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.
Ch. SHEKHAR*, K. KAREEMULLA, S. RAJESWARI AND B. RAMANA MURTHY P.G. Scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT The present study aims at examining the economic viability of sweet orange in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh. Forty sweet orange farmers constituted the sample for the study. Data collected from primary sources […]
C.C. HEMANTH*, M. MADHAN MOHAN, K.V. NAGA MADHURI AND P. MAHESHWARA REDDY Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT An experiment on long-term application of fertilizers and manure was initiated in the year 1981 during kharif season at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India in rainfed Alfisols under groundnut monocropping system. […]
K. CHANDHINI*, S.S. RAJU, N. VANI AND P. LAVANYA KUMARI Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT The present study aimed to estimate the feed and fodder demand for the existing livestock population and supply in Andhra Pradesh. For the study the secondary data was collected from the different sources. The livestock […]
RANI KUMAR SAJANE*, M. RAJASRI, G.S. PANDURANGA AND T.N.V.K.V. PRASAD Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT In the present study essential oils like neem-azal, clove oil and acorus oil were tested at different concentrations for the management of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Neem-azal at 2.0 per cent was found to be effective […]
R. CHETHAN*, G. KARUNA SAGAR, B. SANDHYA RANI AND Ch. BHARGHAVA RAMI REDDY Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT Field experiment entitled “Organic weed management in maize (Zea mays L.)” was conducted during rabi, 2021-22 at Wetland Farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Among all the organic weed management practices, significantly […]
G. AISHWARYA*, P. SANDHYA RANI, V. UMAMAHESH AND N.V. SARALA Department of Crop Physiology, S.V Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season 2021 at Dryland Farm, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, ANGRAU. To know the effect of weather parameters on proso millet crop under three dates of sowing i.e. first […]
A. NIHITH REDDY*, S. RAJESWARI, P. LAVANYA KUMARI AND B. APARNA Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT In Telangana’s Rangareddy district, research was conducted to explore the maize supply chain. Six villages were selected for the present study from which sixty farmers and ten market intermediaries were polled to discover more […]
G. NAVYA*, V. SAILAJA, P. GANESH KUMAR AND B. SANDHYA RANI Department of Agricultural Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT The present study was carried out to know the profile of the members of the tribal FPGs in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of 120 respondents. The results […]
S. SWATHI*, M. SRINIVASA REDDY, P. V. RAMESH BABU AND P. KAVITHA Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Mahanandi ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study the growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under different sowing beds, on sandy loam soils at College Farm, Agricultural College, Mahanandi campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural […]
B. SANTHOSH KUMAR NAIK*, M. REDDI SEKHAR, P. SHANTHI, P. SUDHAKAR AND P. SUJATHAMMA Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati. ABSTRACT The experiment was conducted with 50 hybrids and fifteen parents which were developed through Line × Tester mating design using five male sterile lines and ten restorers as parental […]
K. SHIREESHA*, P.V. SATHYA GOPAL and S.V. PRASAD Dept. of Agricultural Extension, S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT Writing is an important tool for communication. It not only helps in conveying message to the intended reader but also, possess the qualities of permanence, confidence building, reinforcement and qualitative comprehension. In our […]
K. DIVYA, S. RAJESWARI*, I. BHAVANI DEVI AND P. SUMATI Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati. ABSTRACT The present study was conducted for bengalgram, blackgram, greengram, redgram in selected markets of Andhra Pradesh for a period of 2000-2014. The secondary data pertaining to monthly modal prices (Rs./qtl) of selected pulses was collected from […]
C.V. KARUNAKARA REDDY, Y. REDDI RAMU*, G. KRISHNA REDDY, P. SUDHAKAR AND G. PRABHAKARA REDDY Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh – 517 502 ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2013 at dryland Farm of S.V Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to identify the optimum sowing time and dose of […]
S. THAHIR BASHA, M. NAGALAKSHMI DEVAMMA* AND N.P. ESWARA REDDY Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517502, India ABSTRACT Environmental problems have raised great interest in ecofriendly sustainable agricultural practices. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most important fruit crops in India and the state of Andhra Pradesh is leading in […]
P. SWARNA*, R. PRASANNA LAKSHMI, P. GANESH KUMAR AND P. BALA HUSSAIN REDDY KVK, ANGRAU, Kalikiri – 517 234, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Millets are small seeded grasses that are hardy and grow well in dry areas as rain-fed crops, under marginal conditions of soil fertility and moisture. Millets have certain intrinsic qualities suited for […]
J. JAGADISH, P.VEKATA RAM MUNI REDDY*, K.V. NAGA MADHURI AND Y. REDDI RAMU Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU,Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Geo referenced soil samples were collected from 29 villages of Nagari mandal in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh at ten ha grid interval following spatially balanced […]
P. VISHNUVARDHAN, B. APARNA, S. RAJESWARI AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati 517502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which a tenant farmer traditionally refers to a farmer who does not own the land that he lives on and works, but […]
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 […]
M. RESHAD ABDULRAHIMZAI*, N.C. VENKATESWARLU, K.V. HARI PRASAD and G . MOHAN NAIDU Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517502, Chittor Dt., A.P., India ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to screen the blackgram genotypes at dry land farm, S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati during rabi2018-19 for identification of resistance source for utilization in […]
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 […]