Role of  Nutrients in the Management of Coconut Eriophyid Mite, Aceria guerreronis (K.)

G.L.NAGESHWAR RAO, K.DHARMA REDDY,
A.SUJATHA and G.V.SUBBA RATNAM
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030

Studies on the impact of various nutrients and organic manures on population build up of coconut eriophyid mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer and extent of damage caused by it revealed that the treatment 3 in which palms received 0.8 kg N + 0.6 kg P + 2.0 kg K + 7 kg neem cake + 50 kg FYM + 50 g boron + 1 kg Gypsum + 0.5 kg MgSO4 (higher dose than recommended) was most effective for managing the coconut eriophyid mite by recording 33.33 per cent mean reduction of mite population with a mean damage grade index of 2.25 and the nuts were categorized under Grade-2 that posses’ nuts with superficial mite damage in the range of 1 to 10 per cent followed by T2 (25.89% reduction of mite population), T5 (22.87% reduction of mite population) and T7 (22.87% reduction of mite population) with a mean damage grade index of 2.74, 2.15 and 2.84, respectively and were categorized under Grade-3 which posses nuts with significant mite damage in the range of 11-25 per cent damage.

Effect of Growth Regulators on Flowering and Corm Production in Gladiolus  Cv. Jacksonvilla Gold

D.UMA DEVI,  R. CHANDRA SEKHAR and J.DILIP BABU
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad - 500 030.

A study  was conducted to find out the effective growth regulator and best time for spraying of growth regulator on flowering, corm and cormel production of gladiolous cv. Jacksonvilla Gold. Plants were sprayed with GA3 (50 and 100 ppm), NAA (100 and 200 ppm) and TIBA (50 and 100 ppm ) at 4, 6 and 8 weeks after planting. NAA 100 ppm followed by TIBA 100 ppm resulted in early flowering. Growth regulator sprays at 4 weeks and 6 weeks after planting recorded early flowering. Longest duration of flowering was recorded with NAA 200 ppm and 100 ppm spray at 6 and  8 weeks after planting. Maximum spike length and interfloret length were recorded with GA3 100 ppm spray at 6 weeks after planting. GA3 spray at 6 weeks after planting recorded maximum number of corms per plant. Maximum corm weight was recorded by NAA 200 ppm spray at 6 weeks after planting. TIBA 100 ppm sprays at 6 weeks after planting recorded maximum number and weight of cormels per plant.

Effect of Planting Time, Spacing and Nitrogen Levels on Flowering of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) cv. Sierra Orange

P.SREEKANTH, M.PADMA, R.CHANDRASEKHAR  and T.Y. MADHULETY
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad –30

Effect of Pruning, Paclobutrazol and Chemicals on the Induction of Flowering on New Laterals in Mango ( Mangifera indica L. ) cv. Baneshan

M. RAJ KUMAR, Y.N.REDDY, R.CHANDRASEKHAR and D.SRIHARI
Department of Horticulture, College of Agrilculture,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Application of H3PO4 ­  ( 0.5 %) followed by  KH2 PO4 (1.0 %) resulted in the highest percentage of new laterals flowered both in pruned and unpruned trees with and without paclobutrazol.  Similarly, the time taken from pruning to panicle initiation and panicle initiation to harvest was observed to be minimum in H3PO4 ( 0.5 %) followed by KH2 PO4 ( 1.0 %)  in pruned trees with paclobutrazol where as there were no significant differences among the treatments in unpruned trees.  Pruning significantly increased the number of laterals  while paclobutrazol helped in early cessation of vegetative growth and in combination with phosphorus – potassium chemicals resulted in minimum time taken for panicle initiation ultimately leading to early maturity.

Evaluation of Different Slow Release Fertilizer Formulations in Rice under Farmers’ Field Conditions

SAM T. KURUMTHOTTICAL
College of Horticulture,  Kerala Agricultural University,
 Thrissur-680 656,  Kerala, India

Part II : Social Sciences

Decomposition and Path Analysis of Crop-Groups in Andhra Pradesh
I.V.Y.Rama Rao and V.T.Raju 

Rating Scale to Measure the Managerial Training Needs of Scientists Heading the Research Stations

P.V.SATYAGOPAL and D.RAMACHANDRA REDDY
Department  of Extension Education, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati

Weight age of  75 per cent was given to subordinates, 15 per cent to superiors and 10 per cent to self rating. Thus, the ultimate scores of each HRS were obtained. The score range was 17-51. Based on the mean and standard deviation, HRS were categorized separately into three groups in terms of their managerial training needs.

Extent of Functioning of DAATT centres in Telangana Region
Janaki Chandra Prasad and G. Raghupathi Reddy
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture
Rajendranagar, ANGRAU, Hyderabad –500 030

The study revealed that majority of respondents in all the three categories, rated DAATT centres performance as average. The study also found out that there is a significant difference in the opinion of three categories of respondents. Nizamabad DAATT centre was ranked first by all the three categories of respondents.

Path Coefficient Analysis of Knowledge on Eco-Friendly Rice Production Technologies

T. S. PRASAD REDDY, K PRABHAKAR AND P GIDDA REDDY
Extension Education Institute
ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-30

Status of Farmers on Adoption of Cotton IPM Technologies in 
Different Stages of ID Process

R.VASANTHA and B.BUCHA REDDY
Extension Extension Education Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.

Majority of farmers (62.38%) passed through knowledge stage of ID process, 24.76 per cent through persuasion stage, 30.48 per cent through decision stage, 39.05 per cent through implementation stage and 31.43 per cent through confirmation stage. Large majority (75.24%) of farmers were found to skip persuasion stage followed by decision stage (69.52%). The selected independent variables of innovativeness, scientific orientation, input accessibility, sources of information utilized and media consumption contributed 52.87% of variation in the ID process of IPM cotton farmers.

Problems Encountered by Vegetable Growers in Vegetable   Marketing and Suggestions to Overcome the Problems

B. KISHOR BABU, K. PRABHAKAR  and G. RAGHUPATHI REDDY
Department of Extension Education
College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-30

The major problems expressed by growers in vegetable marketing were price manipulation by commission agents, price fluctuations, lack of cold storage facilities, lack of vegetable processing units and value addition centres, etc. Majority of growers suggested to provide subsidies on inputs, improve credit facilities, provide cold storage facilities, provide packing material on subsidy and establish vegetable processing units and value addition centres etc.

Terms and Conditions to Pay for the Private Agricultural Extension Services as Perceived by the Farmers

This study was conducted in Nizambad district of Andhra Pradesh to know the conditions of payment for the private agricultural extension services as perceived by farmers. Majority of the farmers expressed that payment should be seasonal contract basis and cost should be share with government. Most of the farmers opined that firms to be brought under the purview of consumer court, charges should be reasonable and firms to provide receipts for payment mode.

PART  III : HOME SCIENCES

Effect of Therapeutic Food Supplementation to Young Children, on the Time Taken to Shift from a Higher Grade of Malnutrition to a Lower Grade

Correlates of Job Performance of  Veterinary Assistant Surgeons

G. TRIVENI, B. SUDHAKAR RAO and A.PRASAD
Department of Veterinary & A.H Extension
College of veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-5000 30