Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar
Name of the Research Station : Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar
Address (Village/Town, Mandal, District) : Principal Scientist (Ento.) & Head, Padmanagar, Karimnagar 505 001
Google Location Coordinates : Latitude: 18.44310 N , Longitude: 79.09010 E
Agro-Climatic Zone : Northern Telangana Zone
Year of Establishment : 1952
Total Area (in acres) : 57 acres
Mandated Crops : Maize
Mandate:
- To develop medium and early season maize hybrids for rainfed and irrigated conditions.
- To develop maize hybrids resistant to important pests and diseases.
- To develop package of practices for maize.
- To develop drought tolerant maize hybrids.
- To maintain inbred lines and germplasm of maize for future use in seed production and breeding programmes.
- To cater the need of quality seed to farming community and planning of seed production of different crops.
- To develop economical and efficient hybrid seed production technology.
- To conduct regular training programmes on “Maize Production Technology” to farmers, departmental officers, nodal officers, seed producers of public and private agencies.
Development of medium and early season maize hybrids for rainfed and irrigated conditions with resistance to important pests and diseases.
Current Projects
- Development of high yielding single cross hybrids of Maize of different maturity groups.
- Genetic enhancement of Maize.
- Breeding for abiotic stress tolerant maize hybrid.
- Development of Post-flowering stalk rot (PFSR)/Late-wilt resistant maize hybrids.
- Seed production of hybrids proposed for nomination to AICRP
- Collection, characterization, cataloguing, maintenance and utilization of germplasm for development of inbred lines
- Evaluation of experimental maize hybrids in coordinated trials and zonal trials
- Breeder Seed production of University/IIMR released maize single cross hybrids/ synthetics/ composites
Plan Agronomy:
- Performance of prerelease different maturity maize hybrids, sweet corn, popcorn & QPM against different levels of fertilizer and planting density.
- Long term trial on integrated nutrient management in maize.
- Crop residue management in traditional and emerging maize systems during Kharif & Rabi.
Infrastructure Facilities Available
Equipments:
- Maize dehusker cum sheller
- Horizontal Deep Freezer and Voltage Stabilizer
- Soil Moisture Meter
- Minigac Grain Moisture Meter
- Brixmeter
Hybrids developed:
- Karimnagar Makka, (KNMH 4010141)
- KNMH-4010131 (Karimnagar Makka 1)
- Five Drought tolerant inbred lines KML 29, KDTML 3, KDTML 19, KDTML 82 and KDTML 66 lines developed were registered with National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi.
- Organizes farmer- scientist interaction meetings
- Training programmes on seed production of maize
- Field diagnostic visits
- Organized several Rythu Sadassus
| Sl. No | Full Name & Designation | Department / Discipline | Areas of Specialization | Mail Id | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Budime Ram Prasad Principal Scientist |
Entomology | Insect Pest Management | rampi_73@yahoo.com |  |
| 2 | Dr. Eligeti Rajanikant Scientist |
Agronomy | Nutrient management, Weed management, Water management, Residue management for different crops, Soil health and nutrient management, Fine tuning the fertigation scheduling for different crops |
eligetiraj@yahoo.com |  |
| 3 | Dr. Umarani Errabelli Scientist (Plant Breeding) |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | Maize, Sunflower and Rice Breeding | umaranierrabelli@gmail.com |  |
| 4 | Dr. Gullipalli Usharani Scientist |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | Rice, Maize and Sorghum Breeding | ushagenetics@gmail.com |  |
Station In-Charge (Name & Designation):Dr. B. Ram Prasad, Principal Scientist
Mobile Number : 8333818201