Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal
Name of the Research Station : Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal
Address (Village/Town, Mandal, District) : O/o. Associate Director of Research, RARS, Warangal Mulugu Road, Hanamkonda
Google Location Coordinates : Latitude: 18°00’51.0″N, Longitude: 79°36’11.4″E
Agro-Climatic Zone : Central Telangana Zone
Year of Establishment : 1933
Total Area (in acres) : 56.50
Mandated Crops : Rice, Cotton and Pulses
- Development of rice varieties with fine grain quality, high yield potential, gall midge/ multiple (gall midge, BPH, BLB and blast) resistance in different maturity groups for kharif season
- Development of cold tolerant rice varieties with fine grain quality, having high yield potential with resistance to BPH, blast etc., suitable for rabi season
- Development of high yielding gall midge resistant fine grain rice hybrids with good cooking quality
- Development of multiple resistant rice varieties for dry direct seeding
- Monitoring of gall midge biotype virulence patterns
- To evolve suitable management strategies against major insect pests of rice
- Development of mid early and medium duration pigeonpea varieties suitable for Telangana region
- Development and identification of suitable greengram, blackgram and soybean varieties for different seasons (Verification function)
- Identification of suitable cowpea varieties for Telangana state
- Development of agro techniques for high yields in pulse crops
- Screening of pulses germplasm (pigeonpea, greengram, blackgram etc.,) against prevailing diseases, Insect pests and their management
- To evolve/identify high yielding cotton hybrids (BG) /varieties suitable to irrigated and rain fed ecosystem
- To develop agro techniques for higher yields with more economic returns in cotton
- Collection, evaluation and maintenance of germplasms bank of cotton for evolving high yielding varieties and hybrids
- Screening of cotton varieties/hybrids against prevailing insect pests and diseases and developing suitable management strategies and practices.
- Maintenance breeding of released varieties/hybrids of rice, pulses and cotton and their breeder seed production
- Transfer of technology
Current Projects
| S.No. | Name of the Project | Funding Agency | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enhancing pigeonpea production and productivity in India by promoting high-yielding early maturing varieties and hybrids | ICRISAT | 3 years (2024–2026) |
| 2 | Deciphering the root-soil interface to develop efficient N2 fixing, climate-smart pigeon pea cultivars with improved yields. | ICRISAT | 3 years (2025–2027) |
| 3 | Identification of improved rice lines with broad spectrum resistance to multiple biotic stresses and high yield through translational approach | DBT | 2 years (2024–2025) |
| 4 | Season long training programme to the farmers on “Strategies of soil health management for sustainable crop productivity” | NABARD | 1 year (2024) |
- Biotechnology lab
- 2.Soil Science lab
- 3.Pathology lab
- 4. Entomology lab
Equipment’s available at Biotechnology Lab:
- Plolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR Machine)
- Tissue Lyser system
- Accessories of Genogrinder (Tissue Lyser)
- Gel Documentation Unit
- -20o C Deep Freezer
- Refrigerated centrifuge with accessories
- Laminar Air Flow
- Digital PH meter with act probe
- Electric Balance
- Power Packs
- Tissue Culture Racks
- Dry Bath
- Blue Star Deep Freezer
- Micro Pipettes Different Capacity
- Liquid Nitrogen Container
- Horizontal Gel Unit
- Ice making machine
- Gel Tray & Comb
- Micro Wave Ovens
- QUBIT (For DNA Quantification)
- ELISA Reader
- Distillation unit
Rice Varieties developed:
| SI. No | Name of the Variety | Year of Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakatiya (WGL-13801) | 1974 |
| 2 | Surekha (WGL-13400) | 1976 |
| 3 | Pothana (WGL-22245) | 1985 |
| 4 | Divya (WGL-44645) | 1989 |
| 5 | Erramallelu (WGL-20471) | 1991 |
| 6 | Kavya (WGL-48684) | 1991 |
| 7 | Orugallu (WGL-47970) | 1993 |
| 8 | Bhadrakali (WGL-3962) | 1994 |
| 9 | Shiva (WGL-3943) | 1995 |
| 10 | Keshava (WGL-3825) | 1996 |
| 11 | Varalu (WGL-14377) | 2002 |
| 12 | Warangal Samba (WGL-14) | 2005 |
| 13 | Warangal Sannalu (WGL-32100) | 2006 |
| 14 | Ramappa (WGL-23985) | 2009 |
| 15 | Siddhi (WGL-44) | 2012 |
| 16 | Sheethal (WGL-283) | 2012 |
| 17 | Somnath (WGL-347) | 2015 |
| 18 | Warangal Vari-1 (WGL-915) | 2019 |
| 19 | Telangana Vari-1 (WGL-739) | 2019 |
| 20 | Telangana Vari-2 (WGL-697) | 2020 |
| 21 | Warangal Vari-2 (WGL-962) | 2021 |
| 22 | Telangana Vari-8 (WGL-1487) | 2022 |
| 23 | Telangana Rice-1289 | 2023 |
| 24 | Warangal Vari-1119 (WGL-1119) | 2023 |
| 25 | Telangana Rice-1355 (WGL-1355) | 2024 |
| 26 | Warangal Vari-1246 (WGL-1246) | 2024 |
| S. No. | Varieties developed/ Released | Year of release |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRGE-97 (Warangal kandi-1) | 2020 |
| 2 | WRGE-93 | 2020 |
| 3 | WRGE-121 | 2021 |
| 4 | WRGE -255 | 2021 |
| 5 | WGG -42 | 2016 |
Awards: Received “Best AICRP on Rice Entomology centre” award during 52nd Annual Rice Research Group Meeting held at AAU, Jorhat, Assam, in 2017.
| Sl. No | Full Name & Designation | Department / Discipline | Areas of Specialization | Mail Id | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr Ravula Uma Reddy Associate Director of Research |
Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry | Soil and Plant Nutrition | ravulaumareddy68@gmail.com |  |
| 2 | Dr. Guguloth Veeranna Principal Scientist |
Agronomy | Conservation technologies for cotton under rainfed conditions, precision approaches for rice and rice-based systems, conservation agriculture in rice–maize systems | veeruage76@gmail.com |  |
| 3 | Dr. Ramya Vittal Scientist |
Plant Pathology | Plant Pathology, Biological Control, Disease Management | ramya.vittal@gmail.com ramya.vittal@pjtau.edu.in |
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| 4 | Dr. Chandragiri Ramulu Scientist (SSAC) |
Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry | Soil fertility | ramulussac@gmail.com |  |
| 5 | Dr. Yadla Hari Scientist |
Agricultural Biotechnology | Molecular Breeding | yadlahari@gmail.com |  |
| 6 | Kommidi Manasa Scientist |
Agricultural Microbiology & Bioenergy | Agricultural Microbiology, PGPR | manasareddy3275@gmail.com |  |
| 7 | Bodige Madavi Scientist |
Agronomy | Weed management | bodigemadavi@gmail.com |  |
| 8 | Dr. Akkati Venkat Reddy Principal Scientist (Entomology) |
Entomology | Insect Toxicology | venkatreddyakkati1968@gmail.com |  |
| 9 | Omprakash Samala Scientist |
Entomology | Host Plant Resistance, Insect Toxicology, IPM | omprakashagrico@gmail.com |  |
| 10 | Vankudoth Venkanna Principal Scientist |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | Crop Improvement | vvenkanna09@gmail.com |  |
| 11 | Dr. Gokenapally Seshu Scientist (Pl. Br.) |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | Hybrid rice, varietal & hybrid development, seed production | seshugpb@gmail.com |  |
| 12 | Dr. Daravath Veeranna Scientist |
Entomology | Insect Molecular Biology & Physiology, IPM, Biological Control, Host Plant Resistance | veerudharavath67@pjtau.edu.in |  |
| 13 | Dr Govinda Padmaja Assistant Professor |
Plant Pathology | Plant Pathology, Biocontrol management | padmajaagri@gmail.com padmajaagri@pjtau.edu.in |
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| 14 | Dr. M. Madhu Scientist |
Agronomy | Cropping system, Weed management, Nutient management, Pulses | madhumoguloju@gmail.com |  |
| 15 | Sri. Y. Prashanth Scientist |
Genetics & Plant Breeding | prashanthag07@pjtau.edu.in |  |
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| 16 | Dr. Jurukuntla Bharghavi Scientist |
Crop Physiology | Abiotic stresses in crops | bharghavi.suma@gmail.com |  |
| 17 | Dr. R. Shravan Kumar Scientist (Entomology) |
Entomology | Host Plant Resistance, IPM, Biotype studies, Seasonal Incidence studies | shravanentomology@gmail.com |  |
Station In-Charge (Name & Designation):Dr. Ravula Uma Reddy
Associate Director of Research, RARS, Warangal
e-Mail : adrwgl@pjtau.edu.in
Mobile Number : 8332970385