PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMICS OF REDGRAM AS INFLUENCED BY DENSITY, PATTERN OF SOWING AND MULCHING

Y.M. SWATHI*, M. SRINIVASA REDDY, G. PRABHAKARA REDDY, P. KAVITHA AND A. PRATAP KUMAR REDDY Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during late kharif, 2016-17 at Agricultural College Farm, Mahanandi to study the effects of plant density, planting patterns and mulching techniques on, […]

EFFECT OF CHEMICALS ON CORM AND CORMEL PRODUCTION IN GLADIOLUS (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.)

K. SURESH KUMAR*, R. CHANDRA SHEKAR AND D. RAJANI Subject Matter Specialist (Hort), KVK, Madanapuram, PJTSAU, Telangana ABSTRACT Effect of chemicals on corm and cormel production in gladiolus cvs. American Beauty and White Prosperity were studied in herbal garden at College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The chemicals, Potassium nitrate (KNO3) at 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 […]

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 […]

PHYTOTOXINS AND THEIR ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF Fusarium WILT IN CHICKPEA SUBRAMANIAM GOPALAKRISHNAN

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana, India. ABSTRACT Phytotoxins are low molecular weight metabolites produced by plant pathogens that cause obvious damage to plant tissues and are known to be involved in plant disease. Phytotoxins from various formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum such as fusaric acid from the […]

EXPLORING THE NOVEL LEAF ENDOPHYTES FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AS BIORESOURCE TOOL TO CONTROL MANGO ANTHRACNOSE

S. THAHIR BASHA, M. NAGALAKSHMI DEVAMMA* AND N.P. ESWARA REDDY Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517502, India ABSTRACT Environmental problems have raised great interest in ecofriendly sustainable agricultural practices. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most important fruit crops in India and the state of Andhra Pradesh is leading in […]

STUDY ON MARKETING CHANNELS AND MARKET READINESS OF FARMER PRODUCER COMPANIES (FPCs) IN TELANGANA AND KARNATAKA

M. KANDEEBAN, Y. PRABHAVATHI*, B. APARNA AND G. MOHAN NAIDU College of Agribusiness Management, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, A.P. ABSTRACT The present study aims to highlight the role played by Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in handling and doing the business of agricultural commodities, market intervention in the value chain to increase the share of […]

APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Department of Horticulture, S. V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Nanotechnology has great potential as it can enhance the quality of life through its applications in various fields like agriculture and the food system. In a world where the human population is growing rapidly, and agriculture industry is facing challenges […]

EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY FOR IRRIGATION SUITABILITY IN THIMMAJIPET MANDAL, MAHABUBNAGAR DISTRICT

D. VASU*, S.K. SINGH, P. TIWARY, P.S. BUTTE AND V.P. DURAISAMIa ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Amravati Road, Nagpur-440 033 a Directorate of Natural Resource Managment, TNAU, Coimbatore – 641 003. ABSTRACT Georeferenced groundwater samples collected from Thimmajipet mandal, Mahabubnagar district were analyzed and evaluated for their suitability for irrigation. Out […]

EMERGING SCIENTIFIC TRENDS IN NEW PLANT BREEDING TECHNIQUES B.K. NARAYANA SWAMY

Distance Education Unit, Directorate of Extension, UAS, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka. ABSTRACT Biotechnology is emerging as a millennium tool in Agriculture. The trends for adoption of emerged scientific revolutions in biotechnology needs to be focused for effective development, dissemination and utilization of technologies pertaining to biotechnology. Market feasibility, market stability, cost, profit consistency, compatibility, visibility, trial […]

STUDY OF GENETIC PARAMETERS IN THERMO-SENSITIVE GENIC MALE STERILE LINES (TGMS) OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.)

B. MEENA KUMARI*, S. MANONMANI AND K. GANESAMURTHY Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 3. ABSTRACT Twenty eight suspected TGMS lines in rice developed from various sources were evaluated for genetic variability and heritability parameters along with correlation coefficients based on morphological traits and pollen fertility studies. Highest PCV […]