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.
B. SANDHYA RANI*, V. CHANDRIKA, G. PRABHAKARA REDDY, P. SUDHAKAR, K.V. NAGAMADHURI AND G. KARUNA SAGAR Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2017-18 at wetland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a […]
V. SRINIVAS, S. GOPALAKRISHNAN*, J. PRASAD KAMIDI AND G. CHANDER International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana, India ABSTRACT The family Solanaceae contains many vegetable species having great economic importance in agriculture. Tomato and chilli are the two most important vegetable crops in this family that are rich in […]
N.V. SARALA*, M. HEMANTH KUMAR, L. MADHAVILATHA, B. VAJANTHA AND T.M. HEMALATHA Agricultural Research Station, Perumalapalle – 517 505 ABSTRACT An experiment to study effect of spacing and fertilizer levels on growth and yield of little millet was conducted in Agricultural Research Station, Perumallapalle during kharif, 2018 with an objective of to optimize the fertilizer […]
E. ARUNA*, G. KARUNA SAGAR AND A. PRATAP KUMAR REDDY Agricultural Research Station, Utukur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Utukur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh during summer season of 2018 to test the efficiency of pendimethalin, quizalofop ethyl and metribuzin herbicides in broadcasted sesame. The experiment comprised of ten […]
P. LATHA*, K.V. NAGA MADHURI, A.R. NIRMAL KUMAR, P. SUDHAKAR, R.P. VASANTHI AND K. JOHN Institute of Frontier Technology, RARS, ANGRAU, Tirupati- 517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India. ABSTRACT A pot culture experiment was conducted to screen 20 groundnut genotypes for high root mining ability under phosphorus (P) deficient conditions. Significant genotypic variation was observed among […]
S. JAFFAR BASHA*, V. JAYALAKSHMI, S. KHAYUM AHAMMED, N. KAMAKSHI AND A. TRIVIKRAM REDDY Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Nandyal-518502, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT Field investigation was undertaken for two consecutive years (2017-18 and 2018 -19) at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh during rabi on vertisols to estimate growth parameters, yield […]
C. TAMIL SELVI*, G. MOHAN NAIDU, B. RAMANA MURTHY AND S. RAJESHWARI Department of Statistics and Computer Applications, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, India – 517 502. ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to analyse the behaviour of onion arrivals and prices in major markets of Tamil Nadu. The secondary data pertaining to monthly arrivals (qtls) […]
R. KALYANI*, A.V. NAGAVANI, V. CHANDRIKA, A. PRASANTHI AND G. KARUNA SAGAR Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out during summer, 2019 on sandy clay loam soils of wet land farm of S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. The experiment […]
K.VENKATARAMANAMMA* AND K. PRABHAKAR Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Nandyal – 518 502, Kurnool Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A total of 32 coordinated entries of sunflower screened in Kharif and rabi seasons of 2018-19 for important diseases of sunflower like necrosis, leaf curl, Alternaria leaf spot and powdery mildew under field conditions. Susceptible check KBSH-44 was […]
Y. SIVA KUMAR, S. HEMALATHA*, V. CHANDRIKA, P. LATHA AND G. KARUNA SAGAR Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517 502, India ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out during summer, 2019 on sandy loam soils of wetland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. The […]
S. MAHITHA*, R.P VASANTHI, K. HARIPRASAD REDDY AND G. MOHAN NAIDU Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT The present study aims to reveal the importance of quantitative traits and genetic variability existing in F3 generation of two crosses, TCGS-1157 × TCGS-1073 and […]
B. AFFIA PHENICA, T. LAKSHMI, S.V. PRASAD AND Y. REDDIRAMU Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V.Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517502, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The present investigation was done to study the profile characteristics of rice farmers in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Ex- post facto research design was followed for the study and a […]
K.M. YUVARAJ*, M.L.N. REDDY AND K. UMAMAHESWARA RAO Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, All India Co-ordinated Research Project on cashew, Cashew Research Station, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at AICRP on Cashew, Cashew Research Station, Dr.YSR Horticultural University Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh. To study the effect of different plant densities with different […]
B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY*, K.H.P. REDDY, D.M. REDDY, P. SUDHAKAR AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati ABSTRACT Path coefficient analysis was carried out in F2 populations of selected superior cross LM 95 × EC 362096 in mungbean for fourteen quantitative characters to estimate the direct […]
M. NIVEDITHA, A.V. NAGAVANI*, V. SUMATHI AND V. UMAMAHESH Department of Agronomy, S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupathi-517502, ANGRAU (A.P.), India ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi season, 2013 to study the effect of different IW : CPE ratios and crop geometry on yield and economics of maize. The IW: CPE ratio of 1.0 […]
G. MOHAN NAIDU* AND P. SUMATHI Department of Statistics and Maths, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati – 517 502 ABSTRACT Statistics is important in the field of agriculture, because it provides tools to analyze collected data. Many modern statistical techniques were first developed for use in agricultural research, and many basic statistical tools are still important […]
K. SHIREESHA*, V.J. TARDE AND V.S. SHIRKE Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Kolhapur ABSTRACT This research study was undertaken at College of Agriculture, Pune and Post Graduate Institute, of MPKV, Rahuri of Maharashtra State during the year 2011-12. Expost-facto research design was used for the study. The observations keenly revealed that the characteristics […]
M. RAMANJINEYULU, M. SRINIVASA REDDY*, P.V. RAMESH BABU AND P. KAVITHA Department Agronomy, Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Mahanandi, A.P., India ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural College Farm, Mahanandi on sandy loam soils to know the response of maize to secondary and micronutrients with pioneer hybrid P3369. The experiment comprised of 9 treatments consisting […]
G. ASHOK KUMAR, V. SAILAJA*, P.V. SATYAGOPAL AND S.V. PRASAD Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517502 ABSTRACT Rice is the most important staple food crop for about two thirds of the population. The recent break through in rice cultiva-tion known as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method is the one which can be […]
SWETA SHIKTA MAHAPATRA*, N. SUNITHA, Y. REDDI RAMU AND A. PRASANTHI Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2016 to study the effect of various nutrient management practices on growth and yield of fingermillet. The experiment was laid down in a randomised […]