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 […]

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 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 […]

FIELD EVALUATION OF COORDINATED ENTRIES OF SUNFLOWER FOR IMPORTANT DISEASES

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 […]

Farmers’ Pesticide Buying Behaviour: Estimating the Influential Factors and Constraints in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

C. YASWANTH, N. VANI, B. APARNA AND B. RAMANA MURTHY Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati ABSTRACT The present study was to know the factors that influence the farmers buying behavior towards pesticides and constraints faced by them in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Kurnool district was purposively selected as it occupies […]

GROWTH AND YIELD OF SUMMER BLACKGRAM (Vigna mungo L.) AS INFLUENCED BY MOISTURE STRESS AND FOLIAR NUTRITION

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]