KADIRI BABURAO

NAME: Dr. D. ABHIGNA

 DESIGNATION: Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Agronomy

QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. (Ag); Ph.D. (Ag), NET qualified

DATE OF JOINING: 28.06.2025

ADDITIONAL DUTIES: –

ID: abhiabhigna001@gmail.com

Working Experience

• Participated in Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme from September 2020 to December 2020 which allowed me to work closely with farmers to gain hands-on experience in cultural operations and plant protection measures for crops.
• Took part in the Agricultural Experiential learning programme from February 2021 to May 2021, through which I became skilled in marketing and making Vermicompost and familiar with Vermiculture.
• Experience in mushroom cultivation, which was a personal interest of mine, with the help of fellow batchmates who were allotted to the mushroom unit.
• Worked as an intern at Vasudha Crop Science dealing with the preparation of fertilizers and pesticides.
•  Master’s research on “Effects of salinity on watermelon and the effects of nano urea on paddy“.

Research Experience

• Saline water scheme, Agricultural college farm, Bapatla 2022 – July 2023 
• As Postgraduate researcher Designed and executed original research entitled “Effect of saline water on yield and nutrient use efficiency of maize under drip fertigation”

Conference presentations and Publications

• Poster presentation at Annual Post Graduate Students National Conference, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, May 2022 on Climate Resilient and Eco-friendly Strategies Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security.
• Poster presentation at Annual Post Graduate Students National Conference, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, June 2023 on Saline water irrigation- a promising approach to enhance agricultural sustainability and food security.
• Participated in 7 days online training program on hydroponics during October 2023 acquiring skills in hydroponics system management.

Publications:

• Saline water effects on maize (Zea mays L.) growth, yield and water use efficiency under drip fertigation.
• Evaluation of saline water effects on nutrient use efficiency and soil nutrient availability of maize (Zea mays L.) under drip fertigation.
• Saline water and drip fertigation influence on productivity of maize (Zea mays L.).NAME OF THE INSTITUTIONS STUDIED(UG,PG,PH.D)

  UG: Agricultural College Bapatla, ANGRAU

  PG: Agricultural College Bapatla, ANGRAU

  PhD: Agricultural college and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore

  WORKING EXPERIENCE: –

  RESEARCH ARTICLES: 5

  1. Abhigna, D., Kalpana, R., Geetha, P., Janaki, P., Radhamani, S., and Ravichandran, V. (2024). Effect of sowing methods, spacings, and fertilizer levels on quantitative and qualitative traits and economics of brown top millet (Brachiaria ramosa ) under different cropping seasons. Plant Science Today, 11(sp4). https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.5075 (NAAS-6.9, Scopus Indexed)
  2. Abhigna, D., Kalpana, R., Janaki, P., Geetha, P., Radhamani, S., and Ravichandran, V. (2024). Influence of different crop establishment methods, spacings and nutrient levels on leaf traits, yield and nutrient dynamics of brown top millet (Brachiaria ramosa ) under different cropping seasons of Tamil Nadu. Plant Science Today, 11(sp4)- https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.5640 (NAAS-6.9, Scopus Indexed).
  3. Abhigna, D., Kalpana, R., Radhamani, S., Ravichandran, V., Janaki, P., and Geetha, P. (2024). Impact of stress induced by unfavorable soil conditions on the germination, seedling development and stress tolerance indices of brown top millet (Brachiaria ramosa ). Agricultural Science Digest. D-5933 (1-7). https://doi.org/10.18805/ag.D-5933 (NAAS-5.54, Scopus Indexed)
  4. Abhigna, D., Kalpana, R., Radhamani, S., Ravichandran, V., Janaki, P., and Geetha, P. (2024). Performance of brown top millet (Brachiaria ramosa ) grown under problematic soils. Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 16(2): 503-507. (NAAS-5.42, Scopus Indexed)
  5. Abhigna, D., Lakshman, K., Sree Rekha, M and Latha, M. 2021. Growth, yield and economics of groundnut (Arachis hypogea ) as influenced by micronutrient fertilization on coastal sandy soils of Andhra Pradesh. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 10(9): 312-315. (NAAS-5.23).
  • POPULAR ARTICLES:1
  1. Abhigna, D., Lakshman, K. and Prasad, P.N.S (2024). Nano fertilizers for sustainable agriculture. Chronicle of Bio-resource Management, 5(2), 037-040.
  • BOOK CHAPTERS:1
  1. Kalpana R, Bharathi P, Abhigna D, Parida PK and Lalruatfeli PC. 2023. Agro-Ecosystem Services under Natural Farming. Suganthy M, Janaki P, Parameswari E, Krishnan R, Kavitha P, Ramasubramanian M, Kalarani M. Natural farming: present status and future prospects. 387-98. (Book chapter)
  • TRAINING EXPOSURE:2
  1. Attended a short course on “Herbicide resistance in crops and weeds” organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
  2. Industrial Exposure to “Production of Bio-fertilizers” at Agricultural Research Station, Amaravathi.
  • PRESENTATIONS IN WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIUMS/CONFERENCES: 9
  1. Poster presentation on Assessing the influence of Farmyard manure and micronutrient fertilizers on the growth, yield and soil micronutrient dynamics of Groundnut in sandy soils of Andhra Pradesh.
  2. Oral presentation on Performance of Groundnut as influenced by micronutrient fertilization on coastal sandy soils of Andhra Pradesh
  3. Oral presentation on Nutrient-Rich Harvest: Optimizing Macronutrient Content and Availability of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) through Farmyard Manure and Micronutrient Fertilization in Sandy Soils of Andhra Pradesh
  4. Poster presentation on HCL content and forage yield of multi-cut forage sorghum under different organic manures and nitrogen levels
  5. Oral presentation in “Three-day Global Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture” conducted by Vignan University, Guntur
  6. Poster presentation on Effect of soil and foliar application of micronutrients on nutrient status of groundnut in sandy soils
  7. Attended National webinar on “Incomplete Block Designs” organized by Agricultural college Bapatla, ANGRAU
  8. Participated in E-Quiz on National Statistics Day, 2022 conducted by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
  9. Poster presentation on Role of Biochar in sustainable Agriculture