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 […]
Y. ASHA DEEPTHI, P. ARUNA SRI, K. VENKATARAMANAMMA, K. DEVAKI AND K. VEMANA Department of Plant Pathology, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Stem rot disease of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), caused by the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc., is one of the most destructive soilborne diseases affecting groundnut cultivation in the Rayalaseema […]
P. SRINIVASA SASDHAR * Department of Economics, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari – 583105, Karnataka. ABSTRACT Diurnal temperature range (DTR), the difference between daily maximum and minimum temperature, is an important indicator of asymmetric warming. This study analyses long-term spatial variability in DTR across Karnataka, India, using district-level temperature series derived from the TerraClimate dataset […]
S. VIKSHITHA*, M. SATHISH RAHUL, T. LAKSHMI AND A. V. NAGAVANI Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The present study was conducted in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh with a sample of 120 beneficiaries of Annadatha Sukhibhava scheme selected through random sampling. The findings revealed that a majority of the […]
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 […]
C. AKHIL SAI*, Y. REDDI RAMU, D. SUBRAMANYAM, P. NAGAMANI AND A. V. NAGAVANI Department of Agronomy, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2025-26 on sandy loam soils of S.V Agriculture College, Dry land farm, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh to study the “Sustainable cultivation of finger millet (Eleusine coracana […]
P. SUPRIYA*, D. BHARATHI, M. REDDI SEKHAR AND K. VISWANATH Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Fifty-five sesame genotypes were evaluated in a Randomized Block Design during rabi 2025–26 at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati to estimate genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for seventeen yield and yield component traits. […]
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. KEERTHANA*, 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 evaluated the performance assessment of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the Alluri Sita Rama Raju (ASR) district of Andhra Pradesh. A total sample size of 160 coffee growers were surveyed among […]
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 […]
R. SAI PRANEETH *, B. RAMANA MURTHY, KN. RAVI KUMAR AND G. MOHAN NAIDU Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT This study examined the satisfaction levels and adoption factors of tissue culture banana (TCB) cultivation among farmers in Annamaya and Nandyala districts of Andhra Pradesh. TCB is favored for its disease-free […]
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 […]
B. HEMANTH KUMAR REDDY*, B. SANDHYA RANI, D. SUBRAMANYAM, M. MADHAN MOHAN AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2024-25 at Wetland Farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India to identify a suitable post-emergence […]
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 […]
M. CHARITHA*, K. UMA DEVI, M. SATHISH RAHUL AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT India’s edible oil sector has seen a paradigm shift in consumer preferences, particularly with increasing awareness about the health implications of chemically refined oils. Cold-pressed oils, retaining natural nutrients and processed without heat […]
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 […]
S. RAJUNAIKA, M. HEMANTHKUMARB, N.V. NAIDUC, P. LATHAD aPost Graduate student, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517502. Chittoor (District), Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Four sugarcane varieties (87A298, Co86032, CoT8201 and 2003V46) and three explants (shoot tip, leaf roll and apicalmeristem) were used for micropropagation and observations were made on […]
G.D. NANDINI*, K.JOHN, M. REDDISEKHAR AND P. LATHA Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural college, ANGRAU, Tirupati, Chittoor Dt.517502, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT Forty diverse genotypes of Spanish bunch groundnut were evaluated during kharif 2017 for variability studies. The genotype TCGS-1847 registered higher mean values for pod yield per plant, kernel yield per […]
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 Field experiment was conducted during kharif 2017 and 2018 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the effect of organic manures and phosphorus levels on growth, yield and economics of vegetable cowpea. Three levels of organic manures (no organic manure, FYM @ 5 tonnes ha-1 and poultry manure @2 tonnes ha-1) and 3 phosphorus levels […]