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.
A. NIKHITHA, P. BALA HUSSAIN REDDY, V. SAILAJA AND Y. REDDI RAMU Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT The present study was carried out to know the profile of CFLDs beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of 120 respondents. The results revealed […]
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 […]
V. KARTHIGA*, T. LAKSHMI, S.V. PRASAD AND A.V. NAGAVANI Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT The study was conducted to study the profile of turmeric growers in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. The results revealed that majority of the turmeric growers were middle age (55.83%), educated up to middle school (50.00%), […]
T. MAHESH BABU*, T. LAKSHMI, S.V. PRASAD, V. SUMATHI AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati. ABSTRACT Assessing the relationship between profile of FPO members with performance of FPO would help to understand how the profile characteristics will influence the performance and socio-economic benefits of the FPO members after joining […]
G.R. SONIYA*, I. BHAVANI DEVI, B. APARNA AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT The primary objective of this study is to assess the business performance of a selected Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. For this purpose, Two FPOs under Andhra Pradesh Rural […]
V. SRINIVAS, A. SRAVANI, S. PRATYUSHA AND S. GOPALAKRISHNAN* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana ABSTRACT Biological degradation and conversion of agricultural or herbal wastes by earthworms and microorganisms, called vermicomposting, is becoming a favored method of recycling biodegradable wastes. Application of vermicompost prepared from the herbals not […]
M. SUNIL KUMAR*, R. SARADA JAYALAKSHMI DEVI, K. VEMANA, T. MURALI KRISHNA AND L. PRASANTHI Department of Plant Pathology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. Tobacco streak virus (TSV) is the type member of Ilarvirus genus in the family Bromoviridae (Fauquet et al., 2005). The genus Ilarvirus is one of the six genera included in the […]
T. RAGHAVENDRA*, P. SUDHAKAR, P. SANDHYA RANI, V. JAYALAKSHMI AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY Department of Crop Physiology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal during rabi season of 2018-19 and 2019-20 to find out optimum time of sowing and suitable genotypes of chickpea in scarce […]
P. KAVYA*, N. VANI, RAJESWARI AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Department of Agricultural Economics, S,V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT The study was conducted during the year 2018-19 in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in which 4 mandals were selected on the basis of highest average man days per household per year. Using the same criteria […]
S. VANDANA*, P.V.R.M REDDY, K.V. NAGAMADHURI AND P. MAHESWARA REDDY Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT Two hundred fifty representative soil samples from seventy three villages of Gudipala mandal in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were collected at 250 m grid interval leaving hills and water bodies and […]
V. UMAMAHESH*, Y. YOHAN, P. LATHA, P. SUDHAKAR AND V. RAJA RAJESWARI Department of Crop Physiology, S.V Agricultural College and RARS, Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The Present investigation was carried out at S. V. Agricultural College & RARS, Tirupati to know the effect of amino acids in alleviation of terminal moisture stress in groundnut […]
J. NAIPUNYA*, S. RAJESWARI, I. BHAVANI DEVI AND P. SUMATI Department of Agricultural Economics, S V Agricultural College, Tirupati-517502. ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Pellakur mandal of Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh during 2014-2015. The cost of cultivation was highest in the case of groundnut (` 68,874.71/ha) followed by rabi paddy (` 65,370.80/ha) and […]
A.P. SADANA*, S. SRINIVASA RAJU, P. VINOD KUMAR AND Ch. SUNITHA Horticultural College, Venkataramannagudem, Dr YSR Horticultural University, VR Gudem, West Godavari Dist., A.P. ABSTRACT An the experiment was conducted during Rabi 2009-10 at Akola to study the effect of spacing and seed soaking with GA3 on growth, yield and quality of radish (Raphanus sativus […]
K. PULLAM RAJU*, P. RAJASEKHAR, C.P.D. RAJAN AND N. C. VENKATESWARLU Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, A.P. ABSTRACT Five insecticides and three fungicides at recommended concentrations were evaluated as tank mix in various insecticide and fungicide combinations for their efficacy against stem borer and stem rot in rice. Among […]
K. SUNEETHAMMA*, K.V. HARI PRASAD, P. RADHIKA AND P. ANIL KUMAR Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Investigations were carried out on “Biology and morphometrics of Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius on fennel and corian-der” during 2015-2016 at Department of Entomology, S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, at prevailing […]
B. DIVYAMANI, Y. REDDI RAMU*, D. SUBRAMANYAM AND V. UMAMAHESH Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at the wetland farm of S.V. Agricultural college, Tirupati during rabi, 2016 to study the efficacy of herbicide mixtures for weed control and yield of groundnut (Arachis […]
PRAYASI NAYAK, A. PRATAP KUMAR REDDY, N. SUNITHA, K. V. NAGA MADHURI Department of Agronomy Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2017-18 on sandy loam soils of S.V. Agricultural College Wetland Fam, Tirupati to optimise the organic, inorganic and biofertilizer needs for sustained productivity […]
N.SRUTHI, D.BALAGURAVAIAH, V. MUNA SWAMY, A.V.NAGAVANI Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S. V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor (Dist.,), Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif season 2017 on sandy loam soils of Agriculture College Farm, Mahanandi, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, to evaluate different real time […]
M. MUNESWARI*, K. V. HARI PRASAD, N.C. VENKATESWARLU AND V. UMAMAHESH, Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517502, Chittoor Dt. A.P, India ABSTRACT Effect of castor genotypes with different blooms on growth and development of castor semilooper, Parallelia algira was studied using neonate larvae. Biological parameters such as egg duration, larval duration, pupal duration, […]
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 […]