Economics Of Sericulture And Processing Of Cocoons In Kurnool District Of Andhra Pradesh

S. RESHMA CHANDAN, N. VANI*, V. PRABHAVATHI AND P. SUMATHI Department of Agri Business Management, Institute of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Sericulture is the cultivation of silk through rearing of silk worm. It involves series of activities like mulberry cultivation, cocoon production, silk reeling and the products […]

Effect Of Agroclimatic Indices And Yield In Groundnut (arachis Hypogaea L.) At Different Dates Of Sowing

I. AKHILA ANIL*, P. SUDHAKAR, V. UMAMAHESH AND T.PRATHIMA Department of Crop Physiology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station farm of S. V. Agricultural college , Tirupati in a split plot design with four main treatments i.e. Varieties […]

Performance Of Dual Purpose Sorghum (sorghum Bicolor (l.) Moench) Varieties Under Varied Crop Geometry

V. PRUTHVI GOUD, A.V. NAGAVANI*, D. SUBRAMANYAM AND M.V.S. NAIDU Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2016 at S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati (dry land or wet land) to study the effect of varieties and crop geometry on the growth […]

Factors Influencing The Knowledge Level Of The Tomato Growers In Chittoor District Of Andhra Pradesh

K. MADHURI*, V. SAILAJA, P.V. SATHYAGOPAL, D. SUBRAMANYAM AND S.V. PRASAD Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state during 2016-17 to assess the various factors influencing the knowledge level of tomato growers. A total […]

Planthopper Funa Associated With Maize And Sorghum Crop-ecosystems From Costal Andhra Pradesh

K. SIVA HARI BRAHMA AND M.S.V. CHALAM* Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Nine planthopper species viz., Cemus sp.; Euidella sp.; Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead); Perkinsiella sp.; Perkinsiella sinensis Kirkaldy; Sardia rostrata (Melichar); Sogatella kolophon (Kirkaldy) Sogatella vibix (Haupt) and Tagosodes pusanus (Distant) were reported from […]

Screening Of Thermo Tolerant Rice Genotypes For Heat Tolerance At Seedling Stage Using Tir Technique

B. ARPITHA SHANKAR*, N.P. ESWARA REDDY AND A. SRIVIDHYA Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, IFT, ANGRAU, RARS, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Heat is one of the major factors that considerably limit rice production. Here we report a novel temperature induction response (TIR) technique which was standardized for Rice crop. […]

Construction Of Knowledge Test To Measure The Knowledge Level Of Rice Farmers

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 […]

Efficacy Of Organics In Conjunction With Inorganics On Yield Of Groundnut Under Rainfed And Protective Irrigation Conditions In Rainfed Alfisols Of Andhra Pradesh

G. NARAYANA SWAMY*, A.V. NAGAVANI, K. BHARGAVI, B. SAHADEVA REDDY, M.V. VIJAY SANKAR BABU AND V. UMAMAHESH Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Anantapur – 515 001, Andhra Pradesh. ABSTRACT A field experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Ananthapuramu during 2014 and 2015 kharif seasons to compare the yield and yield attributes […]

A Study On The Effect Of Heavy Metals On Sds-page Protein Profiles Of Spirulina Platensis

G. NAGENDRA BABU* AND S.D.S. MURTHY Department of Biochemistry, Krishna Teja College, Tirupati – 517 502. Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS PAGE) analyses of the total protein profile of Spirulina platensis was studied to know the effect of heavy metals Silver and Chromium. The excitation spectra of heavy […]

Economic Analysis Of Foxtail Millet Cultivation In Kurnool District Of Andhra Pradesh

S. MEHARUNNISA BEGUM, S. RAJESWARI*, N. VANI AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati 517 502, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT The focus of the present study was on economic analysis of foxtail millet in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A sample size of 30 farmers cultivating foxtail millet […]