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 […]