PERFORMANCE OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) VARIETIES UNDER VARIED LEVELS OF SULPHUR

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 […]

TREND AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN ARRIVALS AND PRICES OF ONION IN MAJOR MARKETS OF TAMIL NADU

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) […]

PERFORMANCE OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) VARIETIES TO IRRIGATION AND PHOSPHOROUS LEVELS IN VERTISOLS UNDER RAINFED CONDITION

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 […]

GENOTYPIC VARIATION FOR ROOT TRAITS TO PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.)

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 […]

CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL IN BROADCASTED SESAME

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 […]

EFFECT OF SPACING AND FERTILIZER LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF LITTLE MILLET (Panicum sumatrense) IN SOUTHERN AGRO-CLIMATIC ZONE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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 […]

EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING STREPTOMYCES SP. ON PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO AND CHILLI

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 […]

EFFECT OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON WEED GROWTH AND YIELD OF RABI MAIZE IN SCARCE RAINFALL ZONE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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 […]

SUITABLE INGREDIENTS FOR PREPARATION OF CHATS SUPPLEMENTED WITH JACKFRUIT SEED PASTE

A.D. AKKAMAHADEVI*, N. ANNAPURNA, R.S. PATIL AND M. SHIVASHENKARAMURTHY ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dharwad, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT Jackfruit is potential source of starch and has very good water and oil absorption properties which has potential applications in food industry. Every year huge quantity of jackfruit produce wasted because of its perishable nature and seasonal glut. To […]

VARIABILITY, CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS STUDIES IN LITTLE MILLET (Panicum sumatrense)

L. MADHAVILATHA*, M. SUBBA RAO, M. SHANTHI PRIYA AND M. HEMANTH KUMAR Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Research Station, Perumallapalle, Tirupati – 517 505. ABSTRACT An experiment was carried out with fifty little millet elite germplasm lines to estimate genetic parameters, character association and path analysis for nine quantitative traits. High GCV and […]