B. MEENA KUMARI* AND K. GANESAMURTHY Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003. ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to study the expression of heterosis for ten characters in forty five crosses of sesame developed by crossing five lines with nine testers in Line x Tester mating design. The […]
K. PULLAM RAJU*, P. RAJASEKHAR, C.P.D. RAJAN AND N.C. VENKATESWARLU Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati ABSTRACT Five insecticides and three fungicides at recommended concentrations were evaluated as tank mix in various insecticide and fungicide combinations for their efficacy against leaf folder and leaf blast in rice. Among the different combinations tested no phytotoxic […]
M. KAVITHA* AND K. LALITHA KUMARI *Scientist, Citrus Research Station, Petlur, Venkatagiri, Dr. Y.S.R. H.U., Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT Field experiments were carried out for three consecutive years i.e. 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Anantharajupeta, to study the effect of different fungicides for the management of foliar blight of chrysanthemum. Among […]
Y. DEEPTHI KIRAN*, V. SUMATHI, G. PRABHAKARA REDDY, P. SUDHAKAR AND M.V.S. NAIDU Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh ABSTRACT A field study was conducted during rabi seasons of 2013-14 and 2014-15 at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati. The field experiments laid out in spilt plot design, replicated thrice by […]
K. RADHA RANI*, P. LALITHA KAMESHWARI AND M. NARAYANAMMA College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500 030. ABSTRACT A study was conducted to evaluate fourteen genotypes of okra for yield and various yield attributing traits at Vegetable Breeding Station, Agricultural Research Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during kharif 2006 and 2007. The data were utilized to […]
D. VASU*, S.K. SINGH, V.P. DURAISAMI, A. JANGIR AND P.S. BUTTE ICAR – National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur – 440 033 ABSTRACT Georeferenced surface soil samples (0-15 cm) collected from cotton growing fields of Thimmajipet mandal in Mahabubnagar district were analysed for pH, EC, organic carbon (OC), macronutrients (N, P, […]
P. KARTHIK REDDY*, N.C. MAMATHA, PRASHANTH NAIK, V. SRILATHA AND PAVAN KUMAR P. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]