Dr. YSRHU e-News letter Fortnightly e.Newsletter of Dr.Y.S.R.Horticultural University Volume.V, Issue–13 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 1st —15th July,2019 Fortnight Focus Events Education Research Extension General Events New Research Station Hon'ble Chief Minister, Sri Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy garu along with Sri K.Kannababu garu, Hon'ble Minister, Ag- riculture & Cooperation, Govt. of A.P has laid the foun- dation stone for the new Banana Research Station under Dr. YSRHU at Venkatampalli village in Pulivendula man- dal, YSR district on 08.07.2019 in the august presence of Sri. Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor, Commis- sioner of Horticulture & Ex-officio Secretary to Govt of A.P and university officers. An exhibition with live specimens of different varieties and latest tech- nologies of Dr.YSRHU was arranged on the eve of 1st Andhra Pradesh Rytudinotsavam at Jamma- lamadugu, YSR district. Third Convocation of Dr.YSRHU The 3rd Convocation of Dr.Y.S.R Horticultural University was held on 01.07.2019 at University Head Quarters, Venkataramannagudem. Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice- Chancellor, Commissioner of Horticulture & Ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of A.P gave a report on the progress made in the university with regard to Education, Research and Extension. Dr.H.P.Singh, Former Deputy Director Gen- eral (Horticulture), ICAR attended the function as chief guest and delivered his message in the presence of Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor, Commissioner of Horticulture & Ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of A.P, Members of the Board of Management, Academic Council and University officers. In this convocation 286 nos. B.Sc (Hons.) Horticulture, 83 nos. M.Sc (Horticulture) and 6 nos. Ph.D students were awarded with degrees. Y.S.R. Rytudinotsavam KVK, Venkataramannagudem organised ‘YSR Rytudinot- savam’ in collaboration with Department of Agriculture on the eve of birth anniversary of Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, former Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on 08.07.2019. Sri. Kottu Satya Narayana garu, Hon’ble MLA, Tadepalligudem constituency attended as chief guest and addressed the farmers. University officers participated in this program gave an account on the progress made after the establishment of the university. The chief guest along with University officers and farmers visited exhibition and the scientists explained about the new technologies, varieties developed to the farming community. About 800 farmers along with officers of line departments have participated in the programme. On 08.07.2019, KVK, Pandirimamidi participated and arranged an exhibition in ‘YSR Rytudinotsavam’ program conducted in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Rampachodavaram division. Smt. N. Dhanalakshmi garu, Hon’ble MLA, Rampachodavaram constituency participated as chief guest. Officers from Department of Horticulture & Agriculture and 325 farmers participated in the programme. Volume.V, Issue–13 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 1st —15th July,2019 2 On 08.07.2019, Smt. Pamula Pushpasreevani garu, Deputy Chief Minister & Hon’ble Minister of Tribal Welfare, Govt. of A.P, Dr. V. Vinod Kumar, IAS, Project Officer, ITDA, Parvathipuram participated as chief guests in ‘Rytudinotsavam’ programme at CoH, Parvathipuram and released a poster on ‘Insurance of Agricultural and Horticultural crops’ organized in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Vizianagaram Dist. Board of Faculty Meetings 16th Board of Faculty of UG Studies meeting was conducted on 05.07.2019 at University Campus, Venkataramannagudem un- der the chairmanship of Dr.M. Lakshminarayana Reddy, Dean of Horticulture. Expert members Dr.V.B.Patel, Principal Scien- tist, Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, ICAR, IARI, New Delhi, Dr.V.Lakshmanan, Professor & Head, HC&RI, Na- valur, Kuttapattu, Trichy, Tamil Nadu and other members of UG Faculty Board gave their valuable inputs. 16th Board of Faculty of PG Studies meeting was conducted on 05.07.2019 at University Campus, Venkataramannagudem under the chairmanship of Dr.D.Srihari, Dean of PG Studies. Expert member Dr.A.Manohar Rao, Professor & University Head, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Hyderabad and other members of PG Faculty board gave their valuable inputs. Academic Council Meeting 23rd Academic Council Meeting was conducted on 15.07.2019 at University Campus, Venkataramannagudem under the chairmanship of Sri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS, Vice-Chancellor, Dr.YSRHU & Ex-Officio Secretary to Gov- ernment of A.P. Dr.B.Srinivasulu, Registrar & Member Sec- retary, Expert member, Dr.B.Satyanarayana Reddy, Retd. Director of Education, UHS, Bagalkot, Director of Research, UAHS, Shivamogga and Dr.S.K.Sarkar, Professor & Head (Fruits) & Former Registrar, BCKV, Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur Dist. Nadia, West Bengal and other members of Academic Council gave their valuable inputs. Education Exposure Visits An exposure visit to 2nd B.Sc (Hons.) Horticulture students of CoH, Venkataramannagudem was conducted to Kadiyam nurseries to identify and to know utilization of different ornamentals in garden- ing as a part of course no.FCLS 2.3.2 Ornamental Horticulture on 10.07.2019. Dr.T.Suseela, Associate Professor coordinated the pro- gramme. Volume.V, Issue–13 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 1st —15th July,2019 3 A Field trip was conducted to 2nd year B.Sc.(Hons.) Horticulture students of CoH, Venkataramannagudem to Koyyalagudem vil- lage as a part of Educational tour on 04.07.2019. The farmer is growing lemon grass and palmarosa in about 30 acres and hav- ing steam distillation unit for extraction of essential oil. Dr.E. Padma, Associate Professor and Dr.Ranjith, Teaching Associate coordinated the programme. Research Inflorescence in datepalm was artificially pollinated in variety SONA-101 at HRS, Venkataramannagudem. The fruits are trans- formed from ‘Khalal’ stage to “Rutab” stage. Most of the fruits at “Rutab” stage are dropped before reaching the “Tamar” stage. The TSS in the range of 32-37 0Brix at “Rutab’’ stage was ob- served. Extension Training Programmes On 11.07.2019, KVK, Venkataramannagudem conducted one day training programme with the support of Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) to FPO vegetable farm- ers on “Improved cultivation practices, IPM modules in vegetables” at M. Nagulapalli. Dr. R.V.S.K. Reddy, Director of Extension attended as chief guest and discussed about the problems in vegetable cultivation with farmers. Dr. E. Ka- runa Sree, Principal Scientist & Head, KVK, Venkataramannagudem, Dr. K. Venkata Subbaiah, Scien- tist (Hort.) and Sri. G. Shali raju, Scientist (Ento.) attended as resource persons and organisers. The scientists explained about improved cultivation practices and IPM practices in vegetables. On 09.07.2019, KVK, Pandirimamidi has provided Rubber Tapping and Processing Inputs to “Girijana Rubber Raithu Sankshema Sangham” consisting of 73 tribal farmers formed by Rubber Board of India at Pandirimamidi Kota village of Maredumilli mandal under Tribal Sub-Plan-2018. Smt. N.Dhanalaxmi, MLA, Rampachodavaram has inaugurated the programme as chief guest and Dr.R.V.S.K.Reddy, Director of Extension addressed the rubber growing farmers regarding importance and scope of rubber plan- tations in suitable areas of Maredumilli mandal and to utilize the distributed inputs such as Jebong, Spouts, Cups, Alluminium utensils, rubber rollers and smoke chamber effectively during tapping season i.e. July to January in order to get profitable yields. Dr.D.Manohar Prasad, Principal Scientist & Head, KVK, Pandirimamidi, Sri Jaganmohan Reddy, ADO, Rubber Board of India, Sri Veerabadhra Rao, APO-Rubber, ITDA-Rampachodavaram, KVK Scientists and 175 farmers have participated. Volume.V, Issue–13 Dr.YSRHU e-Newsletter 1st —15th July,2019 4 Dr. B.V.K.Bhagavan, Principal Scientist (Hort.) & Head, Dr. K. Mamatha, Sr.Scientist (Hort.), Dr. R. Naga Lakshmi, Scientist (Hort.), Dr. K. RavindraKumar, Scientist (Hort.) Dr. Ch. Kishore kumar, Scientist (Pl. Path.), HRS, Kovvur participated in an awareness programme on “Turmeric and Ginger culti- vation” at HRS, Kovvur on 02.7.2019 organized by Depart- ment of Horticulture. Horticultural officers and Assistant Di- rector of Horticulture, other department officials and farmers from Guntur and West Godavari dis- tricts participated in the programme. A general awareness about poly house management, cultiva- tion of crops and nematode management was created successfully among all the participants. Scientists, HRS, Anantharajupeta conducted a training pro- gramme on “INM and IPM in Mango Cultivation” under AICRP- on Fruits project at KR Kandriga village in Kodur division on 11.07.2019. Dr. R. Nagaraju, Principal Scientist (Hort) & Head, Dr. T. Naga lakshmi Scientist, (Pl. Path.) and Dr. Y.S.Sharat Kumar Reddy, Scientist (Pl. Physiology) and Renuka Prasad, Horticultural Officer, Kodur Division participated in the training programme and delivered lectures on Pruning methods, INM and IPM and Calendar of operations in mango. On 04.07.2019, KVK Venkataramannagudem conducted a training program on “Scientific management practices in sheep and goat rearing” to the sheep and goat rearers at Doramamidi village, But- taigudem mandal under ARYA project. Dr.T.Vijaya Nirmala, Scien- tist (Veterinary Science) and Dr.A.Devivaraprasad Reddy, Scien- tist (Fishery Science) coordinated the programme. On 09.07.2019, KVK, Venkataramannagudem initiated training pro- gram on “Poultry farm and Hatchery management” to Veterinary Assistants of Veterinary Polytechnic College, SVVU,