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 […]
BHADRE CHANDRABASHI KASHINATH, N. SUNITHA*, A.V. NAGAVANI AND G. PRABHAKARA REDDY Department of Agronomy, S.V.Agricultural College, Tirupati 517 502 ABSTRACT An investigation on the performance of fodder maize to varied crop geometry and nitrogen levels was conducted during kharif, 2013 at S.V.Agricultural College, Tirupati on sandy loam soil. There were eighteen treatment combinations consisted of […]
M. JYOSTNA KIRANMAI, N. SUNITHA*, Y. REDDI RAMU, A. PRASANTHI AND G. PRABHAKARA REDDY Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2014-15 to study the effect of different nitrogen levels and time of nitrogen application on growth and yield of white grain finger millet. The experiment […]
M. KAVITHA* AND K. LALITHA KUMARI *Scientist, Citrus Research Station, Petlur, Venkatagiri, Dr. Y.S.R. H.U., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Field experiments were carried out for three consecutive years i.e. 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Anantharajupeta, to study the effect of different fungicides for the management of foliar blight of chrysanthemum. Among […]
K. HANUMANTHA*, V. SAILAJA, P.V. SATHYAGOPAL, K.N. RAVIKUMAR AND S.V. PRASAD Department of Agricultural Extension and Economics, Agricultural College, Mahanandi – 518 502, A.P. ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh to study the attitude of beneficiaries towards MGNREGS. The study revealed that education, size of the family, socio-politico participation, sources […]
A.R. NIRMAL KUMAR*, C. VIJAYALAKSHMI AND D. VIJAYALAKSHMI Department of Crop Physiology, RARS, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Floral anatomy, which determines the yield in rice, is greatly affected by heat and drought stresses during reproductive phenophase. Trials under controlled environmental conditions and field experiments under rain out shelter facility were […]
P. BALAHUSSAIN REDDY*, P.V.K. SASIDHAR AND T.P. SASTRY Programme Coordinator, KVK, ANGRAU, Kalikiri, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT The knowledge test was developed to measure the knowledge of Rice farmers in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Relevant items covering all aspects of Rice cultivation were collected from literature available and in consultation with scientists of […]
J. MANJUNATH1, K. MANJULA1, K. V. HARI PRASAD1, T. MURALI KRISHNA2, T. N. V. K. V. PRASAD2, B. RAVINDRA REDDY1 1Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517502. Chittoor (District), Andhra Pradesh 2Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati – 517 502, A.P,India ABSTRACT An […]
MAITRI PANIGRAHI*, L. PRASANTHI, K. HARIPRASAD REDDY AND A. R. NIRMAL KUMAR Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural college, ANGRAU, Tirupati, Chittoor Dt.517502, Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT An experiment was carried out to estimate the genetic parameters such as variability, heritability and genetic advance, character association and path analysis for eleven quantitative characters […]
V. RAGAMALIKA*, S. RAJESWARI, B. APARNA AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, A.P. 517502 ABSTRACT The present study was aimed to know the direction of cropping pattern changes in the selected districts of Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh by using Markov chain analysis. Time series data on area under […]
MOHANKUMAR AND D.N. KAMBREKAR* Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka ABSTRACT Studies on the field efficacy of different new insecticide molecules and botanicals against safflower leaf eating caterpillar Perigea capensis Guenée under field condition was conducted during 2014. All the treatments rendered significant suppression of leaf eating caterpillar compared to […]