Regional Agricultural Research Station, Polasa, Jagtial

1. Name of the Research Station: Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS)

2. Address (village / town, mandal and district) : Polasa Village, Jagtial Rural, Jagtial district

3. Google Location Coordinates : Latitude   : N 180 5026.8Longitude: E 780 571.6

4. Agro-Climatic Zone : Northern Telangana Zone

5. Year of Establishment : 1983

6. Total Area (in acres)

SI. No. Particulars Area (ha) Area (Acres)
i. Total 43.94 108.58
ii. Dry 05.23 12.92
iii. Wet 15.00 37.07
iv. I.D. 08.04 19.87
v. Roads, buildings, canals etc. 13.39 33.09
vi. Grazing lands or pastures 02.24 5.54
vii. Cultivable area 28.30 69.93
viii. Cultivable but not cultivated during the year (specify the reasons) 05.80 14.33
ix. Land not brought under cultivation
  • To develop suitable cropping system and water management strategy for the command areas of Sri Ram Sagar Ayacut Area.
  • Development of high yielding varieties with tolerance to biotic & abiotic stress in rice and sesame.
  • Development of innovative technologies in crop production and protection of various agricultural crops under different farming situations.
  • To coordinate multi-location testing at state and national level in order to identify appropriate varietal and management technologies for various crops under different eco-systems.
  • Production and supply of breeder / foundation seed of rice and sesame to public/private organizations and farming community.
  • To develop and manage information systems on short range weather forecasting and agro-advisory.
  • To provide training and regular advises to the farmers and agricultural department officers for increasing the productivity and decreasing the cost of cultivation.

 

  • Developed varieties in rice and sesame tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses, physical grain and seed quality traits. Developed suitable crop production and protection technologies to enhance the farm profitability with environmental friendly practices for the mandate crops of the station

Current Projects

  • Common incubation center for rice and mango processing lines funded by PMFME scheme.
  • Pilot Project on Supply chain Management (Ag-hub Rural innovation spoke, Jagtial).
  • Identification of improved rice lines with broad spectrum resistance to multiple biotic stresses and high yield through translational approach” funded by DBT.

Infrastructure Facilities Available

  • Seed processing plant, Tractor drawan Jambo, 50 HTP Tractor Sprayer, Shakthiman Rotary mulcher, Seed cum Fertilizer drill, Land mater bund maker (with hydraulic), Tractor mounted Sprayer, Mini Tractor (John Deer 3036E), Maschio 9 feet  roto puddler, AGRI cannon (AC 09), Spectrophotometer, Deep freezer (-20C).

    Varieties developed

    Rice: 

    • Polasa Prabha (JGL 384)
    • Jagtiala Sannalu (JGL 1798)
    • Manair Sona (JGL 3828)  
    • Jagtial Sambha (JGL 3844)
    • Karimnagar Samba (JGL 3855)
    • Jagtial Mashuri (JGL 11470)

    Sesamum:

    • Rajeshwari
    • Swetha-Til 
    • Chandana (JCS 94)
    • Hima (JCS 9426)
    • Jagtiala Til 1 (JCS 1020)
    • JagtialaTil 2 (JCS 2454)
    • Telangana Til 1 (JCS 3202)

    Agro technologies Developed: 

    • Economizing phosphorus use in groundnut through P-solubilizing bacteria 
    • Preparation of vermicompost using uprooted cotton stalks 
    • Antibiotic producing florescent pseudomonas for increasing yield and control of soil borne diseases in groundnut 
    • Effect of dates of sowing on pigeaonpea under rainfed and irrigated conditions 
    • Evaluation of pre released rice cultures under different N levels in Northern Telangana Zone
    • Identification of suitable mustard varieties for Central and Northern Telangana Zones 
    • Optimal sowing window and sowing method in Dry Direct Seeded Rice (D-DSR)
    • Nitrogen management in dry converted wet rice system
    • Water budgeting of irrigated lowland rice using drum culture technique
    • Water budgeting of Alternate Wetting and Drying rice (AWD) with drum culture technique
    • Optimum Date of Sowing and Drip Fertigation for Higher Yield in Rabi Mustard
    • Soil Test Based Fertilizer Prescription Equations for Targeted Yield of Sesamum in Light Soils
    • Standardization of Nitrogen Levels and its Time of Application in Dry Converted Wet Rice
    • Weed Management in Wet Direct Seeded Rice (W-DSR)
    • Weed Management in Dry Direct Seeded Rice (D-DSR)
    • Crop Diversification after kharif Dry DSR for higher Productivity, Profitability and Resource Use Efficiency under Different Tillage Practices 
    • Cotton residue management for higher productivity of succeeding crops
    • Novel insecticides for the management of fall army worm in maize 
    • Management of stem borer in rice with novel insecticides
    • Novel fungicide molecules to manage anthracnose disease in soybean
    • Management of Macrophomina phaseolina stem and root rot of sesame
    • Effective Management of Gall Midge in Rice with Insecticides
    • Compatible insecticide and fungicide blended molecules for management of stem borer and blast in rice
    • Kisan Mela – Farmer Scientist Interactions every year
    • Inter Polytechnic Sports, Games, Cultural and Literary Meet (2023–24)
    • Rythu Dinostavam – Telangana Dashabdi Ustavaalu (Jun 3, 2023)
    • ZREAC Meeting of NTZ
    • Seed Mela 
    • Rythu Mungitlo Shastravethalu Programme (May 5 – Jun 13, 2025)
    • Quality Seed at Every Village (QSEV) Programme (Jun 02 & 03, 2025)
    Sl. No Full Name & Designation Department / Discipline Areas of Specialization Mail Id Photo
    1 Dr. S. Harish Kumar Sharma
    Principal Scientist & ADR (FAC), University Head (SSAC)
    Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Soil Chemistry and Soil Fertility shksharmapjtsau@gmail.com
    2 Dr. N. Sandhya Kishore
    Senior Scientist
    Genetics & Plant Breeding Plant science: Pigeonpea, cowpea, Rice and sesame breeding kishorepjtsau@gmail.com
    3 Dr. P. Spandana Bhatt
    Senior Scientist
    Agronomy Integrated weed and nutrient management, Drone (UAVs) in crop management spandana9119@gmail.com
    4 Dr. P. Ravi
    Scientist
    Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Soil Fertility ravipenjarla.yadav@gmail.com
    5 Dr. Sainath Nagula
    Scientist (SSAC)
    Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Soil health and nutrient management sainathnagula134@gmail.com
    6 Koli Bhavya
    Scientist
    Agricultural Microbiology & Bioenergy Plant–microbe interaction bhavyaraj55@gmail.com
    7 Kommagoni Ramakrishna
    Scientist
    Agronomy Organic farming, integrated crop management, crop modeling ramagronomy@gmail.com
    8 Dr. Kunta Rajesh
    Scientist
    Crop Physiology Plant growth regulators and nutrient use efficiency kunta.rajesh3@gmail.com
    9 Yellagoni Swathi
    Scientist
    Entomology Storage pest management, host plant resistance swathisk32@gmail.com
    10 Paidakula Madhukar
    Scientist
    Genetics & Plant Breeding Hybrid rice and mustard crop improvement madhu0743@gmail.com
    11 Dr. Boddupalli Srinivas
    Scientist
    Genetics & Plant Breeding Rice breeding srinu.bdd@gmail.com
    12 Sumalatha Nallabeema
    Scientist
    Plant Pathology Fungal pathology sumaplantpathology@gmail.com

    Station In-Charge (Name & Designation):Dr. S. Harish Kumar Sharma,  Associate Director of Research, RARS, Jagtial.

    Mobile Number : 8332970384