Comparative Analysis of Pest Pattern in Rice Among Various Districts of Andhra Pradesh

M. SHAHATAZ BANU*, P. LAVANYA KUMARI, SK. NAFEEZ UMAR AND I. PARAMASIVA Department of Statistics and Computer Applications, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa, f: Gramineae) is an important food crop among the cereals that is majorly affected by insect pests. More than 70 insect species are associated with the rice crop at […]

Genetic Diversity Analysis of 64 Maize Inbred Lines for Yield Traits Using D2 Statistics and Principal Component Analysis

  N. SUDHARSHAN, I. SUDHIR KUMAR*, M. SHANTHI PRIYA, P. MUNIRATHNAM AND M. REDDY SEKHAR Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT To discriminate maize inbred lines based on yield traits using D2 statistics and principal component analysis (PCA), sixty four genotypes available at Department of Genetics and Plant […]

Effect of Border Crops on Activity of Predatory Fauna In Blackgram (Vigna Mungo L.)

N. SREESANDHYA*, S. DHRUVA, M.S.V. CHALAM, P. KISHORE VARMA, MOHAN NAIDU AND M. RAJASRI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of various border crops viz., maize, pearl millet, fodder sorghum, foxtail millet, sunhemp, dhaincha, sunflower and marigold on predator populations, specifically […]

Effect of Organic Farming on Soil Enzymatic Activity and Productivity of Groundnut Based Cropping System

HEMALATHA*, M. MADHAN MOHAN, C.H. BHARGAVA RAMI REDDY AND SUNITHA Department of Soil Science, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati on groundnut based cropping systems during kharif and rabi 2023-24 under organic and ICM practices. Soil samples were collected at 0-15 and 15-30 […]

Effect of Biochar Coated Fertilizers on Yield and Yield Attributes of Rice

G. PRATHIBHA*, M. SREENIVASA CHARI, T.N.V.K.V. PRASAD AND G. KARUNA SAGAR Department of Soil Science, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A research was conducted to evaluate the yield and yield attributes of rice as influenced by biochar coated and uncoated chemical fertilizer. The experiment was done with nine treatments. 100% NK + 100% […]

Effect of Organic Nutrient Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Foxtail Millet

P. ADITYA KAMAL*, Y. REDDI RAMU, N. SUNITHA, B. SANTHOSH ANDV. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2023 on sandy loam soils of S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati to know that the effect of organic nutrition in foxtail millet. The experiment was laid […]

Chemical Weed Management in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Americanum L.) Through Pre and Post Emergence Herbicides

V. HARINI*, B. SANDHYA RANI, P. MAHESWARA REDDY, A. PRASANTHI AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted during kharif, 2023 on sandy loam soils of dryland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, in a randomized block […]

Species Diversity of Sugarcane Shootborers in Major Sugarcane Growing Districts of Andhra Pradesh

P. DIVYA*, RAJASRI MANDALI, T.M .HEMALATHA, K.R TAGORE, K. DEVAKI ANDY. AMARAVATHI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT An extensive roving survey was conducted in different sugarcane growing districts of Andhra Pradesh at different cane developmental stages at bimonthly intervals during 2023-2024. Three shoot borers viz., Early shoot borer, Chilo infuscatellus, […]

Faunistic Studies on Economically Important Lepidopterans in Different Field Crops of Tirupati District

P. PRAVALLIKA*, M.S.V. CHALAM, E. CHANDRAYUDU, P. LAVANYA KUMARI AND M. RAJASRI Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A study was conducted in the Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati during the year 2023- 2024, on the chaetotaxy of larva and genital characters of adults. Larvae were collected from different […]

Profile of Rice Farmers in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh

G. LAKSHMI SAHITI SRI MOUNIKA*, P. BALA HUSSAIN REDDY, M.V. KRISHNAJI, N.V. SARALA AND T. LAKSHMI Department of Agricultural Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT A study was conducted to understand the efficacy of different rice establishment methods in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh as a part of it the profile […]