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Dr. YSRHU e-News letter Fortnightly e.Newsletter of Dr.Y.S.R.Horticultural University

Volume.V, Issue–8 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 16th —30th April,2019

Events Zonal Research and Extension Advisory Council Meeting– Rayalaseema Zone

ZREAC meeting of Rayalaseema Zone for the year 2019 was

conducted on 18th April, 2019 at HRS, Anantharajupeta. Sri

Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor & Ex-officio Secretary

to Govt of A.P was the chief guest and Smt. M.Usha Devi, Hon’ble

Board Member, Dr.YSRHU was guest of honour. Hon’ble Vice-

Chancellor stressed upon the importance of value addition and

production of pesticide residue free products for export. Dr. J.

Dilip Babu, Director of Research, Dr.R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension along with officers of

Department of Horticulture co-chaired the technical sessions. Scientists, progressive farmers and

Department officials discussed on climatic conditions, problems

and needs in different horticultural crops and finalized the

research and extension gaps to be addressed. Seven technical

bulletins i.e four from HRS, Anantharajupeta, one each from CRS,

Petluru, HRS, Mahanandi and KVK Vonipenta were released

during the meeting.

Vice-Chancellor’s Visit

Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor & Ex-Officio Secretary to

Govt. of A.P visited College of Horticulture, Parvathipuram on

22.04.2019 and reviewed the programmes. Visited laboratories,

hostels and library also addressed the staff and students.

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State Level Technical Programme Meeting

Eleventh State Level Technical Programme (SLTP)

meeting of Dr.YSRHU was held from 24th - 27th April,

2019 at University Campus. Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary,

IFS, Vice-Chancellor & Ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of

A.P inaugurated the programme in the presence of

Dr.B.Srinivasulu, Registrar & Univ. Head (Pl. Path.),

Dr.M.L.N.Reddy, Dean of Horticulture & Univ. Head (Spices, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops

), Dr.D.Srihari, Dean of PG Studies & Univ. Head (Fruit Science), Dr. J. DilipBabu, Director of

Research & Univ. Head (Post Harvest Technology), Dr.A.Sujatha, Dean of Student Affairs & Univ.

Head (Ento.), Dr.K.Gopal, Controller of Examinations and Univ. Head (Plant Physiology, Bio-

chemistry & Microbiology) and Dr.R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension & Univ. Head (Genetics &

Plant Breeding). Reviewed the work done during 2018-19 and finalized the technical programmes

for 2019-20 by the university heads of Dr.YSRHU and outside experts namely Dr.Prakash Patil,

Project Coordinator, AICRP on Fruits, Dr.P.Venkata Rao, Former Dean, Central Agricultural

University, Imphal, Dr. V.Krishna Rao, Former University

Head & Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, ANGRAU,

Dr.P.D.Kamala Jayanthi, Principal Scientist (Ento.), IIHR,

Bengaluru, Dr.P.Uma Maheswari, Professor (Ento.), PJTSAU.

All the scientists from research stations presented the work

done during 2018-19 and the proposed technical

programme of work for the year 2019-20.

Annual Action Plan Meeting of KVKs, A.P

The Annual Action Plan meeting of KVKs in Andhra

Pradesh for 2019-20 was conducted by ATARI and or-

ganized by ANGRAU at RARS, LAM, Guntur on 29th and

30th April, 2019. Dr. V. Damodara Naidu, Vice-

chancellor, ANGRAU was the chief guest for inaugural

session. Dr.Y.G.Prasad, Director, ATARI, Dr. J. Dilip-

Babu, Director of Research, Dr. R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director

of Extension, Dr D.Sreenivasulu, Director of Extension, SVVU, Dr. R.K.Mathur, Director, IIPOR, Dr. P.

Rambabu, Director of Extension, Dr. N.V.Naidu, Director of Research, Dr. L. Uma Devi, Dean, Home

Science ANGRAU, Principal Scientists from ATARI, Principal Scientists of RARS, Lam, Scientists

from SVVU, CRIDA, Scientists of KVKs of AP have participated in the program. During these two

days deliberations, the action plan of each discipline of all the KVKs of AP was discussed and

finalized.

Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor & Ex-officio

Secretary to Govt. of AP visited KVK, Vonipenta on 19.04.2019

and interacted with scientists on developmental activities going

on. Suggested to mingle foarming community and establish good

contact with the farmers in the operational area. Dr.R.V.S.K

Reddy, Director of Extension and Sri M.Krishna Reddy, Estate

Officer and Dr.M.Ramakrishna, Officer incharge, KVK, Vonipenta accompanied Vice Chancellor dur-

ing the visit.

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Education

Training Programme on Fertigation

One day training programme was conducted by The Fertilizer As-

sociation of India, Southern Region organized at CoH, Anantharaju-

peta on 18.04.2019. In this programme Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary,

IFS, Vice-Chancellor & Ex-officio Secretary to Govt of A.P., Dr.

M.Laxminarayana Reddy, Dean of Horticulture, Dr. M. Rama-

krishna, Associate Dean addressed the gathering in the college

auditorium. This programme was presided by Mr. YVN Murthy, Regional Head, FAI, Chennai. The

representatives from various viz., M/s.SPIC, M/s.Coromondal Fertilizers, M/s.Metafim, M/s.MFL

provided the information regarding the new technologies in application of water soluble fertilizers.

Staff and students of College of Horticulture have participated in the programme.

College Anniversary Celebrations

Sixth College Anniversary & Farewell Day of the Horticultural

Polytechnic, Nuzvid was celebrated on 22.04.2019.

Dr.M.L.N.Reddy, Dean of Horticulture and Dr.A.Sujatha, Dean of

Student Affairs attended as chief guests and congratulated the

winners of various sports, games, cultural and literary events and

motivated the students.

Guest Lectures

Three days training programme on ‘Personality Develop-

ment’ was organized to the 2nd and 3rd year UG students of

CoH, Venkataramannagudem from 22.04.2019 to 24.04.2019.

Motivational speakers Sri S.Sudheer Kumar and Sri Abhishek

from Sudheer Sandra’s Mindify Career and Counselling

Center, Hyderabad has delivered lectures on personality de-

velopment to the students. Sri B.Chennakesavulu, Assistant Professor has co-ordinated the training

programme.

Dr.K.Madhavi reddy, Principal Scientist, Department of Vegetable Science has delivered guest

lecture to the UG and PG students of CoH, Venkataramannagudem on 30.04.2019. Explained about

principles of plant breeding, breeding of self pollinated crops, heterosis breeding, crop improve-

ment in chilli, breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses and vegetable grafting. M.Sc.(Hort.) and Ph.D

students from Department of vegetable science and UG students appearing for JRF exam have

attended the lecture.

Exposure Visit

Second year students of CoH, Anantharajupeta were taken

to Tirupati and Chandragiri Fort on 20.04.2019 (AB

batch) and again on 27.04.2019 (CD batch) on an

exposure and practical visit and showed multiple

components, designs, styles, symmetrical plans,

adornments, objects of garden, parks and various turf

grasses along with landscape architecture. Students also

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Dr. V.S.L. Saranya, Research Associate (Ento.), HRS,

Venkataramannagudem has taken up the spraying of

liquid formulation of Isaria fumosorosea @ 5 ml/l water

(prepared in the bio-fertilizer production unit at HRS,

V.R.Gudem) against rugose spiraling whitefly on betel

vine crop in AICRP on MAP&B experimental plot to test

its efficacy.

Research

Before spray After first spray

visited Sri Sreenivasa Garden & Nursery, Preethi Garden & Nursery, Urban Hot (Silparamam) and

identified various ornamental plant. Practiced rolling, mowing of lawn, pruning of Conocarpus

erectus, dibbling of lawn grass at Air Port. Dr. M. Raja Naik, Associate Professor (Hort.) and Dr. N.

Vinod Kumar, Teaching Associate (FLA) coordinated the programme.

Extension

Training Programmes

On 18.04.2019, KVK, Venkataramannagudem con-

ducted valedictory session for 15 days training

programme on ‘Food Processing and Preservation’.

Dr. E. Karuna Sree, Course Director, Dr.

A.Devivaraprasad Reddy, Dr. K. Venkata Subbaiah,

Dr. T. Vijaya Nirmala, Dr. V. Deepthi, Scientist (Agri

Extn), Course Coordinators and resource persons have participated the session. A total of 49 BSc.

students having educational background of Home Science and MBN group from the Ch.S.D.St.

Thesesa’s College for Women, Eluru took part in the training program. The trainees were exposed

to theoretical and practical aspects on the food processing and preservation. Dr. B. Srinivasulu,

Registrar, Dr.YSRHU attended as chief guest and Dr. R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension as guest of

honor for the valedictory program and mentioned about the entrepreneurship development and

reduction in wastage of food by employing proper preservation

methods. Certificates were distributed to the successfully

completed participants. In this program, Smt.Jyothi Kumari, Asst

Prof., Dept of Home Science, Ch.S.D.St. Thesesa’s College for

Women, Eluru also attended the programme.

Dr. M. Raja Naik, Associate Professor (Hort.), CoH, Anantharaju-

peta attended a training program as resource person on

‘Harvesting, postharvest precautions and marketing of mango’

and also interacted on plant protection aspects in jasmine and

crossandra at Ramachandrapuram, Chittoor Dist. on 28.04.2019

organized by Department of Horticulture followed by a field visit.

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Diagnostic Visits

On 22.04.2019, Dr.T.Vijaya Nirmala, Scientist (Veterinary Science),

KVK, Venkataramannagudem visited Kadaknath poultry farm at

Vellimilli village and observed symptoms and lesions such as oede-

matous swelling of head, leg paralysis, haemorrhages in proven-

triculous, 20% mortality and suggested treatment with Lixen pow-

der@ 20g in 10l of water, broton liquid @ 5 ml in 10l of water and

also recommended ranikhet disease vaccination to healthy birds.

Monthly fish sampling was conducted to observe the fish growth,

disease incidence and calculation of feed, water quality parameters

under the NFDB pilot project on “Demonstration and performance of

improved fish varieties i.e. Amur common carp and Jayanthi Rohu” at

KVK farm and farmer field at Thelicherla on 24.04.2019.

On 23.04.2019, Dr.T.Vijaya Nirmala, Scientist (Veterinary Science),

KVK, Venkataramannagudem visited dairy farm of farmer at

Telikicherla village, Nallajerla mandal and examined the health

condition of Ongole cow which is in advanced pregnancy stage,

health condition of animal was good and suggested management

practices to be followed before and after parturition of animal and

also visited intercropping of fodders such as fodder sorghum, hybrid napier Co-4 and pillipesara in

coconut orchards.

On 16.04.2018, Dr. V. Yugandhar, Research Associate (Hort.), KVK, Vonipenta

visited chilli field for diagnosis of pest and diseases incidence at Mittamanupalle

village of Mydukur Mandal. Observed up ward curling in chillies and

recommended to spray fipronil @ 2ml/l.

Dr. V. Sivakumar, Scientist (Hort.) & Head, HRS, Chintapalle

attend a farmers training programme as resource person on

“Awareness camp on cocoa cultivation in tribal area of Visakha-

patnam” organized by ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research

Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala at Youth Training Centre, Chintapalli

on 30.04.2019 and explained the climatic requirement of cocoa

crop and prevailed climatic condition in the agency area of Visakhapatnam. Later Dr. Choudappa,

Former Director, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargad, Kerala visited HRS,

Chintapalli.

Tribal Sub Plan

On 20.04.2019, KVK, Venkataramannagudem distributed liver tonics,

antistress mineral and vitamin supplements and basic broadspectrum

antibiotics for combating microbial infections in poultry birds to the

tribal poultry farmers as a part of Entrepreneurship Development

Programme (EDP) under Tribal Sub Plan.

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On-Farm Trial

On 24.04.2018, Sri. G. Sandeep Naik, Scientist (Pl. Path.), Dr. V. Yugand-

har, Research Associate (Hort.) and Dr. V. Nagarjuna, Research

Associate (SS & AC) KVK, Vonipenta visited turmeric fields for

follow-up in OFT at Sunkulagaripalli and Settivaripalli villages of

Mydukur mandal. Scientists collected the data on yield and yield at-

tributing characters and conducted crop cutting experiment and also taken feedback from farmers.

General

Meetings

Dr. P. Rama Devi, Senior Scientist (Pl. Path.) and Dr. D. Aparna, Scientist (Hort.), HRS, Venkatara-

mannagudem participated in one day regional work shop on “Strengthening Buyer – Seller Linkages

for Profitable Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Andhra Pradesh” organised by NMPB – RCFC

(Southern Region), APMPB & KFRI, Kerala at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur on 30.04.2019

as moderators for technical sessions on “Stake holders’ Interaction & Buyer – Seller interaction

leading to purchase agreement” and “Institutional Initiatives for Promotion of Medicinal Plants” re-

spectively.

Dr.K.Sesha Kiran, Assistant Professor (Pl. Path.), CoH, Venkatara-

mannagudem participated in one day workshop on “MALDI- TOF MS

based microbial Identification” at National Centre for Microbial Re-

source-National Centre for Cell Science, Pune on 24.04.2019. Later

visited National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune on 25.04.2019

and observed the Biological control laboratory, APEDA National Ref-

eral Laboratory for monitoring pesticide residues for export of

grapes and biotechnology laboratory.

Visits

Dr. T. Naga Lakshmi, Scientist (Pl. Path.) HRS, Anantharajupet

explained about “Biological control of soil borne diseases of

different horticultural crops and other ongoing research projects”

to the 50 progressive farmers from Chinnagottigallu, Chittoor

district visited as a part of their exposure visit on 23.04.2019.

Forty farmers from Krishna district along with three officials from

ATMA & Department of Agriculture, Krishna district visited

Dr.YSRHU university campus and KVK on 23.04.2019. Dr.V.Deepthi,

Scientist (Agri. Extn.) took them around the demonstration units,

vegetable plots and nursery and explained about the cultivation

practices.

Dr. B. Babu Rao, Research Associate, PHTRS, Venkataramanna-

gudem explained about the functioning of fruit sorting and grading

machinery, ripening chamber, cold storage chamber and

pre–cooling chamber at integrated pack house unit to farmers from

Guntur district who visited on 17.04.2019.

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A batch of 30 farmers along with Horticulture officer visited CoH,

Anantharajupeta on 24.04.2019 as a part of an exposure visit

organized by RHTI, Chittoor. Dr. Venkata Satish, TA (Hort.), Miss

Lakshmi Prasanna TA, (Ag Extn) and Mr. K. Ravi Kumar, TA (Hort.)

have taken them to the laboratories, fields and explained about

the commercial cultivation of crops existing in the campus.

A batch of 20 farmers visited CoH, Anantharajupeta on 25.04.2019

on an exposure visit i.e Yuva Raithu Vigyanayatra organized by

Society for Development (SFD), SPSR Nellore. Dr. M. Ramakrishna,

Associate Dean and the teaching staff have explained about the

ongoing activities followed by a field visit.

Phone-in-Live Programmes

Dr.D.Srinivasa Reddy, Scientist (Ento.), CRS, Tirupati attended Phone-in-Live programme on

‘Mamidi thotalalo sasyarakshana’ at Doordarshan Kendra, Vijayawada on 18.04.2019.

Dr.M.Tirupati Reddy, Scientist (Hort.), HRS, Vijayarai attended Phone-in-Live programme on

‘Vesavilo pandla thotalalo niti yajamanyam’ at Doordarshan Kendra, Vijayawada on 29.04.2019.

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Published by: Sri. Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor

Compiled & Edited by : Dr.R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension

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