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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PARTHA DEBNATH, S. HEMALATHA*, D. SREELATHA AND A. MADHAVI Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502. A.P. ABSTRACT A field experiment entitled “Biofortification of Speciality corn with zinc” was conducted on sandy loam soils of Maize Research Center, Agricultural Research Institute, Rajendranagar during kharif, 2013 to study the effect of zinc […]
D. PRADEEP KUMAR, N. VANI*, V. PRABHAVATHI AND P. SUMATHI Department of Agri. Business Management, S.V. Agricultural Campus, Tirupati – 517-502. ABSTRACT The economics of medicinal and aromatic plants viz., coleus and palmarosa has been worked out using farm- level data from the districts of Chittoor and Mahabubnagar in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states respectively. […]
B. SUNITHA*, C. RAMANA, S. KALEEMULLAH, G. VEERA PRASAD AND N.V. SARALA College of Agricultural Engineering, ANGRAU, Bapatla ABSTRACT The sugarcane set cutter planter is a versatile implement and can do five operation viz., furrow opening, set cutting and placement, fertilizer & fungicide application and covering in single go. Similarly seedling transplanting machine available for […]
K. NALINI* AND C. CHINNUSAMY Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. ABSTRACT Weeds are considered as a major biotic constraint for high production. The weeds which germinate before or simultaneously with the crop are frequently capable of forming a leaf canopy over cotton. To manage the weeds effectively […]