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.
V. PRATIK JERMA*, P. GANESH KUMAR, V. JYOTHI AND SAHAJA DEVA Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Millets (Jowar and Bajra) are important climate-resilient crops cultivated in India, particularly in dryland and tribal regions of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. The present study was conducted to study the profile characteristics of […]
CP. HARIPRIYA*, P. SHANTHI, K. JOHN, K. VISWANATH AND M. SUDHARANI Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The genetic parameters namely, variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean, were estimated for 32 groundnut genotypes during Kharif, 2025. Among the 15 characters studied, the number of mature […]
K. LIKHITHA*, K. DEVAKI, T. MURALI KRISHNA AND TM. HEMALATHA Department of Entomology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Rice farmers in Andhra Pradesh rely substantially on chemical pesticides for management of insect pests and diseases. A survey of 120 farmers from 24 villages across Krishna, NTR, Kakinada and East Godavari districts during rabi 2025–26 […]
K. KARATA*, V. UMAMAHESH, P. SUDHAKAR AND C. NAGAMANI Department of Crop Physiology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, to evaluate the effect of moisture levels, genotypes and growth regulating chemicals on the morphophysiological parameters of groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.). The study revealed significant variations among […]
G. DHARANI*, S. HEMALATHA, V. CHANDRIKA AND M. RAGHAVENDRA Department of Agronomy, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2024–25 on dryland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, to evaluate the effect of graded levels of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) and zinc (0, 25 […]
P. ASHRITHA LAKSHMI*, Y. PRABHAVATHI, A. RAJESH AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT This study assessed the economic impact of Warehouse Receipt Finance (WHRF) on red chilli farmers in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh and identified the key constraints hindering its adoption. A purposive cum random […]
A. RUPA*, B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY, R. NARASIMHULU AND M. PRADEEP Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Mendel’s law of segregation assumes equal transmission of alleles from parent to offspring. However, real-world genetic studies frequently reveal deviations from this expected pattern, a phenomenon known as segregation distortion (SD). This refers […]
S. VYSHNAVI*, G. RAGHUNADHA REDDY, V. SRILATHA AND P. LAVANYA KUMARI Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT This study investigates the problems faced by coir industries in Andhra Pradesh, focusing on production, manufacturing, and marketing of coir fibre. The research explores constraints perceived by farmers and analyses their suggestions to address these […]
K. SONY*, M. K. JYOSTHNA, K. VISWANATH, P. SUDHAKAR AND K. VEMANA Department of Plant Pathology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT An in vitro study was conducted to evaluate the affinity and relative pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina to twenty agriculturally important crop species. Five-day-old cultures of M. phaseolina grown on PDA (30 ± 1 […]
G. SHARON MOSES*, S. UJWALA RANI, P. NAGI REDDY AND G. MOHAN NAIDU Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors that influence tribal women participation in Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh. A primary survey was conducted in the ASR district with […]
M. NAGASRAVANI*, K. JOHN, A. SRIVIDHYA AND CH. BHARGAVA RAMI REDDY Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The field experiment was carried out at Dry land farm, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Tirupati during kharif, 2024 to study the correlation analysis of yield, yield attributing and kernel micronutrient traits […]
S. SHAROOQ TAHIL*, H. SRINIVASA RAO, O. SARADA AND SK. NAFEEZ UMAR Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The present study titled “Marketing Efficiency of Cocoa Crop in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh” was conducted to evaluate the marketing system of cocoa with specific focus on identifying marketing channels, assessing […]
K. TRESSA NAIDU*, G. RAMA RAO, P. SANDHYA RANI, Y. AMARAVATHI AND L. MADHAVI LATHA Department of Crop Physiology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Drought stress limits finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) production, particularly during germination and early seedling growth. Thirty genotypes were screened for drought tolerance using polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) induced osmotic stress […]
V. LEKHASRI*, K. DEVAKI, T. MURALI KRISHNA, P. ARUNASRI AND M. RAJASRI Department of Entomology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A roving survey was conducted on pesticide usage pattern in rice crop grown in Southern Agro-climatic Zone of Andhra Pradesh during rabi, 2024-25. Data from 120 farmers were collected in four districts viz., Kadapa, […]
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 […]
G. FAREEDA* AND V. MUNASWAMY Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, A.P. ABSTRACT Natural products have provided key guidelines for new drug discovery. The search for novel natural products with interesting bioactive properties is an ongoing discipline. Thousands of bioactive compounds have the potential or have […]
K. SURESH KUMAR*, R. CHANDRA SHEKAR AND D. RAJANI Subject Matter Specialist (Hort), KVK, Madanapuram, PJTSAU, Telangana ABSTRACT Effect of chemicals on corm and cormel production in gladiolus cvs. American Beauty and White Prosperity were studied in herbal garden at College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The chemicals, Potassium nitrate (KNO3) at 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 […]
K. SIVA HARI BRAHMA AND M.S.V. CHALAM* Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Nine planthopper species viz., Cemus sp.; Euidella sp.; Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead); Perkinsiella sp.; Perkinsiella sinensis Kirkaldy; Sardia rostrata (Melichar); Sogatella kolophon (Kirkaldy) Sogatella vibix (Haupt) and Tagosodes pusanus (Distant) were reported from […]
ABDUL SHAKOOR KARRIMI, A. PRATAP KUMAR REDDY, Y. REDDIRAMU AND V.UMAMAHESH Department of Agronomy, S.V Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517502, Chittoor (Dist.,),Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2017 to study the fortification effect of zinc and iron on growth yield of sweet corn (Zea mays L.).The Growth parameters of sweet […]
P. N. HARATHI,1 P. RAJA SEKHAR2, K. V. HARI PRASAD1, B. V. BHASKAR REDDY2 AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY1 Dept. of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh, 1 Regional Agricultural Research Station2, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT Identification of Asian rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) biotype was carried out during 2016- 18 […]
M. CHARWAKA*, Y. PRABHAVATHI, N. VANI AND G. MOHAN NAIDU Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, A.P., 517 502. ABSTRACT Tobacco is one of the commercial crops grown in India and and in many other countries. Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica are the commercially cultivating species of tobacco. Tobacco is contributing a significant […]
ABSTRACT An experiment was carried to evaluate the performance of eighteen pigeonpea genotypes under drought stress. Drought stress was imposed at two phenophases of growth such as flowering and pod maturation stages. The parameters such as Chlorophyll a, b, a : b ratio, soluble protein, leaf epicuticular wax (ECW) and yield were recorded at flowering […]