Agronomy


Majji Jitendra

M.Sc Ag., Assistant Professor and Head of Deaprtment of Agronomy
Email Id : :
jitendramajji@gmail.com

Working Experience

  • Masters Research work on “Evaluation of Post-emergence herbicides in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).”

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Actively participated in student development programme 2017-18.
  • Worked as Teaching Assistant (TA) at Sri Swaminathan Agriculture Polytechnic College for 10 Months from 1st November 2018 to 31st August 2019.
  • Worked as Teaching Associate (TA) for 5 Months and Principal for 7 Months at B.R. Agriculture Polytechnic College from 1st November 2021 to 31st October 2022.
  • Actively participated and completed training on “Preparation of Bio-pesticides and Bio-fertilizers” under sustainable agriculture, health, education and rural development programme.
  • Participated in the annual post graduate students national seminar on “Multidimensional Approaches for Sustaining Food and Nutritional Security”.
  • Participated in national seminar for Post Graduate Students on “Challenges and opportunities for profitable agriculture”.

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 Managementin 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 Productionin Agriculture & Food: e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2681-8317) with Article ID: 12047.
  • Vertical farming: Future of Modern Agriculturein 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 Securityin 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 Productionin Agriculture & Food:e- Newsletter (ISSN: 2581-8317) with Article ID: 35111.
  • Weed Management Practices in Transplanted Winter Ricein 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 pollutionAgriculture & 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 Systemsorganised 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 Farmingorganized by Centre for Agricultural Market Intelligence, NAHEP-CAAST, Anand Agricultural University, Anand In Collaboration with College of Agricultural Information Technology, AAU – Anand.
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A. R. Devika
M.Sc, Assistant Professor of Agronomy, NET Qualified
Email Id: devikaar23497@gmail.com

Working Experience

  • ICAR JRF Scholarship Holder – Rank 39 (AIR) Agronomy (2021-22)
  • ICAR National Talent Scholarship Holder – Rank 1050 (2016-20)
  • Qualified ICAR-NET in 2023
  • Worked at AICRP on Pigeonpea and found pigeonpea + sweet corn as the most profitable intercropping system
  • Evaluation of different pigeonpea based intercropping systems in alfisols for higher productivity

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Awarded Best NSS Volunteer 2019, PJTSAU
  • Conducted Field Demonstrations and Participatory Rural Appraisal in village to gain knowledge and create awareness in the village
  •  Worked under Biofertilizer Technology under the University. Played role in production, packaging and selling of the different biofertilizers.
  • Recent trends in biosecurity: International and National perspectives
  • Geospatial applications for Disaster Risk Management
  • Worked on different biofertilizers and biopesticides mass production Sought feedback from farmers to increase the market share of the company in the Hyderabad region
  • Precision farming:
  • Increase the accuracy and efficiency of agricultural inputs.
  • Reduce environmental negative impacts by misapplications
  • Livestock Management :
  • Production technology of different fodder crops
  • Care and management of local breeds 
  • Nano Technology :
  • Application of nanotechnology in agriculture to increase the input use efficiency
    Characterization of nanoparticles

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.).