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Dr. YSRHU e-Newsletter Fortnightly e-Newsletter of Dr.Y.S.R.Horticultural University Volume-III, Issue – 16 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 15th —31st August, 2017 Fortnight Focus Events Education Research Extension On the oath of New India Manthan-Sankalp Se Siddhi General Events New India Manthan-Sankalp Se Siddhi Venkataramannagudem KVK, Venkataramannagudem has conducted “New India Manthan - Sankalp Se Siddhi” programme on 30.08.2017 which was presided over by Sri Ganni Veeranjaneyulu, Hon'ble MLA, Unguturu. In this programme, Sri Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture and Agri-Processing, Sri. P.Manikyala Rao, Hon'ble Minister for Endowments, Sri. Pithani Satyanarayana, Hon'ble Minister for Labour, Employment, Training and Factories, Sri Mullapudi Bapiraju, ZP Chairman, West Godavari District, Sri Managantti Venkateswara Rao (Babu), Hon'ble MP, Eluru, Sri Gokaraju Gangaraju, Hon'ble MP, Narsapuram, Smt. Thota Sitha Ramalakshmi, Hon'ble MP, Rajyasabha, Sri Angara Rammohan, MLC, and Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor along with Hon’ble Board members, University officers, scien- tists, students, departmental officers and farmers of West Godavari and Visakhapatnam district have participated and took oath on New India Manthan: Sankalp Se Siddhi-for doubling farmer’s income by 2022. In this programme a bulletin entitled “Sankalpam tho Saakaram” was released by the Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture Sri Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy. An exhibition depicting the latest technologies and developments in Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and fisheries was arranged. Pandirimamidi New India Manthan – Sankalp Se Siddhi programme was organ- ised by KVK, Pandirimamidi on 21.08.2017. The programme started with inauguration of exhibition stalls by Smt.Kothapalli Geetha, Hon’ble MP, Araku, Dr.R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension gave a brief account of the programme followed by message of Hon’ble Prime Minister (Video). Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor, delivered the expert talk regarding the technol- ogy for doubling farmers income with the usage of quality planting material, water conservation technology, water storage structures, organic cultivation of crops etc. Smt.T.Ratnabai, MLC, Rampacho- davaram called upon the farmers for efficient use of available water and other related activities. Chief Guest Smt.Kothapalli Geetha, Hon’ble MP, Araku addressed the farmers regarding the importance of Agriculture and Horticulture and expressed her views on Sankalp Se Siddhi programme. In this programme Sri.A.S.Dinesh Kumar, IAS, PO, ITDA, Rampachodavaram, Dr.J.Dilip Babu, Director of Research, Dr.B.V.K.Bhagawan, Zonal Research Head, Coastal Zone-I, Smt. P.Padmaja, Project Director, ATMA, Sri K.V.S.Prasad, AGM, NABARD, scientists, students, departmental officers and 768 farmers attended and have taken pledge for New India Movement. Parvathipuram Sri. P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Civil Aviation Minister participated and administered a pledge to the farmers in Sankalp Se Siddhi (attainment through resolve) programme conducted by KVK, Rasthaguntabai organized at College of Horticulture, Parvathipuram on 28.08.2017 with a motto of “Doubling the income of farmers by 2022.” World Honey Bee Day KVK, Venkataramannagudem has conducted “World Honey Bee Day” on 19.08.2017 under the chairmanship of Sri. Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor. An Exhibition of equipments used in Honey Bee Keeping was organized and posters related to importance of honey bee, honey, byproducts etc., were displayed on this occasion. In this programme all university officers, Dr. K. Umajyothi, Board Member, Dr.YSRHU, Dr. B.V.K. Bhagawan, Principal Scientist (Hort.) & Head, HRS, Kovvur, Dr. D. Venkataswamy, Principle Scientist & Head, Post Harvest Technology Center, Dr.P. Ramadevi, Senior Scientist & Head, HRS, V.R.Gudem, Scientists of KVK and farmers from Viziana- garam, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, East and West Godavari districts have participated. A technical bulletin entitled “Udyana pantalalo adhika digubadiki teneteegala pramukhyatha” was released by the Vice-Chancellor and distributed to the participants. Volume-III, Issue – 16 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 15th —31st August, 2017 2 Vice-Chancellor Visit On 21.08.2017, Sri.Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor and Dr.R.V.S.K Reddy, Director of Extension, visited KVK, Pandirima- midi, on the occasion of Sankalp Se Siddhi programme. Interacted with KVK scientists with reagard to the on-going activities and vis- ited KVK instructional farm, cashew nursery, goat and poultry units - suggested to meet the demand for cashew grafts to improve the productivity in tribal areas. Sri. Chiranjiv Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor along with Dr.J.Dilip Babu, Director of Research, visited Biotechnology lab and reviewed the progress of works at HRS, Lam on 24.08.2017. Education Exposure Visits Students of II year B.Sc (Hons.) Horticulture, CoH, Anantharajupeta along with Dr.P.Syamsundar Reddy, Asst. Professor (Hort.) and Dr. B. Tanuja Priya, Asst. Professor (Hort.) and Mr. Y. Ravisankar Babu, Physical Director visited HRS, Chintapalli, HRS, VRGudem, HRS, Kovvuru, Cashew Research Station, Bapatla, ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavegi and different nurseries at Kadiyam as a part of AP Educational Tour from 16.08.2017 to 20.08.2017 and observed various crops. RHWEP Programme Dr. M. Ramakrishna, Associate Dean, CoH, Anantharajupeta, Dr. K.T. Venkataramana, Zonal Research Head, Dr. K. Mukunda Lakshmi, Scientist (Hort.), CRS, Tirupati and Dr. K. Lalitha, Asst. Professor (Agro), Associate Dean’s representative visited RHWEP village Adapareddypalli and interacted with farmers and students in the village on 23.08.2017. Research Notable Research Findings Dr. A. Snehalatha Rani, Scientist (Pl. Path.), HRS, Kovvur along with Sri. Ashok, Horticulture officer, Mylavaram surveyed Pulluru and Dasullapalem villages of Mylavaram mandal in Krishna district on 16.08.2017 to diagnose the problems of Guava. Infestation of root- knot nematode (Meloidogyne sp.) was observed in the root bits of guava from Dasullapalem village of Mylavaram mandal and suggested the management practices for combating nematode problem in guava. Female root-knot nematode D.Aparna, Scientist (Hort.), HRS, Venkataramannagudem recorded fruiting in HY-06-08, a betelvine hybrid under evaluation, as a result of open pollination. Seeds obtained were sown and 20% germination was recorded. At present they are at three leaf stage. Volume-III, Issue – 16 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 15th —31st August, 2017 3 Sri. Y. Chandra Sekhar, Research Associate, HRS, Anantharajupeta observed downy mildew in cucumber under greenhouse conditions. Cymaxalin (6%) + Mancozeb (60%) @ 3gms/l was sprayed to control the same. Extension Training Programmes Sri.M.Ravindra Babu, Scientist (Hort), HRS, Venkataramannagudem delivered a lecture on “Protected cultivation and precision farming of high value vegetable crops” during a training programme to the MPEOs from Nuzvid, Krishna district on 21.08.2017 followed by an exposure visit to Centre of Excellence for Protected Cultivation at Venkataramannagudem. Six days vocational training programme on Bee keeping was conducted by G.Shali Raju, Scientist (Ento.) at KVK, Venkataraman- nagudem from 16.08.2017 to 21.08.2017. On 20.08.17 trainees visited Apiary unit at Pedatadepalli on 21.08.2017 as a part of training programme. The trainees visited State Bee Keeping Extension Centre (SBEC), Vijayarai and interacted with Sri V.S.Rao, Executive i/c, SBEC, KVIC, Vijayarai who explained about the graft- ing of queen, pollen collection and drying of pollen for marketing. On 19.08.2017, Sri G. Sandeep Naik, Scientist, (Pl. Path.), KVK, Vonipenta conducted an off campus training programme on “Pest and disease management in Paddy” at Mudireddypalli Thanda village, Mydukur mandal and addressed the farmers on cultivation practices to be followed in paddy i.e. IPM, IDM and INM practices. Dr.C.VenkataRamana, Scientist (Hort.), HRS, Lam attended a training programme as resource person on “Marketing professionals of ITC on Good Agriculture Practices in chilli” at CTRI, Rajamahendravaram on 19.08.2017. Dr.L.Naram Naidu, Principal Scientist (Hort.) & Head, HRS, Lam attended a training programme to Departmental officers as resource person on “Improving Horticulture growth in Andhra Pradesh ” at APHRDI, Bapatla on 22.08.2017. Diagnostic Visits Dr.N.B.V.Chalapathi Rao, Sr. Scientist (Ento.), HRS, Ambajipeta carried out field diagnostic visit in Kalvacharla village of Rajanagaram mandal on 17.08.2017 and observed the incidence of ganoderma disease in coconut gardens and suggested the control measures to the farmers. Volume-III, Issue – 16 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 15th —31st August, 2017 4 On 24.08.2017, Sri.G.Shali Raju, Scientist (Ento.), KVK, Venkataramanna- gudem visited ridge gourd field at Venkataramannagudem and observed fruit fly and sucking pest complex infestation and demonstrated installation fruit fly traps@5/acre and spraying of malathion 50 EC @ 2 ml/l at 10 days interval against fruit fly and installation of sticky traps @ 10 per acre and spaying of dimethoate @ 2ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/lit against sucking pest complex. Dr. R. Nagaraju Sr.Scientist (Hort.) & Head and Dr. Y. Sharat Kumar Reddy, Scientist-in charge, RHWEP, HRS, Anantharajupeta explained about "Cultivation of cucumber under greenhouse conditions" to the RHWEP students allotted to HRS, Anantharjupeta placed at Nagavarm village of Chitvel mandal of Kadapa district during their