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 […]

IN VITRO STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FUNGICIDES AGAINST MYCELIAL GROWTH OF Sclerotium rolfsii, THE CAUSAL AGENT OF STEM ROT IN GROUNDNUT

B. RAGHAVENDRA* AND T. SRINIVAS Department of Plant Pathology, S.V Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502 ABSTRACT Groundnut is an important oil seed crop and is regarded as ‘king of oil seeds’. Among several biotic stresses of groundnut, stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii causes up to 80 per cent yield loss. Saprophytic nature, broad host […]

EFFECT OF LONG TERM APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS AND MANURE ON SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN RAINFED GROUNDNUT

KHALID AHMADY*, K.V. NAGA MADHURI, P.V.R.M. REDDY AND S. HEMALATA Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati, India – 517 502 ABSTRACT An experiment on long -term application of fertilizers and manure was initiated in the year 1981 during kharif season at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India […]

INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG YIELD, YIELD COMPONENTS AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY RELATED TRAITS IN F2 POPULATION OF LM 95 × EC 362096 CROSS IN MUNGBEAN

B. RUPESH KUMAR REDDY*, K.H.P. REDDY, D.M. REDDY, P. SUDHAKAR AND B. RAVINDRA REDDY Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati ABSTRACT Path coefficient analysis was carried out in F2 populations of selected superior cross LM 95 × EC 362096 in mungbean for fourteen quantitative characters to estimate the direct […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Laboratory rearing and continuous supply of insects is a pre-requisite for undertaking studies on various IPM tools such as germplasm evaluation as a part of host plant resistance studies (Sharma et […]

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 […]