Mandate crop: Paddy

• Introduction of new crops and varieties (Crop Improvement)
• Evaluation, Identification and testing suitability of technologies and varieties of the crops grown in the district.
• Research on farm mechanization in major crops.
• Irrigation water management for crops and cropping systems.

Key Research Themes / Focus Areas

• Development of fine grain, BPH, blast resistant rice varieties.
• Development of Saline tolerant/ Resistant rice varieties
• Development of suitable rice varieties for Dry direct seceding.
• Development of Package of Practices for seed to seed mechanization in rice.
• Documenting information on the incidence of insect pests in different rice cultivation systems.

• Development of high yielding early and medium duration rice varieties with resistance / tolerance to salinity, BPH and Blast and for dry direct seeding in Telangana.
• AGGRI Alliance (One IRRI Breeding network project).
• Development of rice varieties with high Head Rice Recovery (HRR) (Rabi).
• Genotype x environment interaction of rice varieties for grain yield and milling quality during rabi. 
• Studies on weed dynamics under different rice establishment methods and weed management options. 
• Performance of elite rice Kampasagar cultures under different dates of sowing.
• NABARD funder IFS unit

Infrastructure Facilities Available

• Rice Quality Lab
• Seed Processing Unit

Varieties released:

• Paddy – Kampasagar Vari-1 (2021)
• Paddy – Kampasagar vari- 6251 (2024)

Achievements:

• Agricultural Research Station, Kampasagar, is designated as “Centre of Excellence in Rice Mechanization” by PJTAU.
• Seed Production Hub / Farm for PJTAU

• Capacity Building programmes conducted to the Agricultural Officers, Agricultural Extension Officers and Farmers under the NABARD sponsored project “Validation of climate smart sustainable integrated farming systems (IFS) for Nagarjuna Sagar ayacut area”.
• Conducting Minikit field days on newly developed/released rice varieties of PJTAU.

Station In-Charge (Name & Designation):Dr. Dr. Vindla Sridhar, Senior Scientist, ARS, Kampasagar.

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