Agronomy & Soil Science
Rakesh Jhadi
Assistant Professor of Agronomy
M.Sc. Ag., P.hD. Ag., NET Qualified
Email Id : rakeshjhadi2018@gmail.com
Working Experience
- Doctral research work on Effect of dates of sowing and weed management practices on summer sesame in New alluvial zone of West Bengal.
- Masters research work on Impact of plant densities and topping practices on seed production in olitorius jute.
- National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
- “Young Agriculture Researcher In Agronomy Award” in webinar on Agriculture and farmers empowerment, organized by Society of ecological sustainability, Odisha.
- Junior Research Fellow (JRF) from 2016-17 to 2017-18 during M.Sc. programme provided by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- Best Article Award for Article ID: 12047 entitled “ Biofertilizers are Future for the Sustainable Crop Production”which got published in Volume 03-Issue 10 in Agriculture & Food: e – Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317).
- Best Article Award for Article ID: 35111 entitled “ Plastic Mulching for Crop Production”which got published in Volume 03-Issue 11 in Agriculture & Food: e – Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317).
RESEARCH ARTICLES
- Growth and yield of Olitorius jute at various plant densities and topping practices. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 2021; 10(8): 428-431.
- Seed Yield of Jute as Influenced by Plant Densities and Topping Practices. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(4): 577-581(2021).
- Performance of olitorius Jute at Varied Plant Density and Topping in Coastal Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Agriculture journal. 67 (2): 26-30, 2020.
- Yield and economics of olitorius jute at different plant densities and topping practices. International journal of environment and climate change. 13(7): 489-494, 2023.
BOOK CHAPTERS
- “”Weed Science and Weed Management Systems” in the book Advances in Agronomy (Volume – 16) with ISBN No: 978-93-5570-122-0.
- “Concept and practices under conservation agriculture” in the book, Climate smart Agriculture: with ISBN No: 978-81-19149-15-5.
- “Effect of Organic Farming on Soil Fertility and Yield of Crops” in the book Research and Review in Agriculture Sciences, (Volume – 4)”. with ISBN No: 978-93-92804-01-4.
- “Integrated Weed Management“” in the book Weeds and their Management in Field and Horticultural Crops (Volume – 1) with ISBN No: 978-93-5570-279-1.
- “Weed Management” in the book Research Trends in Crop and Weed (Volume – 4) with ISBN No: ISBN: 978-93-5570-199-2.
Popular Articles, English e-Newsletters
- “Biofertilizers are Future for the Sustainable Crop Production” in Agriculture & Food: e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2681-8317) with Article ID: 12047.
- “Vertical farming: Future of Modern Agriculture” in Vigyan Varta An International E-Magazine (ISSN: 2582-9467) with URL ID: Web Link: vigyanvarta.com/
- “Millets: Super-Food to Secure Dietary Nutritional and Economic Security” in Krishi Jagran (ISSN: 2455-8184) with URL ID: Web Link: hps://bit.ly/3oWDpH1
- “Dry Converted Wet Rice Against the Transplanted Rice” in Agriculture & Food: e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317) with Article ID: 35240.
- “Plastic Mulching for Crop Production” in Agriculture & Food:e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317) with Article ID: 35111.
- “Weed Management Practices in Transplanted Winter Rice” in Krishi Jagran (ISSN: 2455-8184) with URL ID: Web Link: hps://bit.ly/3h1h0rh.
- “PUSA Bio-decomposer: A “Billion Dollar” solution for stubble burning air pollution” Agriculture & Food:e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317) with Article ID: 35542.
- “Leaf Color Chart: An Effective Tool for Nitrogen Management” in Agriculture & Food:Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317) with Article ID: 36053.
Popular Articles, Telugu e-Newsletters
- “Good crop management practices for high yield of sunflower crop, in Eruvaaka (Telugu Agricultural Magazine).
- “Problematic soils and their management, in rythu nestham(Telugu Agricultural Magazine).
- “Organic Manure from Cotton Plant in Eruvaaka (Telugu Agricultural Magazine). with URL ID: https://eruvaaka.com/our-agriculture/organic-farming-our-agriculture/organic-manure-from-cotton-plant-and-its-uses/
- “Weed management in direct seed rice, in Eruvaaka (Telugu Agricultural Magazine).
- “Organic farming and its benefits” in way2news (padi panta) telugu agricultural magazine.
- “Organic farming and its benefits” in way2news (padi panta) telugu agricultural magazine.
Oral Presentations
- Precision Tools for Smart Management of Natural Resources. Presented in International Web-Conference on Smart Agriculture for Resource Conservation and Ecological Stability” held by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, INDIA.
- Performance of microorganism in the conversion of agro waste to compost. Presented in National seminar on- harnessing microbes in agriculture; an opportunity for organic farming”.
Poster Presentations
- J Rakesh, Performance of microorganisms in the conversion of agro wastes to compost. Presented in “National webinar on “Harnessing Microbes in Agriculture: An Opportunity for Organic Farming 15-16 July 2021, Sasaram, Bihar India.
- J Rakesh, Crop responses to interaction between plant growth regulators and nutrients. Presented in National Conference of Plant Physiology (NCPP-2021) on “Frontiers of Plant Physiology for Climate Smart Agriculture” held from December 09-11, 2021.by National institute of abiotic stress management.
- T Srikanth¹, J Rakesh², B Madhu³ and B Venkatesh4. Innovative Approaches in Water Conservation and Management. Presented in International Web-Conference on Smart Agriculture for Resource Conservation and Ecological Stability” held by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, INDIA, from October 29-31, 2021.
Seminars, Symposiums, Conferences and Web Conferences
- Participated in the National webinarr on Entrepreneurial Skills to Manage Dryland Areas Through Integrated Farming Systems” organised by Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan.
- Participated in the National webinar on Crop divertification; ways towards nutritional security. organised by by Icar complex for eastern region, patna, Bihar.
- Participated in Two Days Webinar on“Satellite Farming” organized by Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, NAHEP-CAAST, Anand Agricultural University, Anand In Collaboration with College of Agricultural Information Technology, AAU – Anand.
Divya Sree Govada
M.Sc Ag., Assistant Professor of Agronomy, NET Qualified
Emaild id: divyasreegovada.angrau@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.).
HARISH . V
M.Sc Ag. Assistant Professor of Soil science and Agricultural chemistry
Email Id: : reddyvharish@gmail.com
Working Experience
PROJECTS
- RURAL AGRICULTURAL WORK EXPERIENCE
- AGRICULT URAL EXPERIENCE LEARNING PROGRAMME (AELP)
- Working along with NGOs for data collection about economic status of agricultural families for period of 6 months.
- Having 3 years of Teaching experience and 2 years of extension experience
TRAININGS:
- Industrial training at ITC
Research Experience
- Boron availability and response of blackgram to boron application in calcareous soils.
PARTICIPATIONS:
- Participated in National Seminar on “Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security” in Bapatla.
- Participated in workshop on issues related to “Genetically Modified Crops ” in Bapatla
- Participated in National Service Scheme (NSS) activities from 2010-16 organized by Agricultural College, Bapatla.
- Holder of B certificate National Cadet Corps (NCC) under unit 22(A) BN NCC TENALI.