Biology And Morphometris Of Cigarette Beetle, Lasioderma Serricorne (fab.) On Fennel And Coriander

K. SUNEETHAMMA*, K.V. HARI PRASAD, P. RADHIKA AND P. ANIL KUMAR Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Investigations were carried out on “Biology and morphometrics of Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius on fennel and corian-der” during 2015-2016 at Department of Entomology, S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, at prevailing […]

Response Of Maize (zea Mays) To Graded Levels Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus During Rabi

G. KRISHNA REDDY*, A. MUNEENDRA BABU, P. MAHESWARA REDDY AND T. PRATHIMA Principal Scientist, RARS, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted for three consecutive years (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13) on sandy clay loam soils at RARS farm, Tirupati during rabi season to study the response of maize […]

Fatty Acids, Hydrocarbon Tolerance And Heavy Metal Tolerance Properties Of Haloalkaliphilic Bacillus Sp.

SYED SHAMEER AND T.N.V.K.V. PRASAD* Institute of Frontier Technologies, Nanotechnology Laboratory, RARS, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT Microorganisms live almost everywhere including the harsh habitats on earth. In order to survive in these environments the microbes produce a variety of metabolite productcs and polymeric compounds which confer the ability to survive and thrive […]

Bio-efficacy Of Insecticides Against Safflower Leaf Eating Caterpillar Perigea Capensis Guenée Under Field Condition

MOHANKUMAR AND D.N. KAMBREKAR* Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka ABSTRACT Studies on the field efficacy of different new insecticide molecules and botanicals against safflower leaf eating caterpillar Perigea capensis Guenée under field condition was conducted during 2014. All the treatments rendered significant suppression of leaf eating caterpillar compared to […]

Factors Affecting The Utilization Of Inter-personal Localite Sources By The Rice Farmers

S. SATYANARAYANA, V. SAILAJA* AND S.V. PRASAD Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati 517502, A P. ABSTRACT With a view to know the utilization and credibility of various inter-personal localite sources as perceived by the rice growers, the study was conducted with Ex-post facto research design in SPSR Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh […]

Comparative Study Of Different Filling Materials Of Mechanised System Of Rice Intensification (msri) In A Semi Arid Region Of Andhra Pradesh

M. NAGA JYOTHI*, M.V. RAMANA, C. RAMANA AND B. RAVINDHRA REDDY College of Agriculture Engineering, Bapatla ABSTRACT The Mechanized System of Rice Intensification (MSRI) reportedly enhances the yields of rice (Oriyza sativa L.) through synergy among several agronomical management and engineering practices. This study was conducted to investigate on alterna-tive tray filling materials to replace […]

Effect Of Plant Growth Regulators On Dormancy And Flowering In Gladiolus (gladiolus Grandiflorus L.)

K. SURESH KUMAR*, R. CHANDRA SHEKAR AND D. RAJANI Subject Matter Specialist (Hort), KVK, Madanapuram ABSTRACT Studies were conducted on the effect of plant growth regulators on dormancy and flowering in gladiolus cvs. American Beauty and White Prosperity during rabi 2009. The plant growth regulators, Gibberellic acid (GA3) at 75, 100 and 125 ppm, Benzyl […]

Weed Management In Transplanted Fingermillet In Southern Agro-climatic Zone Of Andhra Pradesh

N.V. SARALA*, M. SUBBA RAO, L. MADHAVILATHA AND T.M. HEMALATHA Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Perumallapalle- 517 505 ABSTRACT Field experiment to study the efficiency of different herbicides to control the weeds in fingermillet was conducted during two seasons of kharif 2014 and 2015 in sandy loam soils at Agricultural Research Station […]

Impact Of System Of Rice Intensification (sri) Technology Among Practicing Rice Farmers Of Nagapattinam District Of Tamil Nadu

G. ASHOK KUMAR, V. SAILAJA*, P.V. SATYAGOPAL AND S.V. PRASAD Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517502 ABSTRACT Rice is the most important staple food crop for about two thirds of the population. The recent break through in rice cultiva-tion known as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method is the one which can be […]

Evaluation Of Certain Insecticides For The Management Of Safflower Insect Pests Under Field Conditions

POORNIMA MEGHANNAVAR AND D.N. KAMBREKAR* Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad – 580 005, Karnataka, India ABSTRACT A field experiment on bioefficacy of newer insecticides against the important insect pests was conducted using three sys-temic and three contact insecticides along with untreated check (UTC). The results revealed that the treatment with thiamethoxam […]