EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURES ON SOIL NUTRIENT STATUS IN RAINFED GROUNDNUT GROWN ON AN ALFISOL

RISHI KUMAR REDDY*, K.V. NAGA MADHURI, P.V.R.M. REDDY AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, India ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study effect of organic manures on availability of nutrients in groundnut crop (Arachis hypogaea L.) at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati […]

INFLUENCE OF GENOTYPES AND NITROGEN LEVELS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF FODDER JOWAR (Sorghum bicolor L.)

S. TEJA*, G. KARUNA SAGAR, V. SUMATHI, K.V. NAGA MADHURI AND V. CHANDRIKA Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out during kharif, 2019 on sandy loam soils of wetland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. The experiment was […]

STUDY OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.)

S. HIMA BINDU*, L. PRASANTHI, V. LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY AND P. LATHA Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517502. Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT A set of 50 pigeonpea genotypes were evaluated during kharif season 2019-20 at Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh to assess the genetic diversity. The study […]

PRICE BEHAVIOUR OF COCOONS IN DHARMAVARAM MARKET OF ANDHRA PRADESH

N. VANI* AND S. RAJESWARI Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India. ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to examine the price behavior of cocoons in Dharmavaram market of Andhra Pradesh. There was significant increasing trend in prices of cocoons in selected market and found to be significant […]

EFFECT OF BEDDING MATERIAL AND FOLIAR NUTRITION ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF RICE SEEDLINGS FOR MACHINE TRANSPLANTING

P. MAHESWARA REDDY*, G. KRISHNA REDDY, B. RAVINDRA REDDY, K.V. NAGAMADHURI, G. PRABHAKAR REDDY AND P. SUDHAKAR Department of Agronomy, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati-517502 ABSTRACT Nursery management experiment was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati campus of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University during rabi, 2014-15 for the standardization of suitable bedding material […]

A METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS REARING OF Maruca vitrata (GEYER) ON NATURAL DIET

L.P. VENKATA REDDY*, K.V. HARIPRASAD, T. MURALI KRISHNA, P. LATHA AND S. KHAYAUM AHMMEED Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, A.P. 517 502  

COMBINED EFFECT OF HEAT AND DROUGHT STRESS ON GRAIN QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.) GENOTYPES

A.R. NIRMAL KUMAR*, C. VIJAYALAKSHMI AND D. VIJAYALAKSHMI Department of Crop Physiology, TNAU, Coimbatore, TN 641 003 ABSTRACT The effect of short term natural high temperatures above 35oC and drought in the range of – 50 to – 70 kPa was assessed on grain quality parameters in three rice cultivars (ADT 43, TKM 9 and […]

EVALUATION OF GROUNDNUT GENOTYPES FOR CONFECTIONERY QUALITY CHARACTERS INCLUDING AFLATOXIN RESISTANCE

M. HEMANTH KUMAR*, G.L.K. REDDY AND M.R. SEKHAR Agricultural Research Station, Perumallapalle, ANGRAU, AP 517 505 India ABSTRACT Fifty-four groundnut genotypes were evaluated for ten morphological and biochemical characters related to quality. For morphological characters like high kernel yield, high shelling percentage, high 100 seed weight, desirable testa colour and elongated shape, the genotype, TPT […]

STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF SYNERGISTS FOR COUNTERING DEVELOPMENT OF INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN LARVAL POPULATION Maruca vitrata (Geyer) FROM MAJOR BLACKGRAM GROWING AREAS OF ANDHRA PRADESH

T. NARESH*, P. RAJASEKHAR, K.V. HARI PRASAD, V.L.N REDDY, B. RAVINDRA REDDY AND N.C. VENKATESWARLU Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517502, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Role of synergist for countering the insecticide resistance mechanism was studied in both baseline and field populations during rabi 2018-19 at Insectary, Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural […]

SELECTION INDICES FOR FIBRE YIELD IN SUGARCANE (Saccharum spp.)

M. SHANTHI PRIYA*, K.H.P. REDDY, M. HEMANTH KUMAR, V. RAJARAJESWARI, G. MOHAN NAIDU AND B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502. ABSTRACT Seventy-seven genotypes of sugarcane selected from the first clonal stage were evaluated at Agricultural Research Station, Perumallapalle, Andhra Pradesh, from 2011 to 2012 for diversified […]