Andhra Pradesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences is an official publication of the ‘Society of Agricultural Scientists’ published quarterly (March, June, September and December) from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The journal publishes original research in the fields of agricultural Sciences including Plant sciences, Food science, Social sciences and Agricultural Engineering. Critical review articles from the authors having substantial experience of research in the respective areas of specialization are also considered for publication. So far the society was successful in bringing out the journal regularly since 2015. The journal is open to the active members only (life members and annual members). All the authors and co-authors must become members for processing the articles for publication in the journal.
NAGABHUSHANA*, D. BHARATHI, P. SRIVALLI, B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY AND M. REDDI SEKHAR Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT One hundred sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) genotypes were evaluated for twenty morphological traits using DUS descriptors in an Alpha Lattice Design with two replications during the rabi season 2024–2025 at the Regional […]
G.TEJASWINI*, K. NAVYA JYOTHI , B. SANDHYA RANI , P. LAVANYA KUMARI AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out during summer, 2024 on sandy loam soils of dryland farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, to study the Effect of liquid biofertilizers on productivity of […]
ASWATHI S NAIR*, P. GANESH KUMAR, P. BALA HUSSIAN REDDY AND V. SUMATHI Department of Agril. Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The present study was conducted in Palakkad district of Kerala to study the profile of men and women involved in banana value chain. A total of 112 respondents (80 farmers, […]
UPPALA SAI RAM*, B. SANTHOSH KUMAR NAIK, R. NARASIMHULU, D. VENKATESH BABU AND M. REDDI SEKHAR Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Forty foxtail millet germplasm accessions including two checks (SiA 3156 and SiA 3159) were studied for 18 yield and morpho-physiological traits to estimate genetic parameters, including […]
B. KAMESWARA RAO*, A. RAJESH, P. DURAIMURUGAN, G. MOHAN NAIDU,G. NARAYANA SWAMY AND M. RAJASRI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Castor (Ricinus communis) is a perennial shrub and a vital industrial non-edible oilseed crop in India. The castor whitefly, is a polyphagous tropical insect pest, feeds undersurface of leaves. Among twenty-five […]
B. NARAYANA REDDY*, D. BHARATHI, B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY, G. MOHAN NAIDU AND B. SANTHOSH KUMAR NAIK Department of Seed Science and Technology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The aim of the present study is to assess 100 sesame genotypes based on DUS descriptors. The experiment was conducted in Alpha Lattice Design with […]
S. BHAGYA LAKSHMI*, K. SUNIL KUMAR, K. DEVAKI, P. MADHUSUDHAN AND M. RAJASRI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Roving surveys were conducted during kharif season of 2024 in major rice growing areas of Y.S.R. Kadapa, Nellore, and Annamayya districts to assess the incidence of major insect pests in rice. Insect pest incidence […]
P. NANDHINI*, K. UMA DEVI, N. VANI AND S.K. NAFEEZ UMAR Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Rice is a staple food crop in Tamil Nadu. Ramanathapuram district has 68 percent of rice cultivation area and 82.12 percent of total demand of water. In this study, an attempt was made […]
A.P. JAGADEESH*, S. TIRUMALA REDDY, V. CHANDRIKA AND A.R. NIRMAL KUMAR Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Dryland farm, S.V. Agricultural college, Tirupati during kharif season of 2023 on sandy loam soils. The experiment was laid down in the randomized block design with factorial concept and replicated […]
E. KUMAR*, N. SUNITHA, B. SANDHYA RANI, CH. BHARGAVA RAMI REDDY AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during summer season of 2024 on sandy loam soils at Dryland Farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India. […]
N. VENKATA KALYANI*, Y. PRABHAVATHI, P. NAGI REDDY AND P. LAVANYA KUMARI Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Agriculture is undergoing a significant transformation from fragmented production and marketing to integrated marketing systems. This transition driven by the need for enhanced competitiveness, efficiency and productivity in the global marketplace, underscores […]
S. ARSHA RAJ*, M.S.V. CHALAM, K. MANJULA AND M. GURIVI REDDY Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Major paddy growing districts of Kerala viz., Alappuzha, Palakkad, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kottayam and Ernakulam were surveyed and planthoppers were collected, identified and described. The taxonomic characterization was undertaken by studying external morphological features and male genital characters. […]
S. PAVITHRA*, L. MADHAVILATHA, R. NARASIMHULU AND V. SUMATHI Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The analysis of variance revealed significant differences among genotypes for all the characters. Studies on genetic variability revealed high phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation, heritability, genetic advance as per cent of mean […]
V. GURU SWAMY*, G. PRABHAKARA REDDY, C. NAGAMANI, P. LAVANYA KUMARI AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment entitled ‟Organic phosphorus management in green gram” was conducted at dryland Farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India during rabi […]
G. GEERVANI*, V. CHANDRIKA, S. TIRUMALA REDDY AND M. MADHAN MOHAN Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment entitled “Effect of foliar application of nano urea on growth and yield of fodder maize” was conducted at Dryland Farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra […]
C. MUTHU LAKSHMI BAVITHRA*, G.S. PANDURANGA, A. RAJESH, P. KARTHIK REDDY AND B. RAMANA MURTHY ABSTRACT Maggots of melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae were mass reared on seven semi-synthetic fruit based diets. Biological parameters of melon fruit fly were recorded and compared with control diet to develop an effective semi-synthetic fruit based diet for mass […]
I. AKHILA*, RAJASRI MANDALI1 AND K. DEVAKI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT A study was conducted on the effect of gamma irradiation on survival and progeny development of groundnut bruchid, Caryedon spp. (Coleoptera : Bruchidae) 2020-21. Freshly emerged adults were exposed to different doses of gamma irradiation viz., 10, 30, 50, 100, 250 and […]
N. JASHWANTH KUMAR*, RAJASRI MANDALI, K. DEVAKI AND M. GURIVI REDDY Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517502. ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays L.) is considered as queen of the cereals and is one of the most important crop next to rice and wheat in global agriculture. It has very high yield potential and there is […]
SHAREEF JENNADA*, V. SAIDA NAIK, K. BAYYAPU REDDY AND S. VASUNDHARA Department of Seed Science & Technology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The present experiment was conducted to know the impact of seed priming with chemicals on seed quality of chickpea, by subjecting seed of chickpea to various priming treatments viz., hydration, hydration followed […]
K. PRASANTHI*, S. HYMA JYOTHI, M.V. KRISHNAJI AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Mango occupies a significant position among the fruits grown in India, hailed as the king of fruits due to its versatility and utility. Various processed food products, including pickles, baby foods, mango leather, […]
S. NAGA DIVYA*, P. BALA HUSSAIN REDDY, N. KRISHNA PRIYA, VINEETHA AND T. LAKSHMI Department of Agri. Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The present study was carried out to know the profile of farmers involved in shifts in cropping pattern in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of […]
J. ARPITA*, D. BHARATHI, N. SABITHA AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT One hundred and four sesame genotypes were evaluated for genetic variability parameters using 18 traits during rabi 2023-24 in dry land farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences […]
B. NARENDRA KUMAR*, P. VINOD KUMAR, L. NARAM NAIDU AND M. RAJASEKHAR Horticultural Research Station, Venkataramannagudem Dr YSR Horticultural University, VR Gudem, West Godavari Dist., Andhra Pradesh. ABSTRACT The different cultivars of sapota namely Cricket Ball, Singapore, CO-1, CO-2, PKM-1, PKM-2, PKM-3, DHS-1, DHS-2, Kalipatti and Pala took about 6-9 months from fruit set to […]
M. PARAMESH*, D.M. REDDY, M. SHANTHI PRIYA, M. REDDI SEKHAR, P. SUDHAKAR, K.H.P. REDDY AND S.J. MALLIKARJUNA Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati. ABSTRACT An experiment was carried out to know the nature and magnitude of association among various yield and drought related traits using thirty one mungbean genotypes. Estimates of […]
B. MEENA KUMARI* AND K. GANESAMURTHY Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003. ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to study the expression of heterosis for ten characters in forty five crosses of sesame developed by crossing five lines with nine testers in Line x Tester mating design. The […]