. He was also awarded with Best Poster Presentation Award during the function held at Udhagamandalam on 31.01.2019. Vol. 71 No. FEBRUARY 2019 | 184 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Banwarilal Purohit, His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu, distributed the award during the inaugural function of 28" National Conference of Soil Conservation Society of India on “Farmers' Friendly Soil and Water Conservation Technologies for Mitigating Climate Change Impact”. | 1 | page=1,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the size of the area in TNPL's coconut plantation impacted by pests and diseases? | 1400 acres of TNPL coconut plantation | Endowment lecture on future farming Awareness programme on Pest and ; Disease management in Coconut An awareness programme on the ; management of Slug Caterpillar (Contheyla 3 . rotunda), Rugose Spiraling whitefly and - ~ =e = Basal stem rot disease in coconut was jointly ————— —- — organized by Coconut Research Station a —— = (TNAU), Aliyar nagar and TNPL (Tamilnadu >) a newsprint and Papers Limited) at Kagitha- A ma, puram, Karur district on 01.02.2019. A. , f Mr. P. Udayakumar, Public Relations officer, - AS TNPL welcomed the gathering and appraised Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, Associate the importance of the meeting emphasizing Professor, International Development and the pest infestation and disease incidence in Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice 1400 acres of TNPL coconut plantation. and Development, University of Guelph, Dr. K. | 763 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Sharada Srinivasan, Associate the importance of the meeting emphasizing Professor, International Development and the pest infestation and disease incidence in Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice 1400 acres of TNPL coconut plantation. | ||||
| What was the subject of the technical presentation given by Mr. Santosh Prasad? | Pac Bio = ceo = Sequel - Third Generation Sequencing — SMRT | Totally, twenty seven participants from different delivered by Dr. N. Kumaravadivel, Professor & disciplines participated, representing scientists/ Head DPMB & B. students of constituent colleges of TNAU and University Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Training on processing of pulses and millets Mr. Santosh Prasad, Field Application Specialist from M/s. Spinco Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Chennai ‘ — delivered a technical presentation on “Pac Bio = ceo = Sequel - Third Generation Sequencing — SMRT | > + - \ i Technology” as a part of the training. He also <b. WE? ie Pha @ = elaborated on genome assembly and quality di C' = 3 checking of Pac Bio reads in comparison with { | . ; other illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing ‘ 4. platforms. -_ FEBRUARY 2019 4 | 433 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Chennai ‘ — delivered a technical presentation on “Pac Bio = ceo = Sequel - Third Generation Sequencing — SMRT | > + - \ i Technology” as a part of the training. | 4 | page=4,ocr=7 | 0.700 | |
| Where was the awareness programme on coconut pest and disease management held? | Kagitha- A ma, puram, Karur district | Endowment lecture on future farming Awareness programme on Pest and ; Disease management in Coconut An awareness programme on the ; management of Slug Caterpillar (Contheyla 3 . rotunda), Rugose Spiraling whitefly and - ~ =e = Basal stem rot disease in coconut was jointly ————— —- — organized by Coconut Research Station a —— = (TNAU), Aliyar nagar and TNPL (Tamilnadu >) a newsprint and Papers Limited) at Kagitha- A ma, puram, Karur district on 01.02.2019. A. , f Mr. P. Udayakumar, Public Relations officer, - AS TNPL welcomed the gathering and appraised Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, Associate the importance of the meeting emphasizing Professor, International Development and the pest infestation and disease incidence in Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice 1400 acres of TNPL coconut plantation. and Development, University of Guelph, Dr. K. | 408 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | rotunda), Rugose Spiraling whitefly and - ~ =e = Basal stem rot disease in coconut was jointly ————— —- — organized by Coconut Research Station a —— = (TNAU), Aliyar nagar and TNPL (Tamilnadu >) a newsprint and Papers Limited) at Kagitha- A ma, puram, Karur district on 01.02.2019. | ||||
| Who described the scheme's activities during the program? | Tmt. K. Premsanthi, Assistant vel, Professor and Head, Regional Research Director of Agriculture, Kammapuram Block, Station, Aruppukottai | Raja chalam Block, Tmt. K. Premsanthi, Assistant vel, Professor and Head, Regional Research Director of Agriculture, Kammapuram Block, Station, Aruppukottai explained the activities Ms. T. Suganya, Agriculture Officer, Dept. of the scheme. Dr. M. Gunasekaran Professor of Agrl. Marketing, Dr. R. Alex, Horticulture (PB & G)delivered a lecture on the cultivation Officer, Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, (Horticulture), of MDU-1 Kudiraivali variety. Dr. K.R. Raja Dr. K. Venkatalakshmi, (Agronomy), Dr. K. Nata durai, Assistant Professor (Horticulture) rajan, (SST), Dr. S. Maruthasalam, (Plant welcomed the gathering. Dr. R. Durai Singh, Pathology), Dr. M. Balarubini, (Agrl. Extension) Professor (Agronomy) proposed the vote of and KVK staff participated in the programme. thanks. | 19 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Raja chalam Block, Tmt. K. Premsanthi, Assistant vel, Professor and Head, Regional Research Director of Agriculture, Kammapuram Block, Station, Aruppukottai explained the activities Ms. | 3 | |||
| Who gave a talk on growing the MDU-1 Kudiraivali variety? | Dr. M. Gunasekaran Professor of Agrl. Marketing, Dr. R. Alex, Horticulture (PB & G) | Raja chalam Block, Tmt. K. Premsanthi, Assistant vel, Professor and Head, Regional Research Director of Agriculture, Kammapuram Block, Station, Aruppukottai explained the activities Ms. T. Suganya, Agriculture Officer, Dept. of the scheme. Dr. M. Gunasekaran Professor of Agrl. Marketing, Dr. R. Alex, Horticulture (PB & G)delivered a lecture on the cultivation Officer, Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, (Horticulture), of MDU-1 Kudiraivali variety. Dr. K.R. Raja Dr. K. Venkatalakshmi, (Agronomy), Dr. K. Nata durai, Assistant Professor (Horticulture) rajan, (SST), Dr. S. Maruthasalam, (Plant welcomed the gathering. Dr. R. Durai Singh, Pathology), Dr. M. Balarubini, (Agrl. Extension) Professor (Agronomy) proposed the vote of and KVK staff participated in the programme. thanks. | 240 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | of the scheme. Dr. M. Gunasekaran Professor of Agrl. Marketing, Dr. R. Alex, Horticulture (PB & G)delivered a lecture on the cultivation Officer, Dr. | 3 | page=3,ocr=1 | 0.700 | |
| Who gave the vote of thanks during the training on advancements in genomics and bioinformatics? | Dr. R. Gnanam, Professor | Gay VAN T ead, DPB | a . Dr. N. Kumaravadivel, Professor& Head, Training on Recent Advancements in DPMB & B welcomed the gathering. Inaugural Genomics and Bioinformatics address was given by Dr. S. Mohankumar, | = j ——— mapa Bean CPMB &B. Dr. R. Gnanam, Professor | Gay VAN T ead, DPB proposed a vote of thanks. eer pie | ¥. yi ‘To " Qualitative analysis of proteins using A Ew “Se |) ae MALDI Mass Spectrometry was delivered by LD ae —{ ¢ \, ‘_ Mr. Venkatesh, Senior Application Specialist Sas. L ih - from M/s. Spinco Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Chennai. | ~ - ; This presentation was followed by Mr. A. Sankar, fa . Associate Vice President, from M/s. Spinco | 218 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2019/tnau_pub/NewsletterFeb2019.pdf | Mohankumar, | = j ——— mapa Bean CPMB &B. Dr. R. Gnanam, Professor | Gay VAN T ead, DPB proposed a vote of thanks. | 4 | page=4,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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