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Sarkar, B., Chakravarthy, V.S.K., Vanaja, M.,  Salini, K., Maheswari,  M., Jyothilakshmi, N., Shanker, A. K., Yadav, S. K.,  Prabhakar, M., Chary, G. R. and Singh, V. K. Phenotyping Drought-Induced Morpho-Physiological Changes and Genetic Diversity Among Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) Genotypes. Plant Mol Biol Rep 41, 304–316 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-022-01366-2 

Sarkar B, Varalaxmi Y, Vanaja M, RaviKumar N, Prabhakar M, Yadav SK, Maheswari M and Singh VK (2023) Mapping of QTLs for morphophysiological and yield traits under water-deficit stress and well-watered conditions in maize. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1124619. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1124619

V. Visha Kumari , S.S. Balloli , D.B.V. Ramana , Manoranjan Kumar , V. Maruthi , M. Prabhakar , M. Osman , A.K. Indoria , M. Manjunath , G. Ravindra Chary , K.A. Gopinath , G. Venkatesh , G. Sujatha , Purabi Banerjee , S.K. Yadav , V.K. Singh , J. Timsina. 2023. Crop and livestock productivity, soil health improvement and insect dynamics: Impact of different fodder-based cropping systems in a rainfed region of India. Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103646​​

Pushpanjali, Josily Samuel, Prabhat Kumar Pankaj, Konda Srinivas Reddy, Karunakaran Karthikeyan, Ardha Gopala Krishna Reddy, Jagriti Rohit, Kotha Sammi Reddy, and Vinod Kumar Singh. 2023. "Fodder Grass Strips: An Affordable Technology for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in India" Agriculture 13, no. 2: 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020318

C A Rama Rao, B M K Raju, Samuel Josily, A V M S Rao, R Nagarjuna Kumar, M Srinivasa Rao, N Swapna, G Samba Siva, Y L Meghana, M Prabhakar and V K Singh. 2022. "Impact of climate change on productivity of foodcrops: a sub-national level assessment for India." Environmental Research Communications. No. 9, Vol. 4.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ac8b68

Gopinath, K.A., Rajanna, G.A., Venkatesh, G., Jayalakshmi, M., Kumari, V.V., Prabhakar, M., Rajkumar, B., Chary, G.R., Singh, V.K. 2022. Influence of Crops and Different Production Systems on Soil Carbon Fractions and Carbon Sequestration in Rainfed Areas of Semiarid Tropics in India. Sustainability, 14(7):4207. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074207.

Kumari, V.V., Banerjee, P., Verma, V.C., Sukumaran, S., Chandran, M.A.S., Gopinath, K.A., Venkatesh, G., Yadav, S.K., Singh, V.K., Awasthi, N.K. (2022). Plant Nutrition: An Effective Way to Alleviate Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Crops. International Journal of Molecular Science. 23, 8519. [https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158519] https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158519

Sarkar, B., Savita, S. K., Varalaxmi, Y., Vanaja, M., Ravi Kumar, N., Sathish, P., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Prabhakar, M., Shanker, A. K., Yadav, S. K. and Maheswari. M. 2022. Stress Reactions of Maize Genotypes to Drought Stress at Different Phenophases and Recovery. Russ J Plant Physiol 69, 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443722030128

Subba Rao, A.V.M., Sarath Chandran, M.A., Bal, S.K., Pramod, V.P., Sandeep, V.M., Manikandan, N., Raju, B.M.K., Prabhakar, M., Islam, A. Naresh Kumar, S., Singh, V.K. (2022). Evaluating area-specific adaptation strategies for maize under future climates of India. Science of The Total Environment. 836: 155511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155511

Bal, S.K., Manikandan, N., Sandeep, V.M., Vijayakumar, P., Lunagaria, M.M., Subba Rao, A.V.M. , Pramod, V.P. and Singh, V.K. (2022). Criteria based decisions for determining agroclimatic onset of the crop growing season. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 317, 108903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108903​

Venkatesh, G.; Gopinath, K.A.; Reddy, K.S.; Reddy, B.S.; Prabhakar, M.; Srinivasarao, C.; Visha Kumari, V.; Singh, V.K. 2022. Characterization of Biochar Derived from Crop Residues for Soil Amendment, Carbon Sequestration and Energy Use. Sustainability, 14, 2295. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042295

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Bal, S.K.; Chandran, M.A.S.; Madhavan, S.V.; Rao, A.V.M.S.; Manikandan, N.; Praveen Kumar, R.; Parameswaran, P.V.; Attri, S.D.; Singh, P.; Mohanty, A.; et al. Water Demand in Maize Is Projected to Decrease under Changing Climate in India. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031419

Bal, S.K., Sandeep, V.M., Vijaya Kumar, P., Subba Rao, A.V.M., Pramod, V.P., Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Singh, N.P., Manikandan, N. and Bhaskar, S. (2022). Assessing impact of dry spells on the principal rainfed crops in major dryland regions of India. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 313 (2022) 108768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108768​

Samuel, Josily, Chitiprolu A.R. Rao, Bellapukonda M.K. Raju, Anugu A. Reddy, Pushpanjali, Ardha G.K. Reddy, Ramaraju N. Kumar, Mohammed Osman, Vinod K. Singh, and Jasti V.N.S. Prasad. 2022. "Assessing the Impact of Climate Resilient Technologies in Minimizing Drought Impacts on Farm Incomes in Drylands" Sustainability 14, no. 1: 382. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010382

Bal, S.K., Dhakar, R., Mishra, A., Vijaya Kumar, P., Sandeep, V.M., Pramod, V.P., Sarath Chandran, M.A., Subba Rao, A.V.M., Gill, K.K. and Prasad, R. (2021). Developing frost prediction models using multivariate statistical techniques for two diverse locations of Northern India. Theoretical And Applied Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03786-8

Miles W. Ingwers, Clinton J. Steketee, Sushil K. Yadav & Zenglu Li (2021) Relationships among carbon isotope composition, growth, and foliar nitrogen in soybean, Journal of Crop Improvement, DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2021.1910092

Kumar, S., Natta, S and Yadav, SK. 2021. Advances in Plant Biochemistry for Food Quality and Nutrition. In: Ch. Srinivasarao et al., (Eds). Agricultural Research, Technology and Policy: Innovations and Advances, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, Telangana, India, pp79-100.

G. Pratibha, K.V. Rao, I.Srinivas, B.M.K Raju, Arun Shanker, M.Madhavi, A.K.Indoria, M.Srinivasa Rao, Keshav Murthy, K.Sammi Reddy, Ch.Srinivas Rao, A.K.Biswas, S.K.Chaudhari 2021 Weed shift and community diversity in conservation and conventional agriculture systems in pigeonpea - castor systems under rainfed semi-arid tropics Soil and Tillage Research 212 105075

Vijaya Kumar P., Bal S.K., Dhakar R., Sarath Chandran M.A., Subba Rao, A.V.M., Sandeep, V.M., Pramod, V.P., Malleswari, S.N., Sudhakar, G., Solanki, N.S., Shivaramu, H.S., Lunagaria, M.M., Dakhore, K.K., Londhe, V.M., Singh, M., Kumari, P., Subbulakshmi, S., Manjunatha, M.H., Chaudhari, N.J. (2021) Algorithms for weather-based management decisions in major rainfed crops of India: Validation using data from multi-location field experiments. Agronomy Journal. 2021; 1−15. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20518

Bal, S.K., Wakchaure, G.C., Potekar, S., Choudhury, B.U., Choudhary, R.L., Sahoo, R.N. (2021). Spectral Signature-Based Water Stress Characterization and Prediction of Wheat Yield under Varied Irrigation and Plant Bio-regulator Management Practices. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01325-6

Fand, B.B., Nagrare, V.S., Bal, S.K., Naik, V.C.B., Naikwadi, B.V., Mahule, D.J., Gokte‑Narkhedkar, N., Waghmare, V.N. (2021). Degree day‑based model predicts pink bollworm phenology across geographical locations of subtropics and semi‑arid tropics of India. Scientific Reports. (2021) 11:436. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80184-6

Srinivasa Rao M, Rama Rao CA, Sreelakshmi P, Islam Adlul , SubbaRao AVM,Ravindra Chary G and Bhaskar S 2020 Pest scenario of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on groundnut under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) based climate change scenarios. Journal of Thermal Biology 94 (2020) 102749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102749

Tiwari YK and Yadav SK. 2019. Temperature Induced Changes in Anti-oxidative Stress Metabolism in Maize. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22238980-20191072

Tiwari, Y.K. and Yadav, S.K. 2019. High Temperature Stress Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.): Physiological and molecular mechanisms. Journal of Plant Biology, 62(2): 93-102

Tiwari YK and Yadav SK. 2019. Effect of High-Temperature Stress on Ascorbate–Glutathione cycle in Maize. Agricultural Research https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s40003-019-00421-x

Santanu Kumar Bal, GC Wakchaure, Sunil Potekar, Burhan U Choudhary and Rabi Narayan Sahoo 2019. Spectral Signature-Based Water Stress Characterization and Prediction of Wheat Yield under Varied Irrigation and Plant Bio-regulator Management Practices.

M. SRINIVASA RAO* and T.V. PRASAD (2020) Temperature based phenology model for predicting establishment and survival of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on groundnut during climate change scenario in India, Journal of Agrometeorology,22(1):24-32 pp(March 2020)​

C A Rama Rao (2020) Family Farmers’ Cooperatives towards Ending Poverty and Hunger in India​. In: Shrestha, R.B., Ali, Y., Bhandari, H., & Islam, A. (eds.). 2020. Family Farmers’ Cooperatives: Ending Poverty and Hunger in South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Center, Bangladesh; Asian Farmers’ Association, Philippines; and National Dairy Development Board, India.​ p. 69-88

Tiwari YK and Yadav SK (2018). Study on the Progress in Maize Varieties Registration under PPV & FRA in India. Open Access Journal of Agricultural Research 3 (3): DOI: 10.23880/OAJAR-16000161

M. SRINIVASA RAO* and T.V. PRASAD (2020) Temperature based phenology model for predicting establishment and survival of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on groundnut during climate change scenario in India, Journal of Agrometeorology,22(1):24-32 pp(March 2020)​

C A Rama Rao (2020) Family Farmers’ Cooperatives towards Ending Poverty and Hunger in India​. In: Shrestha, R.B., Ali, Y., Bhandari, H., & Islam, A. (eds.). 2020. Family Farmers’ Cooperatives:Ending Poverty and Hunger in South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Center, Bangladesh; Asian Farmers’ Association, Philippines; and National Dairy Development Board, India.​ p. 69-88

C A Rama Rao, K V Rao, B M K Raju, Josily Samuel, Ravi Dupdal, M Osman and R Nagarjuna Kumar (2019) Levels and determinants of economic viability of rainwater harvesting farm ponds. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 74 (4) 539 - 551.

Rama Rao, C.A., Raju, B.M.K., Islam, A., Subba Rao, A.V.M., Rao, K.V., Ravindra Chary, G., Nagarjuna Kumar, R., Sammi Reddy, K., Bhaskar, S. and Chaudhari, S.K. (2019). Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of Indian Agriculture to Climate Change, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, P. 124​

C A Rama Rao, B M K Raju, A V M S Rao, D Yella reddy, Y L Meghana, N Swapna and G Ravindra Chary (2019) Yield vulnerability of sorghum and pearl millet to climate change in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 74 (3): 350 - 362

P. Vijaya Kumar, Mohammed Osman & P. K. Mishra (2019). Development and application of a new drought severity index for categorizing drought-prone areas: a case study of undivided Andhra Pradesh state, India. Nat Hazards. DOI 10.1007/s11069-019-03675-4. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-019-03675-4

Rao G.R., Sarkar B, Raju BMK, Sathi Reddy P, Subba Rao AVM and Jessie Rebecca 2019. Genotype × year interaction of pod and seed mass and stability of Pongamia pinnata families in a semi-arid region. J. For. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-019-00943-8​

Gurumurthy S, Sarkar B, Vanaja M, Lakshmi J, Yadav SK, Maheswari M (2019) Morpho-physiological and biochemical changes in black gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) genotypes under drought stress at flowering stage. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 41-54 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-019-2833-x​

Pratibha G., Srinivas I., V. Rao K., M.K. Raju B., Arun K. Shanker, Anamika Jha, Uday Kumar M., Srinivasa Rao K., Sammi Reddy K.​ (2019) Identification of environment friendly tillage implement as a strategy for energy efficiency and mitigation of climate change in semiarid rainfed agro ecosystems​. Journal of Cleaner Production 214 (2019) 524- 535

Indoria, AK; Sharma, KL; Sammi Reddy, K; Srinivasarao, Ch; Srinivas, K; Balloli, SS; Osman, M; Pratibha, G and Raju, NS (2018). Alternative sources of soil organic amendments for sustaining soil health and crop productivity in India – impacts, potential availability, constraints and future strategies. Current Science, 115 : 2052-2062. (https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/115/11/2052.pdf)

C A Rama Rao, B M K Raju, J Samuel, R Nagarjuna Kumar, G Satish, Y L Meghana, N Swapna and P Sudhakara Reddy (2018) Mapping natural resources and agricultural performance for targeting interventions and investments in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review 2018, 31 (Conference Number), 65-77. DOI: 10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00023.X

Raju B.M.K., C.A. Rama Rao, K.V. Rao, Ch. Srinivasarao, Josily Samuel, A.V.M. Subba Rao, M. Osman, M. Srinivasa Rao, N. Ravi Kumar, R. Nagarjuna Kumar, V.V. Sumanth Kumar, K.A. Gopinath and N. Swapna (2018) Assessing Unrealised Yield Potential of Maize Producing Districts in India, Current Science,114 (9) : 1885-1893. (http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/114/09/1885.pdf)

M.Srinivasa Rao, O.Shaila, P.Sreelakshhmi, S.Vennila, M.Vanaja, A.V.M.Subba Rao, M.Maheswari, K.Sammi Reddy 2018. Tritrophic Interactions of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata subsp unguiculata (L.)], Aphids [Aphis craccivora (Koch)] and Coccinellids [Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fab.)] under eCO2 and eTemp. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 21:531-537.

Rajeshwar Rao G, Prabhakar M, Venkatesh G, Srinivas I and Sammi Reddy K (Eds.). 2018. Agroforestry Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change in Rainfed Areas, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India. 224p. ISBN : 978-93-80883-42-7

Yadav, S. K., Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, Vikram Singh, Amol Patil, Shanker, A. K., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Vanaja, M. and Maheswari, M. 2016. Physiological and Biochemical Basis of Extended and Sudden Heat Stress Tolerance in Maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. DOI 10.1007/s40011-016-0752-9

Mekala Gopala Krishna, Juturu Vijaya Naresh, Mallikarjuna Garladinne, Kirti P.B. and Yadav S.K. 2016. Optimization of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of shoot tip explants of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek), Plant Cell, Tissue Organ Culture, DOI: 10.1007/s11240-016-1085-3

Yadav, S. K., Pavan Kumar, D., Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, Jainender, Jyothi Lakshmi,N.,Vanaja,M.andMaheswari,M.2017. Exogenous Application of Bio-regulators for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Seedlings of Maize. J Agri Res. 2(3): 000137. DOI: 10.23880/OAJAR-16000137

T.Vijaya Lakshmi, Y.Varalaxmi, S.K.Yadav and M.Maheswari. Differential Response of Antioxidative Enzymes to Various Abiotic Stresses in Pennisetum glaucum Seedlings ISSN 1021-4437, Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2017, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp. 889–898. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2017.

Srinivasa Rao.M., O. Shaila, B. Abdul Khadar., D. Manimanjari. S. Vennila., M. Vanaja., and Ch. Srinivasa Rao 2016. Impact of elevated CO2 and temperature on aphids – A review. The Bioscan 11(4): 2061-2068.

Srinivasa Rao Mathukumalli, Shaila Ongolu, Vennila Sengottaiyan and Rama Rao Anantha Chitiprolu 2017 Impact of eCO2 and Temperature on Aphis craccivora koch. on Groundnut and Future Pest Status During Climate Change Scenarios ,Journal of Plant Physiol & Pathol, Sci Technol 2017, 5:4,DOI: 10.4172/2329-955X.1000171

Indoria AK, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Sharma KL and Sammi Reddy K (2017). Conservation agriculture – a panacea to improve soil physical health. Current Science, 112 (1) : 52-61, doi: 10.18520/cs/v112/i01/52-61.

M Maheswari, Y Varalaxmi, S K Yadav, N Jyothilakshmi, M Vanaja and B Venkateswarlu Enhanced tolerance of transgenic sorghum expressing mtlD gene to water-deficit stress Indian Journal of Biotechnology Vol 16, January 2017, pp 63-67

Yadav SK, Pavan Kumar D, Tiwari YK, Jainender, Jyothi Lakshmi N, Vanaja M and Maheswari M Exogenous Application of Bio-Regulators for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Seedlings of Maize Open Access Journal of Agricultural Research ISSN: 2474-8846

C.A. Rama Rao, B.M.K. Raju, Josily Samuel, Ravi Dupdal,P. Sudhakar Reddy, D. Yella Reddy, E. Ravindranath, M. Rajeshwar and Ch. Srinivasa Rao (2017) Economic Analysis of Farming Systems: Capturing the Systemic Aspects. Agricultural Economics Research Review. Vol. 30 (No.1) January-June 2017 pp 37-45. DOI: 10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00003.9

Sarath Chandran, M. A., Subba Rao, A. V. M., Sandeep, V. M., Pramod,V. P., Pani, P., Rao,V. U. M., Visha Kumari, V., Srinivasa Rao, Ch., (2016). Indian summer heat wave of 2015: a biometeorological analysis using half hourly automatic weather station data with special reference to Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Biometeorology, June 2017, Volume 61, Issue 6, pp 1063–1072. DOI:10.1007/s00484-016-1286-9

Kaushalya Ramachandran, M.Gayatri, J.Satish, V.Praveen and N.Thaligavathi 2016. Measuring agricultural sustainability - spatial evaluation of development in watershed projects. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation Vl.44,No.2, pp 120-132.

G. Pratibha, I. Srinivas, K.V. Rao, Arun K. Shanker, B.M.K. Raju, Deepak K. Choudhary, K. Srinivas Rao, Ch. Srinivasarao, M. Maheswari  Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity of conventional and conservation agriculture system in rainfed semi arid tropics of India.  Atmospheric Environment 145 (2016) 239  - 250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.09.039

Srinivasa Rao Mathukumalli, Manimanjari Dammu, Vennila Sengottaiyan, Shaila Ongolu, Abdul Khadar Biradar, Venkateswar Rao Kondru, Srinivas Karlapudi, Murali Krishna Raju Bellapukonda, Rama Rao Anantha Chitiprolu, Srinivasa Rao Cherukumallii 2016. Prediction of Helicoverpa armigera Hubner on pigeonpea during future climate change periods using MarkSim multimodel data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 228 : 130-138.

Gopala Krishna Mekala, Vijaya Naresh Juturu, Garladinne Mallikarjuna, P.B. Kirti, S.K.Yadav (2016). Optimization of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of shoot tip explants of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek), Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, DOI: 10.1007/s11240-016-1085-3. Full manuscript can be accessed from the following link: http://rdcu.be/kkzY

SK Yadav, Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, Vikram Singh, Amol Patil, AK Shanker, N Jyothi Lakshmi, M Vanaja and M Mahesswari 2016. Physiological and biochemical basis of extended and sudden heat stress tolerance in maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Section B: Biol. Sci.DOI 10.1007/s40011-016-0752-9.

Jaipal S. Choudhary, Naiyar Naaz, Chandra S. Prabhakar Mathukumalli Srinivasa Rao, Bikash Das 2015. The mitochondrial genome of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae): Complete DNA sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic analysis with other tephritids using next generation DNA sequencing Gene 569 (2015) 191–202

Mathukumalli Srinivasa Rao, Pettem Swathi, Chitiprolu Anantha Rama Rao, K. V. Rao, B. M. K. Raju, Karlapudi Srinivas, Dammu Manimanjari, Mandapaka Maheswari 2015. Model and Scenario Variations in Predicted Number of Generations of Spodoptera litura Fab. on Peanut during Future Climate Change Scenario. PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0116762

Srinivasa Rao M, Manimanjari M, Rama Rao CA and Maheswari M 2015. Prediction of Pest Scenarios of Spodoptera litura Fab. in Peanut Growing Areas of India During Future Climate Change Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. DOI 10.1007/s40009-015-0386-0

Maheswari M, Vijaya Lakshmi T, Varalaxmi Y, Sarkar B, Yadav S.K, Jainender , Seshu Babu G, Ashish Kumar, Sushma A, Jyothilakshmi N, Vanaja M. 2016. Functional mechanisms of drought tolerance in maize through phenotyping and genotyping under well watered and water stressed conditions. European Journal of Agronomy 79: 43-57.

Shalander Kumar, Thiagarajah Ramilan, C A Ramarao, Ch Srinivasa Rao and Anthony Whitebread. 2016. Farm level rainwater harvesting across different agro climatic regions of India: Assessing performance and its determinants. Agricultural Water Management. 176: 55-66

C. A. Rama Rao, B. M. K. Raju, A. V. M. Subba Rao, K. V. Rao,  V. U. M. Rao, Kausalya Ramachandran, B. Venkateswarlu, A. K. Sikka,  M. Srinivasa Rao, M. Maheswari and Ch. Srinivasa Rao. 2016. A district level assessment of vulnerability of Indian agriculture to climate change. Current Science, 110 (10) 1939-1946

Bapuji Rao B and Rao VUM 2016. Agrometeorological Techniques for Risk Assessment and Management of Extreme Events

Sikka AK, Bapuji Rao B and Rao VUM 2016. Agricultural disaster management and contingency planning to meet the challenges of extreme weather events.

Rao VUM and Bapuji Rao B 2016. Coping strategies for extreme weather in dryland agriculture

Srinivasarao, Ch. and Gopinath, K.A. 2016. Resilient rainfed technologies for drought mitigation and sustainable food security. Mausam 67(1): 169-182.

Naveen Kumar, Yenumula Gerard Prasad, Mathyam Prabhakar, Arun K. Shanker and Divya Bhanu Molecular and in Silico Characterization of Achaea janata Granulovirus Granulin Gene Pola

A. K. Indoria, K. L. Sharma, K. Sammi Reddy and Ch. Srinivasa Rao (2016). Role of soil physical properties in soil health management and crop productivity in rainfed systems–II. Management technologies and crop productivity. https://www.currentscience.ac.in/doi: 10.18520/cs/v110/i3/320-328.

R. Rejani, K.V. Rao, M. Osman, Ch.Srinivasa Rao,  K. Sammi Reddy,  G.R. Chary, Josily Samuel and Pushpanjali.2016. Spatial and temporal estimation of soil loss for the sustainable management of a wet semi-arid watershed cluster. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 188(3):1-16,  DOI 10.1007/s10661-016-5143-4.

Ch. Srinivasarao, Sumanta Kundu, Arun K. Shanker, R. Prakash Naik, M. Vanaja, K. Venkanna, G.R. Maruthi Sankar, V.U.M. Rao (2016). Continuous cropping under elevated CO2: Differential effects on C4 and C3 crops, soil properties and carbon dynamics in semi-arid Alfisols. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 218: 73–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.016

D. Manimanjari, M. Srinivasa Rao, P. Swathi, C. A. Rama Rao, M. Vanaja, and M Maheswari 2014. Temperature- and CO2-Dependent Life Table Parameters of Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) on Sunflower and Prediction of Pest Scenarios. J. Insect Sci. 14(297): 2014; DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu159

Srinivasa Rao, M., Manimanjari D., Vanaja M., Rama Rao CA, Srinivas K, Raju BMK, Maheswari M and Venkateswarlu B 2014. Response of Multiple Generations of Tobacco Caterpilar Spodoptera Utura Fab, Feeding on Peanuet, To elevated CO2. DOI: 10.15666/aeer/1302_373386

S. K. Yadav , Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, D. Pavan Kumar, Arun Kumar Shanker, N. Jyothi Lakshmi, M. Vanaja, M. Maheswari (2015) Genotypic Variation in Physiological Traits Under High Temperature Stress in Maize Agricultural Research DOI 10.1007/s40003-015-0202-6 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40003-015-0202-6

Srinivasarao, Ch., Sumanta Kundu, Sharma, K.L., Sharanbhoopal Reddy, Pharande, A.L., Vijayasankarbabu, M., Satish, A., Singh, R.P., Singh, S.R., Ravindra Chary, G., Osman, M., Gopinath, K.A. and C. Yasmin. (2015) Magnesium balance in four permanent manurial experiments under rainfed agro-ecosystems of India. Crop and Pasture Science (Australian Journal of Agricultural Research). 66(12): 1230-1240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CP15101.

Varalaxmi Y., Reddy LA., Maheswari M. 2015. In planta transformation of sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) using TPS1 gene for enhancing tolerance to abiotic stresses. J. Genet. 94 , 425–434 doi :10.1007/s12041-015-0540-y

J.V.N.S. Prasad, Ch. Srinivasa Rao, K. Srinivas, Ch. Naga Jyothi, B. Venkateswarlu, B.K. Ramachandrappa, G.N. Dhanapal, K. Ravichandra and P.K. Mishra (2015). Effect of ten years of reduced tillage and recycling of organic matter on crop yields, soil organic carbon and its fractions in Alfisols of semi arid tropics of southern India. Soil and Tillage Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2015.10.013. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198715300507

Rejani, R., Rao, K.V., Osman, M., Chary, G.R., Puspanjali, K. Sammi Reddy, & Ch. Srinivasa Rao (2015). Location specific identification of insitu soil and water conservation interventions for sustainable management of drylands. Journal of Agrometeorology, 17(1), 55-60.

Rejani, R., Rao, K.V., Osman, M., Chary, G.R., Pushpanjali, Sammi Reddy, K. and Ch.Srinivasarao. 2015. Spatial and temporal estimation of runoff in a semi-arid micro-watershed of Southern India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 187(8): 1-16.DOI 10.1007/s10661-015-4772-3.

Venkatesh G, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Gopinath KA and Sammi Reddy K. 2015. Low-cost portable kiln for biochar production from on-farm crop residue. Indian Farming. 64(12): 9-12, 18.

Grover M., Maheswari M., Desai S., Gopinath K.A. , Venkateswarlu B. 2015. Elevated CO2: Plant associated microorganisms and carbon sequestration. Applied Soil Ecology 95: 73–85. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092913931530010X

Venkatesh G, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Gopinath KA and Sammi Reddy K. 2015. Low-cost portable kiln for biochar production from on-farm crop residue. Indian Farming. 64(12): 9-12, 18.

Raju, B.M.K., M. Osman, B. Venkateswarlu, A.V.M. S. Rao, K.V. Rao, P.K. Mishra, C.A. Rama Rao, K. Kareemulla, Anil Rai, V.K. Bhatia, Prachi Misra Sahoo, P.K. Malhotra, A.K. Sikka, N. Swapna and P. Latha (2015). Prioritization of rainfed areas in India based on natural resource endowments. Journal of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics. 69(1): 83-93

P. Vijaya Kumar, V.U.M. Rao, O. Bhavani, Rajendra Prasad, R.K. Singh and B. Venkateswarlu (2015). Climatic change and variability in mid-Himalayan region of India. MAUSAM, 66 (2): 167-180

Catherine E.Stewart, Pratibha Moturi, Ronald F.Follett and Ardell D.Halvorson Lignin biochemistry and soil N determine crop residue decomposition and soil priming.

P. Vijaya Kumar, V. U. M. Rao, O. Bhavani, A. P. Dubey and C. B. Singh. Effect of Temperature and Photothermal Quotient on the Yield Components of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. Experimental Agriculture, available on CJO2015. doi:10.1017/S0014479714000532.

P. Vijaya Kumar, V. U. M. Rao, O. Bhavani, A. P. Dubey, C. B. Singh and B. Venkateswarlu. Sensitive growth stages and temperature thresholds in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for index-based crop insurance in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. The Journal of Agricultural Science, available on CJO2015. doi:10.1017/S0021859615000209.

Srinivasarao, Ch, Y.Sudha Rani, V.Girija Veni, K.L. Sharma, G.R.Maruthi Sankar, J.V.N.S. Prasad, Y.G. Prasad and K.L. Sahrawat (2015). Assessing village level carbon balance due to greenhouse gas mitigation interventions using EX-ACT model. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-015-0788-z

G. Pratibha, I. Srinivas, K.V. Rao, B.M.K. Raju, C.R. Thyagaraj, G.R. Korwar, B. Venkateswarlu, Arun K. Shanker, Deepak K. Choudhary, K.Srinivas Rao, Ch. Srinivasa Rao Impact of conservation agriculture practices on energy use efficiency and global warming potential in rainfed pigeonpea–castor systems. European. J. Agronomy. 66 (2015) 30–40 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2015.02.001 1161-0301/© 2015.

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Subhasmita Sahani, Praveen Kumar Vaddi, Kalaiselvi Bhiman and Satish Jangam (2014) Use of NDVI to Assess Variability in Length of Crop Growing Period Inducing Agricultural Vulnerability : a Study of Telangana Region in Peninsular India Global Environmental Research. Association of International Research Initiatives for Environmental Studies 18(2):161-170.

R Kaushalya, V Praveen Kumar, S Shubhasmita (2014) Assessing Agricultural Vulnerability in India Using NDVI Data Products International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 40(8):39-46

Kaushalya R., M Gayatgri, V Praveen and J Satish (2014) Use of NDVI variations to analyse the length of growing period in Andhra Pradesh Journal of Agrometeorology 16(1):112-115

Uttam Kumar Mandal, K.Venkanna, KL Sharma and Kaushalya Ramachandran (2014) Assessing soil quality in semiarid tropical region of Southern India using GIS and remote sensing

Bapuji Rao B, Santhibhushan Chowdary, Sandeep VM, Pramod VP and Rao VUM (2014) Spatial analysis of the sensitivity of wheat yields to temperature in India

Raju B M K, C A Rama Rao, V U M Rao, M Srinivasa Rao, M Maheswari (2014) Effect of climate on productivity of pigeonpea and cotton in Andhra Pradesh – A panel data regression. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 29(1): 6-10.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Lal, R., Kundu, S., Prasad Babu, M.B.B., Venkateswarlu, B., Singh, A.K. (2013). Soil carbon sequestration in rainfed production systems in the semiarid tropics of India. Science of the Total Environment, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.006.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Venkateswarlu, B., Lal, R., Singh, A.K., Vittal, K.P.R., Kundu, S., Singh, S.R., and Singh, S.P. (2012). Long-term effects of soil fertility management on carbon sequestration in a rice-lentil cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic plains. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76(1): 168-178, DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0184

Srinivasarao, Ch., Venkateswarlu, B., Lal, R., Singh, A.K., and Kundu, S. (2013). Sustainable Management of Soils of Dryland Ecosystems of India for Enhancing Agronomic Productivity and Sequestering Carbon. In Donald L. Sparks, editor: Advances in Agronomy, Vol. 121, urlington: Academic Press, 2013, pp. 253-329. ISBN: 978-0-12-407685-3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407685-3.00005-0

BMK Raju, KV Rao, B Venkateswarlu, AVMS Rao, CA Rama Rao, VUM Rao, B Bapuji Rao, N Ravi Kumar, R Dhakar, N Swapna, P Latha (2013) Revisiting climatic classification in India: a district-level analysis. Current Science. 105 (4): 492-495. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/105/04/0492.pdf

B. Venkateswarlu, B.M.K. Raju, K.V. Rao and C.A. Rama Rao (2014) Revisiting Drought Prone Districts in India. Economic & Political Weekly. 49(25): 71-75. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Drought-Prone_0.pdf

B. Bapuji Rao, P. Santhibhushan Chowdary,V.M. Sandeep,V.U.M. Rao and B. Venkateswarlu. 2014. Rising minimum temperature trends over India in recent decades: Implications for agricultural production. Global and Planetary Change, 117:1-8.

Yadav, S.K., Sweety, K., Varalaxmi, Y., Annapurna, K., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Vanaja, M., Maheswari, M., Shankar, A.K., Venkateswarlu, B. and Kirti, P.B. M. 2012. Optimization of Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of cotyledonary node explants of Vigna radiata . Springer Plus. 1: 59. Doi:10.1186/2193-1801-1-59

Yadav, S. K., Vikram Singh, Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Vanaja, M., Maheswari, M., Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, Amol Patil, Nagendram, E. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2013. Carbohydrates and sucrose metabolizing Enzymes in the leaves of Vigna mungo genotypes as influenced by elevated CO2 concentration. J Agric Sci Tech.15 (6):1107-1120

Yadav, S. K., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Vikram Singh, Amol Patil, Yogesh Kumar Tiwari, Nagendram, E., Sathish, P., Vanaja, M., Maheswari, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2013. In vitro screening of Vigna mungo genotypes for PEG induced drought stress. Indian J Plant Physiol.DOI10.1007/s40502-013-0006-2 Special Issue : Journal of Agrometeorology (Vol.II) editors VUM Rao and B Bapuji Rao Special Issue : Journal of Agrometeorology (Vol.I) editors VUM Rao and B Bapuji Rao

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Venkateshwarlu B, Ramarao CA, Rao VUM, Raju BMK, Rao AVMS, Saikia US, Thilagavathi N, Gayatri M, Satish J, 2013. Assessment of Vulnerability of Indian Agriculture to rainfall variability - Use of NOAA-AVHRR (8km) & MODIS (250m) Time-Series NDVI Product. Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability 1(1):37-52.

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Padmaja S, Gayatri M, Satish J, 2012. Shinking Reservoirs – Cause for water deficit in Hyderabad Metropolitan region. GIS India 21(8): 3-5.

Bapuji Rao B, Linitha Nair, Rao VUM, Khushu MK, Hussai R, 2012. Assessing the impacts of increased temperature on mustard (Brassica juncea L.) yields using real time data from diverse environments. Cruciferae Newsletter 31: 31-33.

Chinmay Biswas, Ravindra Singh, Vijaya Kumar P, 2011. Dynamics of white rust disease in mustard (Brassica juncea) in relation to date of sowing and weather parameters. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 81: 1187-90.

Daniel Amalraj L, Praveen Kumar G, Desai S, Mir Hassan Ahmed SK, 2010. In vitro characterization of Trichoderma viride for abiotic stress tolerance and field evaluation against root rot disease in Vigna mungo L. Journal of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides 2:1-5.

Gopinath KA, Venkateswarlu B, Venkateswarlu S, Srinavasa Rao Ch, Balloli SS, Yadav SK, Prasad YG, 2011. Effect of organic management on agronomic performance of sesame and on soil properties. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 26: 16-20.

Gopinath KA, Supradip Saha, Mina BL, 2011. Effects of organic amendments on productivity and profitability of bell pepper-french beangarden pea system and on soil properties during transition to organic production. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 42: 2572-2585.

Grover M, Singh SR, Venkateswarlu B, 2012. Nanotechnology: Scope and limitations in agriculture. Intern Journal of Nanotech Applications 2:10-38.

Gupta S, Kumar M, Bandyopadhyay A, Raghuwanshi NS, Singh R, 2011. Modelling of evapotranspiration using artificial neural network. Hydrology Journal 34: 22-32.

Jat ML, Sodani SN, Sammauria R, Sharma SK, Sharma KL, Mishra PK, Shankar GM, Kothari AK, Balyan JK, Jain LK, Sharma RK, 2011. Management of drought through crops and varietal description under dryland areas of western India. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and Development 26: 32-40.

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Thilagavathi N, Venkateshwarlu B, Ramarao CA, Rao KV, Raju BMK, Saikia US, Gayatri M, Satish J, 2012. Assessment of vulnerability of Indian agriculture to climate change using NDVI variations as indicator – Use of NOAA-AVHRR (8km) & MODIS (250m) Time-Series NDVI Product, Journal of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (accepted)

Khushu MK, Tiku AK, Bapuji Rao B, Rao VUM, Mahender Singh, Charu Sharma, 2012. Transpiration responses to vapor pressure deficit in mustard (Brassica juncea L). Cruciferae Newsletter 31: 34-36.

Kumar M, Raghuwanshi NS, Singh R, 2011. Artificial neural networks approach in evapotranspiration modeling: A review. Irrigation Science 29: 11-25.

Kusuma Grace J, Sharma KL, Seshadri KV, Ranganayakulu C, Subramanyam KV, Bhupal Raj G, Sharma SHK, Ramesh G, Pravin N, Gajbhiye, Madhavi M, 2012 Evaluation of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) cv. Sathgudi budded on five rootstocks for differential behavior in relation to nutrient utilization in alfisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 43: 985-1014.

Mandal UK, Ramachandran K, Sharma KL, Satyam B, Venkanna K, Udaya Bhanu M, Moumita Mandal, Masane RN, Narsimlu B, Rao KV, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Korwar GR, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Assessing soil quality under different land-use systems in a watershed of semi-arid tropics in India using GIS. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75: 1144-1160.

Mandal UK, Yadav SK, Sharma KL, Ramesh V, Venkanna K, 2011. Estimating permanganateoxidizable active carbon as quick indicator for assessing soil quality under different land use system of rainfed Alfisols. Indian Journal Agricultural Science 81:927-931.

Mani Maheshwari, Krishnaiah N, Ramana DBV, 2011. Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Vibrio cholerae in contaminants. Annals of Biological Research 2: 212-217.

Maruthi Sankar GR, Mishra PK, Sharma KL, Singh SP, Nema AK, Kathmale DK, Upadhye SK, Sidhpuria MS, Osman M, Ravindra Chary G, Kusuma Grace J, Venkateswarlu B, Singh AK, 2012. Efficient tillage and nutrient practices for sustainable pearl millet productivity in different soil and agro-climatic conditions. Experimental Agriculture 48: 1–20.

Maruthi Sankar GR, Sharma KL, Dhanapal GN, Shankar MA, Mishra PK, Venkateswarlu B Kusuma Grace J, 2011. Influence of soil and fertilizer nutrients on sustainability of rainfed Finger Millet (Eleucine coracana) yield and soil fertility in semi-arid Alfisols. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 42: 1462 -1483.

Maruthi Sankar GR, Subramanian V, Sharma KL, Mishra PK, Jyothimani S, Bhaskar K, Jawahar D, Rajeswari M, Raghavan T, Ravindra Chary G, Renuka Devi A, Gopinath KA, Venkateswarlu B, Kusuma Grace J, 2012. Modeling of interactive effects of rainfall, evaporation, soil temperature and soil fertility for sustainable productivity of sorghum + cowpea & cotton + black gram intercrops under rotation trials in a rainfed semi-arid vertisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 43: 756–787.

Mishra PK, Maruthi Sankar GR, Mandal UK, Nalatwadmath SK, Patil SL, Manmohan S, 2012. Amelioration of vertisols with sand for management of soil physical chemical and hydraulic properties in south India. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 40: 13 – 21.

Momin UD ,Tamilmani , Reddy, KS, Laven KV, Kulkarni PS, Samuel MP, 2011. Development of soil moisture sensor and measurement system for automation. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 26:115-118.

Mukesh Kumar, Manoranjan Kumar, Chauhan RK, 2011. Designing framework for decision-making tools development water management and crop planning. International Journal of Science Technology and Management 2: 92-96.

Mukesh Kumar, Manoranjan Kumar, Chauhan RK, 2012. A Review on decision support system for water resource development and management. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and development 26: 8-15.

Osman M, Shaik Haffis, Mishra PK, Vijaya Kumar P, 2010. A case study of drought in Andhra Pradesh: Socio-economic impacts and mitigating strategies. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and Development 25: 44-57

Osman, M., Shaik Haffis, Ravindra Chary G, 2010. Crop diversification opportunities in distressed districts of Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh- A need of support mechanism. Agriculture Situation in India LXVII: 253-262.

Peeyush Sharma, Maruthi Sankar GR, Vikas Abrol, 2011. Statistical assessment of tillage and nitrogen management for sustainable soil moisture and productivity of maize and wheat in dry sub-humid inceptisoils. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 39: 212-219.

Prabhakar M, Padmavathi P, Prasad RD, Lakshmi Prayaga, 2012. Retrieval of biophysical parameters and assessment of Alternuria disease severity in safflower using ground based hyper spectral radiometry. Journal of Oilseeds Research 29: 377-381.

Prabhakar M, Prasad YG, Thirupathi M, Sreedevi G, Dharajothi B, Venkateswarlu B, 2011.Use of ground based hyperspectral remote sensing for detection of stress in cotton caused by leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 79: 189-198.

Prasad JVNS, Korwar GR, Rao KV, Srinivas K, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Pedababu B, Venkateswarlu B, Rao SN, Kulkarni HD 2011. On-farm evaluation of two fast growing trees for biomass production for industrial use in Andhra Pradesh, Southern India. New Forests 42: 51-61.

Prasad YG, Prabhakar M, Sreedevi G, Ramachandra Rao G, Venkateswarlu B, 2012. Effect of temperature on development, survival and reproduction of the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on cotton, Crop Protection 39: 81-88

Prasad YG, Prabhakar M, Sreedevi G, Tirupathi M, 2011. Spatio-temporal dynamics of the parasitoid Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley in cotton based cropping systems and associated weed flora. Journal of Biological control 25: 198-202.

Pratibha G, Korwar GR, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateshwarlu B, Yadav SK, Srinivasa Rao K, 2011. Nutrient management strategies in medicinal aromatic and dye yielding crops in rainfed regions. Indian Journal of Fertilizer News 7: 118-133.

Praveen Kumar G, Kishore N, Daniel Amalraj LE, Mir Hassan Ahmed SK, Abdul Rasool, Desai S, 2012. Evaluation of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. with single and multiple PGPR triats for plant growth promotion of sorghum in combination with AM fungi. Plant Growth Regulation 67:133-140.

Rama Rao CA, Srinivasa Rao M, Srinivas K, Patibanda AK, Sudhakar C, 2011. Adoption, impact and discontinuance of integrated pest management technologies for pigeonpea in South India. Outlook on Agriculture 40: 245-250.

Ramana DBV, Nirmala G, Vijaya Kumar A, 2011. Mineral profile of feeds, fodders and blood plasma of dairy animals in KVK adopted villages of Rangareddy district in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and Development 28: 26-31.

Ramana DBV, Reddy NN, Rao GR, 2011. Hortipastoral systems for ram lamb production in rain fed areas. Annals of Biological Research 2: 150-158.

Ramana DBV, Vijay Kumar A, Sreenath Dixit, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Livestock production practices for sustainable rural livelihoods: A participatory action research in rainfed areas of AP. Journal of Rural Development 39: 71-79.

Rao GR, Arun K Shanker, Srinivas I, Korwa, GR, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Diversity and variability in seed characters and growth of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre accessions. Trees: Structure and Function 25: 725–734.

Rao KV, Bhaskara Rao I, Prasad JVNS, Rama Rao CA, Sahu RK, 2011. Farmers participation for effective utilization of water resources in Lift Irrigation schemes in rainfed areas. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research 26:41-52.

Rao VUM, Bapuji Rao B, Linitha Nair, Diwan Singh, Chandersekhar, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Thermal sensitivity of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) crop in Haryana. Journal of Agrometeorology 13: 131-134.

Rao VUM, Bapuji Rao B, Rao AVMS, Manikandan N, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Assessment of rainfall trends at micro and macro level in Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Agrometeorology 13:80-85.

Ravi Shankar K, Nagasree K, Venkateswarlu B, Pochaiah Maraty, 2011. Constraints and suggestions in adopting seasonal climate forecasts by farmers in south India. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 17:153-163.

Reddy KS, Kareemulla K, Rama Rao CA, Venkateswarlu B, 2012. Impact of SWC under MNAREGA on rural livelihoods in Rainfed Agriculture. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (accepted).

Reddy KS, Rao BV, Umarfarooque Momin, 2012. Drinking water quality assessment of Bhaskar Rao kunta watershed, Dhamarcherla Mandal, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 11: 847-851.

Saikia US, Venkatswarlu B, Rao GGSN, Korwar GR, Rao VUM, Srivastava NN, Mandal UK, Goswami B, Manoranjan Kumar, 2011. Estimating wheat productivity for Indian North Western Plain Zone in relation to spatial-Thermal Variation. Journal of Agrometeorology 13: 9-16.

Shalander Kumar, Raju BMK, Rama Rao CA, Kareemulla K, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Sensitivity of yields of major rainfed crops to climate in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 66: 340-352.

Shalander Kumar, Sharma KL, Kareemulla K, Ravindra Chary G, Ramarao CA, Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Techno-economic feasibility of conservation agriculture in rainfed regions of India. Current Science 101: 1171-1181.

Sharma KL, Kusuma Grace J, Mishra PK, Venkateswarlu B, Nagdeve MB, Gabhane VV, Maruthi Sankar GR, Korwar GR, Ravindra Chary G, Srinivasa Rao C, Pravin Gajbhiye N, Madhavi M, Mandal UK, Srinivas K, Ramachandran K, 2011. Effect of soil and nutrient- management treatments on soil quality indices under cottonbased production system in rainfed semi-arid tropical vertisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 42: 1298-1315.

Sharma KL, Padmaja KV, Srinivas K, Grace JC, Korwar GR, Venkateswarlu B, Mandal UK, 2012. Determination of optimum phosphorous level for grain sorghum using external and internal response indicators in rainfed semiarid tropical alfisol. Journal of Plant Nutrition 35: 854-873.

Sreenath Dixit, Venkateswarlu B, Srivastava AP, 2011. Promoting sustainable rural livelihoods: A framework for managing multi consortia. Journal of Agricultural Extension Management. XII: 55-65.

Srinivas I, Adake RV, Sanjeeva Reddy B, Korwar GR, Thyagaraj CR, Atul Dange, Veeraprasad G, Ravinder Reddy Ch, 2010. Comparative performance of different power weeders in rainfed sweet sorghum. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research Development 25: 63-67.

Srinivasa Rao C, Venkateswarlu B, Rattan Lal, Anil Kumar Singh, Sumanta Kundu, Vittal KPR, Gajanan GN, Ramachandra B, 2012. Long term effects of crop residues and fertility management on carbon sequestration and agronomic productivity of groundnut – fingermillet rotation on an Alfisol in southern India. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 10: 1-15.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, 2011. Nutrient management strategies in rainfed agriculture: Constraints and Opportunities. Indian Journal of Fertilizers 7:12-25.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, 2011. Nutrient ratios and crop response in relation to soil reserve K in India. Indian Journal of Fertilizers. 7(7): 36-51.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Deshpande AN, Venkateswarlu B, Rattan Lal, Anil Kumar Singh, Sumanta Kundu, Vittal KPR, Mishra PK, Prasad JVNS, Mandal UK, Sharma, KL, 2012. Grain yield and carbon sequestration potential of post monsoon sorghum cultivation in Vertisols in the semi arid tropics of central India, Geoderma 175: 90-97.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Satyanarayana T, 2012. Potassium mining in Indian agriculture. Indian Journal of Fertilizers 8(2): 22-31.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkatesh M, Ali M, 2011 Sulphur management in pulse based production systems in India. Indian Journal of Fertilizers 7(5): 36-51.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateswarlu B, Lal R, Singh AK., Kundu S, Vittal KPR, Patel JJ, Patel MM, 2012. Long term manuring and fertilizer effects on depletion of soil organic carbon stocks under pearl millet-clusterbean-castor rotation in western India. Land Degradation & Development (accepted)

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateswarlu B, Rattan Lal, Anil Kumar Singh, Vittal KPR, Sumanta Kundu, Singh SR, Singh SP, 2012. Long term effects of soil fertility management on carbon sequestration in a rice-lentil cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic plains. Soil Science Society of America Journal 76: 168-178.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateswarlu B, Sharma KL, Mishra PK, Ramachandrappa BK, Patel JJ, Deshpande AN, 2011. Analyzing nitrogen use efficiency in long term experiments in rainfed conditions. Indian Journal of Fertilizer 7: 36-44.

Srinivasa Rao Ch, Venkateswarlu B, Singh AK, Vittal KPR, Sumanta Kundu, Gajanan GN, Ramachandrappa B, Chary GR, 2012. Critical carbon inputs to maintain soil organic carbon stocks under long term finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) cropping on Alfisols in semi arid tropical India. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science DOI: 10.1002/ppln.201000429.

Srinivasa Rao M, Rama Rao CA, Srinivas K, Pratibha G, Vidya Sekhar SM, Sree vani G, Venkateswrlu B, 2012. Intercropping for management of insect pests of castor Ricinus communis in the semi arid tropics of India. Journal of Insect Science 12: Article 14 1-10.

Srinivasa Rao P, Prasad JVNS, Umakanth AV and Belum VS Reddy, 2011. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) - A new generation water use efficient bioenergy crop. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research and Development 26: 65-71.

Srivastava NN, Rao VUM, Saikia US, Vijaya Kumar P, Subba Rao AVM, 2011. Modelling diurnal pattern of relative humidity from daily air temperature and relative humidity data of Hyderabad. Journal of Agrometeorology 13: 25-30.

Sunil N, Vanaja M, Vinod Kumar, Jainender, Babu Abraham, Varaprasad KS, 2012. Intra- specific variation response of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) to elevated CO2 conditions. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. DOI 10.1007/s12298-012-0106-x.

Vanaja M, Raghu Ram Reddy P, Jyothi Lakshmi N, Yadav SK, Narshimha Reddy A, Maheswari M, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Yield and harvest index of short and long duration grain legume crops under twice the ambient CO2 levels. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 81:666-668.

Vanaja M, Yadav SK, Archana G, Jyothi Lakshmi N, Raghu Ram Reddy P, Vagheera P, Abdul Razak SK, Maheswari M, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Response of C4 (Maize) and C3 (Sunflower) crop plants to drought stress and enhanced carbon dioxide concentration. Plant Soil and Environment 57: 207-215.Venkateswarlu B, Prasad JVNS, 2012. Carrying capacity of Indian agriculture, issues related to rainfed agriculture. Current Science 102: 882-888.

Vimala Rodhe A, Sateesh L, Sridevi J, Venkateswarlu B, Venkateswar Rao L, 2011. Enzymatic hydrolysis of sorghum straw using native cellulose produced by T. reesei NCIM 992 under solid state fermentation using rice straw. 3 Biotech 1: 207-215.

Yadav SK, Vanaja M, Reddy PR, Jyothilakshmi N, Maheswari M, Sharma KL, Venkateswarlu B, 2011. Effect of elevated CO2 levels on some growth parameters and seed quality of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry 24: 158-160.

Adake, R. V., V.M. Mayande, A. C. S. Kumar, C. R. Thyagaraj, U. K. Mandal, I. Srinivas, B.S. Reddy, and A. L. Pharande. 2010. Performance indices of farm implements for In-situ incorporation of biomass (green manural) in rainfed situations, Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 25 (1): 61-69.

Adake, R. V., V. M. Mayande, A. C. S. Kumar, I. Srinivas, and B.S. Reddy. 2010. Effect of operational speed on incorporation and chopping efficiency of rotary tiller for in-situ incorporation of green manural crops, PKV Research Journal, 34 (1): 1-8

Ali, S. Z., Sandhya, V., Grover, M., Rao, L. V. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2010. Effect of inoculation with a thermotolerant plant growth promoting Pseudomonas putida strain AKMP7 on growth of wheat (Triticum spp.) under heat stress.Journal of Plant Interactions DOI:10.1080/17429145.2010.545147.

Babita, M., M Maheswari, L M Rao, Arun K Shanker, D Gangadhar Rao. 2010. Osmotic adjustment, drought tolerance and yield in castor (Ricinus communis L.) hybrids. Environmental and Experimental Botany 69: 3. 243-249

Gopinath, K. A. and Mina, B. L. 2011. Effect of organic manures on agronomic and economic performance of garden pea (Pisum sativum) and on soil properties. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 81(3): 236-239.

Gopinath, K. A., Venkateswarlu, B., Mina, B. L., Nataraja, K. C. and Gayatri Devi K. 2010. Utilization of vermicompost as a soil amendment in organic crop production. Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant 4: 48-57.

Grover, M., Sk. Z. Ali, V. Sandhya, B. Venkateswarlu. 2010. Role of microorganisms in adaptation of agricultural crops to abiotic stresses. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0572-7.

Harikrishna, Ch., Mahender, M., Ramana Reddy, Y., Prakash, M.G., Ramana, D. B. V., Rajanna, N and Nalini Kumari, N. 2011. Effect of feeding straw based complete diet supplemented with thermotolerant probiotic yeast on rumen fermentation pattern in Nellore rams. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition (In Press).

Harikrishna, Ch., Mahender, M., Ramana Reddy, Y., Prakash, MG., Ramana DBV., Sarat Chandra, A., Venkataseshaiah, Ch., Venkateshwarlu, M. 2010. Influence of feeding complete diet supplemented with thermotolerant yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on humoral immune response in Nellore ram lambs. Livestock Research for Rural Development 22: Article #183 (http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd22/10/hari22183.htm).

Jat, M. L., Sammauria, R., Maruthi Sankar, G. R., Kothari, A. K., Sharma, S. K., Balyan, J. K. and Mishra, P. K. 2010. Assessment of seasonal efficacy of different evaporation retardants in semi-arid tropics. Journal of Agrometeorology, 12 (1): 225-228.

Kareemulla K., Kumar, S., Reddy K.S., Rama Rao C.A., and Venkateswarlu B. 2010. Impact of NREGS on Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Capital Formation. Indian Journal Agricultural Economics. 65(3): 524-539.

Kaushalya Ramachandran 2011. A New Tool for Climate Vulnerability Assessment - Research Highlights in CRIDA Newsletter July - December, 2011

Korwar G. R, Pratibha G and Ravi V. 2009. Influence of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on growth of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala L) and soil quality in semiarid tropics. Indian Journal of Forestry 32(4): 513-516.

Kumar, M., Raghuwanshi, N S and Singh, R. 2011. Artificial neural networks approach in evapotranspiration modeling: A review. Irrigation Science, 29 (1): 11:25.

Kumar, S., Rama Rao C.A., Kareemulla K. and Venkateswarlu B. 2010. Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the less favoured environments. Indian Journal Agricultural Economics. 65 (4): 761-781.

Ladda, K. C., Maruthi Sankar, G. R., Sharma, S. K., Sodani, S. N and Mishra, P. K. 2010. Modelling effects of rainfall and soil moisture on productivity of maize and blackgram in semiarid Vertisols. Journal of Agrometeorology, 12 (1): 27-32.

Maheswari, M., Varalaxmi, Y., Vijayalakshmi, A., Yadav, S.K., Sharmila, P., Venkateswarlu, B., Vanaja, M., Pardha Saradhi, P. 2010. Metabolic engineering using mtlD gene enhances tolerance to water deficit and salinity in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench ). Biologia Plantarum 54(4):647-652.

Malleswari, S., Nataraja, K.C. and Gopinath, K.A. 2010. Prediction of chilli yields based on soil nutrient status under rainfed conditions of Dharwad District, Karnataka. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 25(1): 106-110.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R, Mishra, P. K., Srinivas Rao, Ch., Padmalatha, Y., Reddy, B. S., Babu, M. V. S., Reddy, B. R., Rao, K. V., Bhyargavhi, K., Chary, G. R., Osman, M., Kumar, S. , Vasundhara, S., Devesena, G. S. and Girija, A. 2010. Assessment of sustainability of groundnut yield using rainfall, soil moisture and soil fertility variables under arid. Alfisols, Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 25 (1): 39-46.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R, Sharma, K. L., Dhanpal, G. N., Shankar, M. A., Mishra, P. K. Venkateswarlu, B. and Grace, J, K. 2011. Influence of soil and fertilizer nutrients on sustainability of rainfed finger millet (Eleucine coracana) yield and soil fertility in semi-arid Alfisols. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (Accepted – in Press).

Misra, A. K., Rama Rao, C.A., and Ravi Shankar, K. 2010. Analysis of potentials and problems of dairy production in rainfed agro-ecosystem of India. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 80 (11): 1126-1133.

Prabhakar, M., and Prasad, Y.G. 2010. Characterizing biotic stress in castor and other oil seed crops using multispectral radiometry. Journal of Oilseeds Research 22: 351-52.

Prabhakar, M., Prasad, Y.G. and Venkateswarlu, B., 2010. New record o f Hexamermis dactylocercus Poiner Jr. and Linares (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing red hairy caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Arctidae) from India. Journal of Biological Control, 24(3): 285-287.

Prasad, J. V. N. S. , Korwar, G. R., Rao, K. V., Mandal,U. K., Rao, G. R., Srinivas, I., Venkateswarlu, B., Rao, S. N. and Kulkarni, H. D. 2010. Optimum stand density of Leucaena leucocephala for wood production in Andhra Pradesh, Southern India. Biomass and Bioenergy 35: 227-235.

Prasad, Y.G., Prabhakar, M., Phanidhara, A. and Naveen Kumar, P., 2010. Development of Achaea janata granulosis virus formulation for use as a viral biopesticide in the management of semilooper on castor. Journal of Oilseeds Research 22: 352-354.

Pratibha Gudapati, Srinivas Indavarapu, Girish R. Korwar, Arun kumar Shankar, Ravikant V. Adake, Bandi Venkateshwarlu, Srinivas Rao Kanchu 2010. Effect of open air drying, LPG based dryer and pretreatments on the quality of Indian goosebery (aonla). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 47 (5): 541-548

Raghu Ram Reddy, P. , V. Maruthi and B. Venkateswarlu. 2010. New Variety of Horsegram ( Macrotyloma uniflorum ) ‘CRIDA-18R’ released for South India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 80 (6): 477-81.

Rajashekhara Rao, B.K., Ch. Srinivasarao, K.L.Sahrawat, S.P. Wani 2010. Evaluation of stratification criteria for regional scale assessment of soil fertility parameters in the semi-arid tropical India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 41 (17): 2100-2108.

Raju, B.M.K., C.A.Rama Rao and B.Venkateswarlu (2010). Growth Performance of Major Rainfed Crops in India. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research & Development. 25(1): 17-22.

Rama Rao, C. A., K. Kareemulla, K. Nagasree, B.Venkateswarlu and Shalander Kumar. 2010 Estimation of Economic Returns to Soil and Water Conservation Research – An ex ante Analysis Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 23 (1): 41-46

Ramana, D.B.V., G.Nirmala, V.Maruthi and G.R.Rao. 2010. An on-farm study on the performance of Vanaraja breed as backyard poultry. Indian Veterinary Journal. 87: 517-518.

Ramana, D.B.V., Vijay Kumar, A., Sreenath Dixit and Venkateswarlu, B. 2011. Livestock Production Practices for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Participatory Action Research in Rainfed Areas of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Rural Development, 30:71-79.

Ramana, D.B.V., Vijay Kumar, A., Sreenath Dixit, Venkateswarlu, B and Surendhranath, G. 2010. Ram lamb rearing: A livelihood option for landless tribal women. Intensive Agriculture, 49: 18-20.

Rao, A.V.M.S., Santhi Bhusan Chowdary, Manikandan, N., Rao, G.G.S.N., Rao, V.U.M. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2010. Temperature trends in different regions of India. Journal of Agrometeorology 12 (2): 87-190

Rao, A.V.M.S., Satyanarayana, T., Rao, G.G.S.N., Rao, V.U.M., Bhaskara Rao, D. V., Manikandan, N., Santhi Bhusan Chowdary, P., Ravikumar, V. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2010. Utilization of high resolution short range weather forecast for weather based agro advisory services. Journal of Agrometeorology. 12 (2): 229 – 233

Rao, G.R., Shanker, A.K., Srinivas, I., Korwar, G.R. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2011. Diversity and variability in seed characters and growth of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre accessions 2010. Trees: DOI 10.1007/s00468-011-0550-1.

Reddy, B. S., R.V.Adake, C.R.Thyagaraj and K.Srinivas Reddy. 2009. Utilization pattern of power sources on productivity of groundnut and cotton dryland production systems. Journal of Agricultural Engineering. Vol.46 (4) : 17 – 23.

Saha, S., Gopinath, K.A., Mina, B.L., Kundu, S., Bhattacharaya, R. and Gupta, H.S. 2010. Expression of soil chemical and biological behavior on nutritional quality of aromatic rice as influenced by organic and mineral fertilization. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 41(15): 1816-1831.

Sandhya, V., Sk.Z.Ali, Minakshi Grover, Gopal Reddy, B.Venkateswarlu 2010. Effect of plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. on compatible solutes, antioxidant status and plant growth of maize under drought stress. Plant Growth Regul. 62: 21-30.

Sandhya, V., Shaik Zulfikar Ali, Minakshi Grover, Gopal Reddy; Venkateswarlu Bandi 2010. Drought-tolerant plant growth promoting Bacillus spp.: effect on growth, osmolytes, and antioxidant status of maize under drought stress. Journal of Plant Interactions DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2010.535178

Sandhya, V., Sk.Z.Ali, Minakshi Grover, Gopal Reddy, B.Venkateswarlu 2010. Effect of osmotic stress on plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. Archives of Microbiology 192: 867-876.

Shaik Haffis, Osman M., and Ramakrishna Y.S. 2009. Gender disparities under different techoeconomic conditions in agriculture: Case studies of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Agricultural Situation in India, LXVI (9): 531-540

Sharma, K. L., Balaguruvaiah, D., Babu, M. V. S., Reddy, B. R., Srinivas Rao, Ch., Mishra, P. K., Kusuma Grace, J., Ramesh, G., Madhavi, M., Srinivas, K., Mandal, U. K., Korwar, G. R., Maruthi Sankar, G.R and Chary, G. R. 2010. Long-term impact of soil and nutrient management practices on soil quality in rainfed Alfisols at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 25 (1), 74-85.

Sharma, K. L., Kusuma Grace, J., Mishra, P. K., Venkateswarlu, B., Nagdeve, M. B., Gabhane, V. V., Maruthi Sankar, G., Korwar, G. R., Ravindra Chary, G., Rao, Ch. S, Gajbhiye, P. N., Madhavi, M., Mandal, U. K., Srinivas, K. And Ramchandran, K. 2011. Effect of soil and nutrient management treatments on soil quality indices under Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) based production system in rainfed semi-arid tropical Vertisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 42: 11, 1298 — 1315

Singh, Karan and K S Reddy, 2010. Software for design and layout of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems. Journal of Computer Science, Vol 4(4):1664-1676.

Srinivas, I., Rao, K.V., Pratibha, G., Korwar, G. R., Adake, R.V., Atul, D., Rao, B., Udaykumar, M. and Rao, G.R. 2010. Development of precision ridger planter for castor crop for in situ water conservation. Journal of Oilseeds Research 27:360-362

Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Ali, Masood, Rupa, T.R., Singh, K.K, Prasad, J.V.N.S. and Kundu, S. 2010. Direct and residual effects of integrated sulphur fertilization in maize (Zea mays) - chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cropping system on Typic Ustochrept. Indian Journal of Agronomy, Volume 55 (In Press)

Srinivasa Rao, Ch, Subba Rao, A., Rao, K.V., Venkateswarlu, B. and Singh. A.K. 2010. Categorisation of districts based on nonexchangeable potassium : Implications of efficient K fertility management in Indian agriculture. Indian Journal of Fertillizers 6(7) : 40-54

Srinivasarao, Ch., Vittal, K.P.R., Kundu, S., Gajbhiye, P.N and Vijayasankarbabu, M. 2010. Twenty years of continuous cropping, fertilization and organic manure application effects on forms of potassium and kinetics of nonexchangeable K release in the profile of an Alfisol under arid conditions. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 41(6):783-796.

Srinivasrao, Ch., B.Venkateswarlu, Sreenath Dixit, R.Veeraiah, S.Ramamohan, B.Sanjeeva Reddy, SumantaKundu and K.Gayatri Devi. 2010. Implementation of contingency crop planning for drought in tribal villages in Andhra Pradesh: Impacts on food and fodder security and livelihoods. Indian Journal Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 25 (1) : 23 - 30.

Srivastava, N.N., Rao, V.U.M, Korwar, G.R. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2010. Micro-level spatial variability and temporal trends in reference evapotranspiration (ETo) at a semi-arid tropical station. Journal of Agrometeorology, 12(2), 208-12.

Srivastava, N.N., Rao, V.U.M., Saikia,U.S., Vijaya Kumar, P. and Subba Rao. A.V.M. 2010. Studies on diurnal air temperature pattern from daily maximum and minimum by estimating the parameters of sinusoidal and exponential models on weekly basis under semi arid climate of Hyderabad. Journal of Agrometeorology, 12(1), 8-14.

Sunil, N., M. Sujatha, Vinod Kumar, M. Vanaja, S.D. Basha, K.S. Varaprasad. 2011. Correlating the phenotypic and molecular diversity in Jatropha curcas L. Biomass and Bioenergy 35: 1085-1096.

Uttam Kumar Mandal, Kaushalya Ramachandran, Sharma, K.L., Satyam, B., Venkanna, K., Udaya Bhanu, M., Moumita Mandal and Rahul N. Masane (2011): Assessing Soil Quality in a Semiarid Tropical Watershed using a Geographic Information System. Soil & Water Management & Conservation 75(3): 1-17.

Vanaja, M., M. Maheshwari, P. Raghuram Reddy, S.K. Yadav, M. Srinivasa Rao, N. Jyothi Lakshmi and B. Venkateswarlu. 2010. Effect of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) growth and yield. Journal of Oilseeds Research 27: 372-373.

Vanaja, M., P. Raghu Ram Reddy, N Jyothi Lakshmi, S K Yadav, A Narasimha Reddy, M Maheswari and B. Venkateswarlu. 2011. Yield and harvest index of short and long duration grain legume crops under twice the ambient CO2 levels. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 80: (Accepted)

Vanaja, M., P. Raghu Ram Reddy, N.J. Lakshmi, S.K. Abdul Razak, P. Vagheera, G. Archana, S.K. Yadav, M. Maheswari, B. Venkateswarlu. 2010. Response of seed yield and its components of red gram (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) to elevated CO2. Plant Soil and Environment 56 (10): 458-462.

Varalaxmi, Y., Vijayalakshmi, A., Ravi Kumar, K., Vijayalakshmi T. and Maheswari M. 2010. Efficient plant regeneration from shoot apices of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke). Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology 20(1): 47-53

Vegapareddy, M. Richter, G. M. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2010. Using digital image analysis to quantify the architectural parameters of roots grown in thin rhizotrons, Plant Biosystems 144:2, 499-506.

Yadav, S. K., P, Srinu, M. Maheshwari, M. Vanaja and B. Venkateswarlu. 2010. Efficient shoot regeneration from double cotyledonary node explants of green gram [Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek)]. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 9:403-407.

Yadav, S.K., Gopala Krishna, M., Maheswari, M., Vanaja, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2010. High frequency induction of multiple shoots and plant regeneration from cotyledonary node explant of mung bean (Vigna radiata L Wilczek). Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 19(2): 267-270

Ali, Sk. Z., Sandhya, V., Grover, M., Kishore, N., Rao, L.V., Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Pseudomonas sp. strain P6 enhances tolerance of sorghum seedlings to elevated temperatures. Biol Fert. Soil. 46: 45-55.

Anil Sharma, Jalali, V.K., Sharma, V., and Sharma, K.L. 2009. Distribution of available Potassium in soils of Rainfed areas representing different Agro climatic Zones of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 24(1): 39-44.

Babitha, M, Maheswari, M., Rao, L. M., Arun K. Shanker and Gangadhar Rao, D. 2010. Osmotic adjustment, drought tolerance and yield in castor (Ricinus communis L.) hybrids. Environ. Exp. Bot. doi: 10,1016/j.envexpbot.2010.05.006.

Babu Abraham, Kamala, V., Sivaraj, N., Sunil, N., Pandravada, S.R., Vanaja, M. and Varaprasad, K.S. 2010. DIVA-GIS approaches for diversity assessment of pod characteristics in black gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper). Current Science, 98 (5): 616-619.

Bharat, R. Sharma., Rao, K.V., Vittal, K.P.R., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Amarasinghe, U. 2010. Estimating the potential of rainfed agriculture in India: Prospects for water productivity improvements. Agricultural Water management, 97: 23–30.

Burman, D., Gill, A.S., Baig, M.J. and Prasad, J.V.N.S. 2009. Interaction between Dalbergia sissoo boundary plantation and food-fodder crop sequence under rainfed agro-ecosystem. Indian Journal of Dry land Agriculture Research and Development, 24 (1): 67-74.

Desai, S., Anuradha, B., Sahadeva Reddy, B., Dixit, S., Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Seed self-sufficiency in groundnut: A participatory approach. J. Oilseeds Res. 26:728-729.

Dhyani, S.K., Kareemulla, K., Ajit and Handa, A.K. 2009. Agroforestry potential and scope for development across agro-climatic zones in India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(2): 181-190.

Dwivedi, R.P., Kareemulla, K. and Tewari, R.K. 2008. Agro forestry for rural livelihood: A case study of Bundelkhand. Agricultural Extension Review, 20(2): 23-26&29.

Gopinath, K. A., Balloli, S. S., Venkateswarlu, B. and Venkateswarlu, S. 2009. Performance of sesame under organic and conventional production systems. Journal Oilseeds Research, Special Issue, 26: 376-377.

Gopinath, K.A., Supradip Saha, Mina, B.L., Harit Pande, Srivastva, A.K. and Gupta, H.S. 2009. Bell pepper yield and soil properties during conversion from conventional to organic production in Indian Himalayas. Scientia Horticulturae, 122: 339-345.

Grover, M., Nain, L. and Saxena, A.K. 2009. Comparison between Bacillus subtilis RP24 and its antifungal negative mutants. World Journal Microbiology Biotechnology, 25:1329-1335.

Grover, M., Pandey, A.K., Mishra, B.K., Lata Ray, R.C. 2009. Sugarcane crops: Plant growth promoting bacteria in growth, yield and productivity. In: Sugar Beet Crops: Growth, Fertilization and Yield. Hertsberg C.T. (Ed.). ISBN: 978-1-60741-491-9.

Grover, M., Nain, L., Singh, S.B., Saxena, A.K. 2010. Molecular and biochemical approaches for characterization of antifungal trait of a potent biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis RP24. Current Microbiology, 60: 99-106.

Hari Krishna, Ch., Mahender, M. and Ramana, D.B.V. 2009. Performance of colored layer birds under backyard rearing system in Southern Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Animal Production, 38 (1): 55-63.

Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Vanaja, M., Maheswari, M., Yadav, S.K., Raghuram Reddy, P. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Excised leaf water retention capacity (ELWRC) technique for screening black gram genotypes for yield. Journal of Food Legumes, 22: 211-212.

Kareemulla, K., Rizvi, R.H., Yadav, R.S., Munnaram and Dhyani, S.K. 2009. Agroforestry for Rural Development-Cooperatives as Viable Institutions. Agricultural Situation in India,: 61-67.

Kareemulla, K., Srinivas Reddy, K., Rama Rao, C.A., Shalander Kumar. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Soil and Water Conservation Works through National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Andhra Pradesh — An Analysis of Livelihood Impact Agricultural Economics Research Review, (Conference Number) 22: 443-450.

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Sharma, K.L., Srinivas, T., Shankar Rao, M., Gayatri, M. and V. Bhaskar 2009: Evaluation of Watershed Development projects in India: Methodology for Assessing Sustainability. (Resubmitted to Land Use Policy, Elsevier Publication).

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Gayatri, M., Bhaskar, V. and Kartik, P. 2009. Deficiencies in Development Programs inducing Migration in Rainfed Regions in India. Journal of Spatial Science. Volume-II, ISSN 0974-7125:II (2):1-15.

Kausalya Ramachandran., Mandal, U.K., Sharma, K.L., Gayatri, M., Bhaskar, V., Venkatravamma, K. and Kartik, P. 2009. Methodology for evaluating livelihood security of farm households in treated watersheds. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 37 (2): 151-163.

Khormali, F., .Ajami, M., Ayoubi, S., Srinivasa Rao, Ch. and Wani, S.P. 2009. Role of deforestation and hill slope position on soil quality attributes of loss-derived soils in Golestan province, Iran, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 134: 178-189.

Kundu, S., Gajbhiye, P.N., Srinivasa Rao, Ch. and Bheemaiah, G. 2009. Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield attributes, yield, nutrient uptake and economics of growing maize in Tamarind based cropping systems. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 24: 81-86.

Lakshmi Kant, Pant, S.K., Mahajan, V., Gopinath, K.A. and Gupta, H.S. 2010. Performance of micronutrients-rich, rust-resistant early maturing, high-yielding wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 80(3): 203-207.

M Vegapareddy, GM Richter and KWT Goulding 2010. Using digital image analysis to quantify the architectural parameters of roots grown in thin rhizotrons Plant Biosystems 144 (2) : 499-506.

Mishra, A.K., Chauhan, Vimlesh, Yadav, S. K. and Maruthi Sankar, G. R. 2009. Nutritive value of commonly used feed resources in Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition 26 (1): 23-28.

Mishra, A.K., Rama Rao, C.A., Subrahmanyam, K. V. and Ramakrishna, Y. S. 2009. Improving dairy production in rainfed agro-ecosystem of India: constraints and strategies. Outlook on Agriculture, 38(3): 284-292.

Narendra Kumar, Ved Prakash, Srinivas, K., Mina, B.L., Gopinath, K.A. and Srivastava, A.K. 2010. Effect of sowing method, growth retardant and intercropping on horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) productivity. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 80(4): 335-337.

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Osman M., Shaik Haffis and Kareemulla K. 2009. Land use diversification as an index of watershed evaluation – A case study of Andhra Pradesh. Agricultural Situation in India, Vol. LXVI (2): 81-90.

Padmaja. S and Kaushalya Ramachandran 2009. Environmental Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability: A Study of Rainfed Region around Hyderabad. Journal of Social Science, Jehangir Univ, Dacca, Bangladesh, 2008.

Palsanjya, D.R., Ramesh Singh, Yadav, R.S., Tewari, R.K., Dwivedi, R.P., Kumar, R.V., Venkatesh, A., Kareemulla, K., Bajpai, C.K., Rajendra Singh, Yadav, S.P.S., Chaturvedi, O.P. and Dhyani, S.K. 2009. Participatory agro-ecosystem analysis and identification of problems in Garhkundar-Dabar Watershed of Central India. Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 11(1): 91-98.

Prasad, J.V.N.S., Gangaiah, B., Kundu, S., Korwar, G.R., Venkateshwarlu, B and Singh, V.P. 2009. Potential of short duration woody crops for pulp fibre production from arable lands. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 54: 380-394.

Prasad, J.V.N.S., Korwar, G. R., Rao, K.V., Mandal, K. U., Rao, R. C.A., Rao, R. G., Venkateswarlu, B., Rao, N. S., Kulkarni, D. H., Rao, R. Meka. 2010. Tree row spacing affected agronomic and economic performance of Eucalyptus-based agro forestry in Andhra Pradesh, Southern India, Agroforestry Systems, 78: 253-267.

Prasad, J.V.N.S., Korwar, G.R., Rao, K.V., Srinivas, K., Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Venkateswarlu, B., Rao, S.N., Kulkarni, H.D. 2010. Effect of modification of tree density and geometry on intercrop yields and economic returns in Leucaena based Agroforestry systems for wood production in Andhra Pradesh, Southern India, Experimental Agriculture, 46(2): 155-172.

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Ranga Rao, G.V., Desai, S., Reddy, Y.V. R., Rameshwar Rao V. and Das, V.S.R. 2008. Influence of weather factors on insect pests and diseases on groundnut in India: A case study. Journal of Agrometereology, 10: 502-507.

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Rao, G.R. and Ramana, D.B.V. 2009. Response of protein supplementation to Deccani lambs grazing on silvopastoral system. Indian Veterinary Journal, 86:155-157.

Ravi Shankar, K. and Pochaiah Maraty. 2009. Concerns of India’s Farmers. Outlook on Agriculture, 38 (1): 96-100.

Ravindra Chary, G., Vittal, K.P.R., Maruthi Sankar, G., Ramamurthy, V., Sharma, R.A., Dubey, D.P., Patil, M.N., Sharma, K.L., and Pratibha, G. 2008. Assessment of influence of soil-site characteristics on soybean productivity in swellshrink and associated soils of semi-arid tropics. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 23(2): 14-23.

Sandhya, V., Ali, Z.S.K., Meenakshi Grower, Kishore, N. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Pseudomonas sp. strain P45 protects sunflower seedlings from drought stress through improved soil structure. Journal of Oilseeds Research. 26: 600-602.

Sanjeeva Reddy, B. and Maruthi, V.2008. Development of a Prototype dehuller for Pre-treated Chickpea. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 39 (2): 71 – 75.

Senthil Kumar, P., Ramana Reddy, Y., Ramesh, S., Gobinath, S. and Ramana, D.B.V. 2007. Nutritional evaluation of pigment extracted Annatto seed meal. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, 24: 182-184.

Sharma, K. L., Neelaveni, K., Katyal, J.C., Srinivasa Raju, A., Srinivas, K., Kusuma Grace, J., and Madhavi, M. 2008. Effect of conjunctive use of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) yield, soil fertility and overall soil quality in rainfed Alfisol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 39: 1791-1831.

Sharma, K. L., Jain, P. M., Jat, M. L., Kothari, A. K., Laddha, K. C., Mishra, P. K., Korwar, G. R., Srinivas, K., Mandal, U. K., Sankar, G. M., Chary, G. R., Adke, R. V., Grace, J. K., Madhavi, M., Ramesh, G. and Usha Rani, K. 2008. Effect of different tillage and soil nutrient management treatments on soil quality under maize-(Zea mays L.) blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) system in inceptisol soils at Arjia. Indian Journal Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 23(1): 1-12.

Sharma, K. L., Ramachandra Raju, K., Das, S. K., Prasad Rao, B.R.C., Kulkarni, B.S., Srinivas, K., Kusuma Grace, J., Madhavi, M., and Pravin. N. Gajbhiye. 2009. Soil Fertility and Quality assessment under Tree, Crops and Pasturebased Land-Use Systems in Rainfed Environment. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 40 (9):1436-1461.

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Srinivas, I., Rajeswar Rao, G., Pratibha, G., Korwar, G.R. and Venkatwswarlu, B. 2009. “Effect of operating conditions on Oil extraction from Pongamia Pinnata seeds for onfarm value addition” Journal of Oil seeds Research 26, 698-699.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivas, K., Pratibha, G., SreeVani, G. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2009. Intercropping as a tool of IPM in castor, Journal of Oil seeds Research 26 (Special issue): 509-511.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Vittal, K.P.R., Gajbhiye, P.N., Sumanta Kundu and Sharma K.L. 2008. Distribution of Micronutrients in Soil in Rainfed Production Systems of India. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 23(1): 29-35.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Wani, S.P., Rego, T.J., Pardhasaradhi, G., Rangu Rao, Ray Somnath and Chourasia, A.K. 2008. Enhanced productivity and income through balanced nutrition in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 23:1-5.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Wani, S.P., Sahrawat, K.L., Rego, T.J. and Pardhasaradhi, G. 2008. Zinc, boron and sulphur deficiencies are holding back the potential of rainfed crops in semi-arid India: Experiences from participatory watershed management. International Journal of Plant Production (Iran), 2: 89-99.

Srivastava, N.N., Rao, V. U. M., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Vijaya Kumar, Prasad, M.S., Prasad, J.V.N.S. and Subba Reddy, G. 2008. Studies on the radiation and water use efficiences of medium duration pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millispaugh) under different weather conditions. Journal of Agro meteorology (Special issue –2): 448-454.

Usha Rani, K., Sharma, K. L., Srinivas, K., Korwar, G.R., Nagasri, K. and Sreedevi Shankar, K. 2008. How safe is the sewage water irrigation under Musi river basin of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Green Farming, 1(4):10-12.

Usha Rani, K., Sharma, K.L., Kaushalya Ramachandran and V. Hima Bindu 2008. Assessment of Ground Water Quality in Different Villages Situated near Musi River Basin in Ghatkesar Mandal of Ranga Reddy District in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(1): 89-94.

Venkateswarlu, B. and Arun Shankar, K. 2009. Climate change and agriculture: Adaptation and mitigation strategies. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 54(2): 226-230.

Vikas Abrol., Maruthi Sankar, GR., Peeyush Sharma. , Mahinder Singh. 2008. Optimization of organic and inorganic nitrogen for rainfed maize (Zea mays) in dry sub-humid inceptisols. Indian Journal of Agronomy 53(3): 40-45.

Vineela, C., Wani, S.P., Srinivasarao, Ch., Padmaja, B. and Vittal, K.P.R. 2008. Microbial properties of soils as affected by cropping and nutrient management practices in several long-term manurial experiments in the semi-arid tropics of India. Applied Soil Ecology, 40:165-173.

Balaji, V., Shaik, N. Mira. and Dixit, S. 2007. ICT-enabled knowledge sharing in support of extension: addressing the agrarian challenges of the developing world threatened by climate change, with a case study from India. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research (e-journal). 4 (1) available at http://www.icrisat.org/journal/ SpecialProject/sp9.pdf

Balloli, S.S., Sharma, K.L., Kausalya Ramachandran, Ramesh, V., Venkateswarlu, B. and Ramakrishna, Y. S. 2007. Impact of land use practices on soil fertility status of dryland soils. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development. 22(2): 163-167.

Behera, B., Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Mohanty, S.K., Pal, A.K.,Ravindra Chary, G., Subba Reddy, G. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2007. Sustainable fertilizer practices for upland rice from permanent manorial trials under sub-humid alfisols. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 52 (2): 33 – 38.

Bhardwaj, A.K., Mandal, U.K., Bar-Tal, A., Gilboa, A. and Levy, G.J. 2008. Replacing saline–sodic irrigation water with treated wastewater: effects on saturated hydraulic conductivity, slaking, and swelling. Irrigation Science, 26: 139-146.

Desai, S., Narayanaiah, Ch., Kranthi Kumari, Ch., Reddy, M.S., Rao, G.R. and Venketeswarlu, B. 2007. Seed inoculation with Bacillus spp. improves seedling vigour in oil seed plant Jatropha curcas (L.) Biology and Fertility of Soils, 44:229-234.

Dixit, S. and Balaji, V. 2007. ICTs for ‘Second Green Revolution’ in Rainfed agro-ecosystem: issues and strategies. International Journal of Extension Education. 3:80-88

Dixit, S., Dileepkumar, G. and Balaji, V. 2007. ICT mediated agricultural extension: A case study. MANAGE Extension Reserach Reviews, 7(2): 101-108.

Dixit, S., Tewari, J.C., Wani, S.P., Vineela, C., Chaurasia, A. K. and Panchal, H.B. 2007. Participatory and conventional biodiversity assessments: creating awareness for better natural resource management. Annals of Arid Zone, 46 (2):197-204.

Dixit, S., Wani, S.P., Rego, T.J. and Pardhasardhi, G. 2007. Knowledge-based entry point and innovative up scaling strategy for watershed development projects. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(1): 22-31.

Kaushalya Ramachandran, Gayatri, M., Bhasker, V.,Srinivas, G., Venkatravamma, K., Srinivas, T., and Sankar Rao, M., (2007): Evaluating Livelihood Security of Farm Household in Treated Watershed in Semi – arid Region. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development,22(1): 95-108

Mandal, U.K., Bhardwaj, A.K., Warrington, D.N., Goldstein, D., Bar Tal, A. and Levy, G.J. 2008. Changes in soil hydraulic conductivity, runoff, and soil loss due to irrigation with different types of salinesodic water. Geoderma ,144: 509-516.

Mandal, U.K., Victor, U.S., Srivastava, N.N., Sharma, K.L., Ramesh, V., Vanaja, M., Korwar, G.R., Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2007. Estimating yield of sorghum using root zone water balance model and spectral characteristics of crop in a dryland alfisol. Agricultural Water Management, 87:315-327.

Mandal, U.K., Warrington, D.N., Bhardwaj, A.K., Bar-Tal, A., Kautsky, L., Minz, D. and Levy, G.J. 2008. Evaluating impact of irrigation water quality on a calcareous clay soil using principal component analysis. Geoderma, 144: 189-197.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Thyagaraj, C.R., Ravindra Chary, G., Kaushalya Ramachandran and Girija, A. 2007. Characterization of rainfed pigeonpea growing regions based on soil, climate, crop and socioeconomic parameters. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research & Development, 22(1): 57–68.

Maruthi, V., Srinivas, K., Reddy, G.S., Reddy, B.S., Reddy, K.S., Reddy, P.R., Sudhakar, R. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2008. Value addition to crop residues: An indigenous resource conserving and soil fertility enhancing technology of India. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 31(4): 5-27.

Maruthi, V., Subba Reddy, G., Reddy, K.S., Sanjeeva Reddy, B., Reddy, B. M. K., Srivastava, N.N., Victor, U.S. and Ramakrishna,Y.S. 2007. Indigenous raingauge (Rolu): A tool to measure rainfall. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22 (2): 182 – 188.

Misra, A.K., Rama Rao, C.A., Subrahmanyam. K.V., Vijay Sankar Babu, M., Shivarudrappa, B. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2007. Strategies for livestock development in rainfed agro-ecosystem of India. Livestock Research for Rural Development 19 (6) (On-line Journal).

Mohanty, S.K., Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Behera, B., Mishra, A., Pal, A.K. and Subudhi, C.R. 2008. Statistical evaluation and optimization of fertilizer requirement of upland rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes at varying levels of crop seasonal rainfall under moist subhumid alfisols. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 78 (3): 18 – 23.

Nagasree, K., Subrahmanyam, K.V., Sharma, K.L., Usha Rani, K. and Ramana D.B.V. 2008. Protein security through milk: strategies for enhanced productivity and use. Green Farming 1 (5): 37-40.

Nema, A.K., Maruthi Sankar, G.R. and Chauhan, S.P.S. 2008. Selection of superior tillage and fertilizer practices based on rainfall and soil moisture effects on pearl millet yield under semi-arid inceptisols. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE), 134 (3).

Prasad, Y.G., Nagalakshmi, T., Prabhakar, M., Yella reddy, D., Rao, N.H.P., Prasada Rao, M.P., Srinivasa Rao, M., Desai, S., Rao, G.G.S.N. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2007. Development of prediction models for bacterial leaf blight Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum of cotton (Gossipium hirsutum) in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 77: 752-756.

Pratibha, G., Korwar, G.R., PalaniKumar, D. and Vaishnavi Jois. 2007. Effect of planting materials, fertilizers and microsite improvement on yield and quality of henna (Lawsonia inermis) in alfisols of semi-arid regions Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 77: 721-725.

Rai, P., Ramana, D.B.V., Rao, G.R., Yadav, R.S., Handa, A.K. and Chaturvedi, O.P. 2007. Growth and production of Anogeissus pendula (Edgw.) – based silvopastoral system under different pruning managements. Annals of Arid zone, 46: 65-72.

Rajeswari, M., Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Ranghaswami, M.V. and Mishra, P.K. 2007. Screening of soil amendments for efficient water holding capacity based on a rainfall-infiltration model in a vertisol. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE), 133 (5) : 468 – 474.

Rama Rao, C.A. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2007. Economics of crop production in different agro-climatic regions of A.P. Agricultural Situation in India, 63(10) 577-583.

Rama Rao, C.A., Reddy, Y V R, Sastry, G and Ramakrishna Y S 2007. Performance evaluation of watershed development programmes in different agroecological regions of India. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture and Development 22(1) 74-81

Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivasa Rao, M., Naraiah, P., Malathi, B. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2007. Profitability of cotton on a pest management continuum in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Agricultural Economics Research Review. 20(2) 273-282.

Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivasa Rao, M., Naraiah, P., Malathi, B. and Reddy, Y. V. R. 2008. An Economic Analysis of Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Groundnut. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 63(1) 97-107

Ramesh, V., Korwar, G., Uttam Kumar Mandal, Sharma, K.L., and Venkanna, K. 2007. Optimizing fly-ash dose for better tree growth and nutrient supply in an agroforestry system in semi-arid tropical India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 38 (19): 2747-2766.

Ramesh, V., Korwar, G.R., Mandal, U.K., Prasad, J.V.N.S, Sharma, K.L., Ramakrishna, Y.S. and Venkanna, K. 2008. Influence of fly ash mixtures on early tree growth and physicochemical properties of soil in semi-arid tropical Alfisols. Agroforestry Systems, 73(1):13-22.

Ramesh, V., Korwar, G.R., Uttam Kumar Mandal, Sharma, K.L. and Venkanna, K. 2008. Influence of fly ash mixtures on early tree growth and physico chemical properties of soil in semi-arid tropical Alfisols, Agroforestry Systems. 73: 13-22.

Rao, V.S. and Maruthi Sankar, G.R. 2007. Effects of clay mineral application on soil moisture status, physiological traits and yield of rainfed tomato under semi-arid alfisols. Journal of Horticultural Sciences,2 (1) : 26 – 33.

Ravi Shankar, K., Subrahmanyam, K.V., Reddy, B.M.K. and Sharma, K.D. 2007. Farmers’ perceptions and adoption patterns of soil and water conservation measures: A case in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22 (2): 197-200.

Ravindra Chary, G., Dixit, S., Vittal, K.P.R., Subba Reddy, G. and Maruthi Sankar, G.R. 2007. Technology diffusion and up-scaling in rainfed agro ecosystem: policy and institutional approaches. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development. 22 (2): 132-146.

Senthil Kumar, P., Ramana Reddy, Y., Ramesh, S., Gobinath, S and Ramana, D.B.V. 2007. Evaluation of pigment extracted annatto seed (Bixa orellana) by chemical, in-vitro and in-sacco techniques in buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin 26 (1): 5-9.

Sharma, K.L., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Korwar, G.R., Mandal, U.K., Srinivas, K. and Kusuma Grace, J. 2007. Strategies for improving the productivity and income of rainfed marginal and small farms – needs for technological and policy interventions. Green Farming 1 (2): 1-6.

Sharma, K.L., Guled, M.B., Vittal, K.P.R., Subba Reddy, G., Maruthi Sankar, G., Ravindra Chary, G., Kusuma Grace, J., Mandal, U. K., Srinivas, K., Pravin N. Gajbhiye and Madhavi, M. 2007. Soil quality assessment using deviation method under different soil and management practices in rainfed vertisol. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(2): 173-181.

Sharma, K.L., Kusuma Grace, J., Korwar G.R. and Ramakrishna Y.S. 2007. Strategies for soil quality restoration and its maintenance in rainfed areas. Green Farming 1 (1): 10-13.

Sharma, K.L., Neelaveni, K., Srinivas, K., Katyal, J.C., Srinivasa Raju, A., Kusuma Grace, J., and Madhavi, M. 2007. Recycling of different organic wastes through vermicomposting and evaluating their efficacy on yield and N uptake in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crop. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(2): 189-196.

Sharma, K.L., Srinivas, K., Mandal, U.K., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Vittal, K.P.R., Das, S.K., Martin, D., Kusuma Grace, J. and Balloli, S.S. 2007. Kinetics of decomposition of un-conventional farm-based residues and their composting and quality monitoring. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 38 (17): 2423-2444.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Rama Rao, C.A., Sreevani, G. and Anjaiah, E. 2007. Impact of crop-crop diversity on pod-borer (Helicoverpa armigera) of pigeonpea (Cajanua cajan). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 77(8) 495-501.

Usha Rani, K., Sharma, K.L., Kausalya Ramachandran and Hima Bindu, V. 2007. Assessment of ground water quality in different villages situated near Musi River basin in Ghatkesar mandal of Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(1): 89-94.

Vanaja, M., Raghuram Reddy, P., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Maheshwari, M., Yadav, S.K. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2007. Germination and seedling response of pulse crops to elevated CO2. Journal of Food legumes. 20 (2): 165-168.

Vanaja, M., Jyothi, M., Ratnakumar, P., Vagheera, P., Raghuram Reddy, P., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Yadav, S.K., Maheshwari, M. and Venkateswarlu. B., 2008. Growth and yield responses of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) at two enhanced CO2 levels. Plant Soil and Environment 54 (2): 38-46.

Vanaja, M., Reddy, P.R., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Maheswari, M., Vagheera, P., Ratnakumar, P., Jyothi, M., Yadav, S.K., and Venkateswarlu, B. 2007. Effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations on growth and yield of blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper)-a rainfed pulse crop. Plant, Soil and Environment 53: 81-88.

Varalaxmi, Y., Vijayalakshmi, A., Yadav, S.K., Venkateswarlu, B. and Maheshwari, M. 2007. Efficient plant regeneration from cotyledons of Vigna mungo L. Hepper. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 6: 414-417.

Venkateswarlu, B., Srinivasa Rao, Ch, Ramesh, G., Venkateswarlu, S. and. Katyal, J.C. (2007). Effects of long term – legume cover crop incorporation on soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, nutrient build up and grain yields of sorghum / sunflower under rainfed conditions. Soil Use and Management, vol. 23, 100-107.

Venkateswarlu, B., Medeleine Pirat, Kishore, N, and Abdul Rasul (2007). Mycorrhizal inoculation in neem (Azadirachta indica) enhances azadirachtin content in seed kernels. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, DOI–10.1007/s 11274-007-9593-2.

Vikas Abrol, Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Mahinder Singh and Jamwal, J.S. 2007. Optimization of fertilizer requirement of maize based on yield and rainfall variations from permanent manorial trials under drysub humid inceptisols. Indian Journal of Dryland Agriculture Research & Development, 22(1):15–21.

Vikas Abrol, Vikas Sharma, Peeyush Sharma, Deepak Khar, Vittal, K.P.R., and Sharma, K.L. 2007. Direct and residual effect of organic an inorganic sources of nutrients on maize (Zea mays)- mustard (Brassica napus) cropping sequence under rainfed conditions. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development, 22(1): 82-88.

Yadav, S.K., Korwar, G.R., Vanaja, M., Pratibha, G. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2007. Curry leaf essence: a high value low volume product for rainfed farmers. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 22 (1): 48-51.

Janardhan Reddy, K. and Vanaja, M. 2006. Plant responses to drought stress. Journal of Plant Biology 33 (1- 2):115-124.

Kausalya Ramachandran, Sharma, K.L., Srinivas, T., Shankar Rao, M., Gayatri, M. and Bhaskar,V. 2006. Assessing agricultural sustainability in watersheds in India using geomatics (http:// www.gisdevelopment.net/application/agricultural/overview/ma 06183 pf.html)

Korwar G.R., Pratibha, G., Ravi, V. and Palanikumar, D. 2006. Influence of organics and inorganics on growth, yield of aonla (Emblica officinalis) and soil quality in semi-arid tropics. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 76(8): 457-461.

Korwar, G.R., Pratibha, G., Ravi, V. and Palanikumar, D. 2006. Performance of castor (Ricinus communis) and green gram (Vigna radiata) in agroforestry systems in semi-arid tropics. Indian Journal of Agronomy 51 (2): 112-115.

Luthra, S.K., Pande, P.C., Singh, S.V., Pandey, S.K., Paul Khurana, S.M., Khan, I.A. and Singh, B.P. 2006. Kufri Arun; a new red skin potato variety. Potato Journal 33 (1-2): 20-25.

Mandal, U.K., Victor, U.S., Srivastavsa, N.N., Sharma, K.L., Ramesh, V., Vanaja, M., Korwar, G.R. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2007. Estimating yield of sorghum using root zone water balance model and spectral characteristics of crop in a dryland Alfisol. Agricultural Water Management 87(3): 315-327.

Mani, M., Krishnamoorty and Sreenivasa Rao, M. 2002. Selective toxicity of different pesticides to citrus mealy bug parasitoid Coccidoxenoides peregrina Timberlake Journal of Insect Science 15(1-2):49-52.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Vittal. K.P.R., Ravindra Chary, G., Ramakrishna, Y.S. and Girija, A. 2006. Sustainability of tillage practices for rainfed crops under different soil and climatic situations in India. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development 21(1): 60-73.

Balloli, S.S., Sharma, K.L. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2005. Thrust on limiting nutrients in rainfed agriculture with special emphasis on secondary and micronutrients. Indian Fertilizer Scene Ann. 65-72.

Burman, D., Shivdhar, Das, S.K. and Prasad, J.V.N.S. 2004. Effect of foliage incorporation and mulch on crop yields and soil properties under rainfed conditions. Range Management Agroforestry 25(1): 51-56.

Choudhary, J. Mandal, U.K., Sharma, K.L., Ghosh, H. and Mandal, B. 2005. Assessing soil quality under long-term rice based cropping system. Communications Soil Sci. Plant Analysis 36:1141-1161.

Dey, P., Rao, M., Kumar, S., Nath, V., Das, B. and Reddy, N.N. 2005. Effect of bio-fertilizer on physico-chemical characteristics of guava (Psyidium guajava) fruit. Indian J. agric. Sci. 75 (1):95-96.

Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Srinivasarao, Ch., Ali, M. and Singh, B.B. 2005. Balanced fertilization of greengram cultivars on a multinutrient deficient Typic Ustochrept soil. Indian J. agric. Sci. 75: 192-96.

Maheswari, M., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Yadava, S.K., Varalaxmi, G., Vijaya Lakshmi, A., Vanaja, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2006. Efficient regenration from shoot apices of sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Biol. Plant. 50(4):741-744.

Mandal, U.K., Ramesh, V., Sharma, K.L., Kausalya Ramachandran and Victor, U.S. 2005. Tension infiltration for estimating pore distribution of Alfisols under different land management systems. J. Indian. Soc. Soil Sci. 53(3): 296-301.

Mandal, Uttam Kumar, Rao, K.V., Mishra, P.K., Vittal, K.P.R., Sharma, K.L., Narsimlu, B. and Venkanna, K. 2005. Soil infiltration, runoff and sediment yield from a shallow soil with stone cover as affected by intensity of rain. European J. Soil Sci. 56:435-443.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R. and Raghuram Reddy, P. 2005. Identification of maize ( Zea mays L.) genotypes for rainfed conditions based on modeling of plant traits. Indian J. Genet. 65 (2) : 88-92.

Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Gupta, G.P., Dharmaraj, P.S., Yadav, I.P.S., Ghajbiye, K.S., Autkar, V.N. and Thyagaraj, C.R. 2005. Identification of productive chickpea growing areas from trials in farmers’ fields under different soil and climatic situations. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20 (1) : 8-18.

Maruti, V., Subba Reddy, G., Vanaja, M. and Raghuram Reddy, P. 2005. Alternate weed management strategies for dryland cropping systems. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20 (1): 41-45.

Misra, A.K., Subba Reddy, G. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2006. Participatory on-farm evaluation of urea molasses mineral block as a supplement to crossbred cows for dry season feeding in rainfed agro-ecosystem of India. Livestock Res. Rural Development 16:2:1-11 (www.cipar.org.co/Irrd 18/2/misr 18024.htm)

Misra, A.K., Subrahmanyam, K.V., Reddy, T.Y., Sankar Babu, M.V., Shivarudrappa, B. and Ramakrishna,Y.S. 2005. Improving the livelihood of landless and marginal farmers through sheep rearing in semi-arid India. Livestock Res. Rural Development 16:5:1-11 (www.cipar.org.co/Irrd18/2/misr 18073.htm)

Nimbole, N.N., Mandal, U.K. and Adake, R.V. 2005. Integrated nutrient management for castor (Ricinus communis L.)-sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) crop rotation in relation to tillage under rainfed Alfisol. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20 (2): 118-121.

Nirmala, G., Kausalya Ramachandran, Mandal, U.K., Ramesh, V. and Ramesh, G. 2004. Wealth ranking and livelihood analysis for micro watershed development. Manage Extension Res. Rev. 2 (July – December) : 45-61.

Osman, M. and Mishra, P.K. 2005. Indigenous and modern knowledge for productivity enhancement through resource conservation in semi-arid areas. J. Agric. Res. Development 1: 96-102.

Padmaja, P.G., Prabhakar, M., Yella Reddy, D. and Prasad, Y.G. 2005. Influence of weather on sorghum shootly: models for forewarning their incidence. J. Agrometeorol. 7: 51-58.

Padmaja, P.G., Ratnavathi, C.V. and Prabhakar, M. 2005. Influence of corn plant hopper infestation on chemical constituents in sweet sorghum. Indian J. Plant Protection 33: 39-42.

Prabhakar, M. and Prasad, Y.G. 2005. Biology and seasonal dynamics of Snellenius maculipennis, a larval parasitoid of castor semilooper. J. Biol. Control 19: 29-34.

Pratibha, G. and Korwar, G.R. 2005. Influence of stages of harvest, nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization on biomass yield and dye in indigo. J. Medicinal Aromatic Plants 27:10-15.

Pratibha, G. and Korwar, G.R. 2005. Response of indigo to stages of harvest, nitrogen and phosphorous levels under rainfed semiarid tropical conditions. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20: 141-144.

Rama Rao, C.A., Subrahmanyam, K.V., Nagasree, K. and Sharma, K.D. 2005. An ex-ante assessment of returns to investment in soil and water conservation research. Indian J. Soil Conservation 33(3) : 230-234.

Sanjeeva Reddy, B. 2006. Indigenous technical knowledge on pulses storage and processing practices in Andhra Pradesh. Indian J. Traditional Knowledge 5(1) : 87-94.

Sastry, G., Reddy, Y.V.R., Saidulu, R. and Om Prakash 2004. Watershed management programmes – physical and socio-economic impacts in semi-arid Regions of India. Agric. Situation India LXI (7): 461-466.

Sharma, K. L., Mandal, U. K., Srinivas, K., Vittal, K. P. R., Mandal, B., Grace, J. K. and Ramesh, V. 2005. Long-term soil management effects on crop yields and soil quality in a dryland Alfisol. Soil Tillage Res. 83: 246-259.

Sharma, K.L., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Vittal, K.P.R., Balloli, S.S., Mandal, U.K. and Kusuma Grace, J. 2005. Role of inorganic and organic sources of nutrients and their integration in rainfed agriculture in India. Indian Fertilizer Scene Ann. 23-35.

Singh, K.K., Srinivasrao, Ch. and Ali, M. 2005. Root growth, nodulation, grain yield and P use efficiency in lentil as influenced by P, moisture regimes and inoculation. Communications Soil Sci. Plant Analysis (USA) 36: 1919-1929.

Sridevi, S., Srinivas, K. and Sharma, K.L. 2005. Effect of sole and conjunctive applications of plant residues and inorganic nitrogen on profile soil water content and mineral nitrogen in dryland Alfisol. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20 (2): 104-109.

Srinivas, K., Sridevi, S. and Sharma, K.L. 2005. Effect of sole and conjunctive applications of plant residues and inorganic nitrogen on growth, yield ad N uptake of sorghum. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20 (1): 62-69.

Srinivas, K. and Sridevi, S. 2005. Role of soil processes in global climate change – A review. Agric. Rev. 26(1): 27-38.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Ali, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2006. Phosphorus and micronutrient nutrition of chickpea genotypes in a multi nutrient deficient Typic Ustochrept. J. Plant Nutrition 29: 1-17.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Ali, M. and Singh,R.N. 2006. Phosphorus and micronutrient nutrition of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) on multinutrient deficient Typic Ustochrept. Journal of Plant Nutrition (USA)29:747-764.

Srinivasarao, Ch., Rupa, T.R., Subba Rao., Singh, S.P. and Bansal, S.K. 2006. Kinetics of nonexchangeable potassium release from important benchmark soils of India: Effects of mineralogy, soil depth and extraction media. Communications Soil Sci. Plant Analysis(USA) 36 (3&4):1-19.

Srinivasarao, Ch.,. Singh R.N., Ganeshamurthy, A.N and Ali, M. 2005. Sulphur and potassium fractions of two Inceptisol profiles as influenced by different elevations. Agropedol. 15(2):114-117.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Dharma Reddy, K., Singh, T.V.K. and Subba Reddy, G. 2005. Impact of crop duration and intercropping on incidence of Clavigralla gibbosa and Mylabris spp on pigeonpea. Legume Res. 28(3): 172-177.

Vanaja, M., Vagheera, P., Ratnakumar, P., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Raghuram Reddy, P., Yadav, S.K., Maheswari, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2006. Evaluation of food and oil seed crops for their response to elevated CO2 at vegetative stage. Plant Soil Environment 52 (4):164-170.

Venkateswarlu, J., Sastry, G. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2005. Evaluation of watershed impact programmes. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 20: 75-80.

Vijaya Kumar, P., Binor, M., Crisci, A. and Maracchi, G. 2005. Detection of variation in air temperature at different time scales during the period 1889-1998 at Firenze, Italy. Climate Change 72: 123-50.

Vijaya Kumar, P., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Rao, D.V.B., Sridhar, G., Rao, G.S. and Rao, G.G.S.N. 2005. Use of remote sensing for drought stress monitoring, yield prediction and varietal evaluation in castor beans (Ricinus communis L.), International J. Remote Sensing 26(24): 5525-5534.

Vijaya Kumar, P., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Srivastava, N.N., Victor, U.S. and Rao, G.G.S.N. 2003. Influence of environmental variables on infrared thermometric parameters in castor beans (Ricinus communis L.) under low and high moisture regimes. J. Agrometeorol. 7(1):29-35.

Vittal, K.P.R., Rao, K.V., Victor, U.S., Ravindra Chary,G., Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Sharma, K.L., Samra J.S. and Ram Mohan, I. 2004. Agricultural options for reducing yield gap in rainfed maize in India. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 17(2): 79-88.

Yadav, S.K., Jyothi Lakshmi, N., Maheswari, M., Vanaja, M. and Venkateswarlu, B. 2005. Influence of water deficit at vegetative, anthesis and grain filling stages on water relations and grain yield in sorghum. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 10 (1): 20-24.

Babjee Rao, N., Mishra, P. K. and Ashok Kumar, S. 2004. Adoption of soil and water conservation practices in arable lands by the farmers of rainfed agro-eco system. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 19(2):48-53.

Bhattacharya, R.C., Maheswari, M., Dinesh Kumar, V., Kirti, P.B., Bhat, S.R. and Chopra, V.L. 2004. Transformation of Brassica oleracea var. capitata with bacterial bet A gene enhances tolerance to salt stress. Sci. Hort. 100:215-227.

Chauhan, J.S., Tyagi, M.K., Kumar, S., Tyagi, Khan, N., Yadav, S.K. and Singh, N.B. 2004. Development and characterization of low erucic /low glucosinolate lines in Indian mustard. J Oilseeds Res. 21(1):28-33.

Das, N.D., Srivastava, N.N., Indira, S. and Shobha Rani, G. 2004. Weather-based forecasting on grain-mold disease of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Palem, Andhra Pradesh. Indian J. agric. Sci. 74(3):159-61.

Desai, A.G., Chattopadhyay, C., Ranjana Agrawal, Kumar, A., Meena, R.L., Meena, P.D., Sharma, K.C., Srinivasa Rao, M., Prasad, Y.G., and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2004. Brassica juncea powdery mildew epidemiology and weather-based forecasting models for India – a case study. J. Plant Diseases and Protection. 111(5):429-438.

Desai, S., Bagwan, N.B. and Yeole, R.D. 2004. Effect of mustard cake extract on Sclerotium rolfsii causing stem rot of groundnut and Trichoderma, a common biocontrol agent. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 32:158-159.

Krishnan, P., Joshi, D.K., Maheswari, M., Nagarajan, S. and Moharir, A.V. 2004. Characterization of soybean and wheat seeds by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Biol. Plant. 48:177-120.

Babjee Rao, N. and Venkata Ramaiah, P. 2003. Awareness-knowledge and attitude of teachers and parents and awareness-knowledge of students of operation Black Board programme. J. Res. ANGRAU 31:58-61.

Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Ali, M., Srinivasa Rao, Ch. and Mathur, R.S. 2003. Nutrient mining in central plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. Fertilizer News 48 (11):51-58.

Hemalatha, B., Prashanth, V.R.N. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2003. Economics of milk production of different breeds of bovines in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Indian Dairyman 55(10):41-44.

Hemalatha, B. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2003. Present status and prospects of agriculture in India. Agric. Situation India LIX (10):629-634.

Kausalya Ramachandran. 2003. Agricultural sustainability through strategic land use planning in rainfed regions of AP, India. GIS India 12(10):24.

Kausalya Ramachandran and Govil, P.K. 2003. Environment audit and remediation for industrial contamination - a case study of Hyderabad and its surrounding areas. GIS India 12(11):10.

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Mandal, Uttam Kumar, Gurcharan Singh, Victor, U.S. and Sharma, K.L. 2003. Green manuring: its effect on soil properties and crop growth under rice-wheat cropping system. European J. Agron. 19(2):225-237.

Mishra, P.K., Rao, K. V., Sivaprasad, S., Maheswar Babu, B., Sharma, S. and Padmanabhan, M. V. 2003. Development of a programmable rainfall simulator for soil hydrological studies. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 18(2): 143-148.

Nirmala, G., Maruthi Sankar, G.R., Babjee Rao, N., Prasad, M.S. and Rama Rao, C.A.2003. Participatory watershed management programmes of southern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 18(2):118-125.

Prabhakar, M., Srinivasa Rao, M. and Prasad Y.G. 2003. Evaluation of bio-intensive integrated pest management modules for castor semilooper, Achaea janata L. Indian J. Plant Protection 31(1):56-58.

Rama Rao, C.A., Chowdry, K.R., Reddy, Y.V.R. and Krishna Rao, G.V. 2003. Measuring and explaining technical efficiency in crop production in Andhra Pradesh. Indian J. Agric. Economics 58(4):768-780.

Ramesh, V. and Varghese, S. S. 2003. Effect of fertilizer levels of N,P and K on the yield and juice quality of sugarcane. Indian Sugar LIII(3): 175-178.

Ramesh, V. and Varghese, S.S. 2003. Influence of varying fertilizer N, P and K levels on nutrient uptake of sugarcane. Indian Sugar LIII(2):99-102.

Raghuram Reddy, P., Maruthi Sankar, G.R. and Das, N.D.2004. Genotype X Environment interaction in rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). J. Maharashtra Agric. Univ. 29(1):21-24.

Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash, Sastry, G. and Singh, H.P. 2002. Evaluation of watershed programme and strategies for development of natural resources. Agric. Situation India LIX (9):565-570.

Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash, Sastry, G. and Singh, H.P. 2002. Watershed programme in India. Agric. Situation India LIX (8):487-492.

Samantha, A.K., Singh, K.K., Verma, N.C., Misra, A.K. and Das, M.M. 2003. Silage quality of different forages ensiled in plastic bag. Range Management and Agroforestry 24 (1) :42-44.

Sanjeeva Reddy, B, Lal, R.R., Adake, Ravikanth, V. and Verma, Prasoon. 2003. Effect of pre-milling treatments and milling mechanisms on dehulling of blackgram. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 18(1):61-64.

Sastry, G., Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash and Singh, H.P. 2002. Impact of watershed development programme on biophysical and economic factors in India. J. Soil Water Conserv. India 1 (4):296-303.

Sastry, G., Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash, Rama Rao, C.A. and Singh, H.P. 2003. Evaluation of watershed development programmes in India- SWOT analysis. Agric. Situation India LX (4):173-184.

Satyanshu Kumar, Singh, A. K., Kumar, M., Yadav, S. K., Chauhan, J. S. and Kumar, P. R. 2003. Standardization of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for determination of seed oil and protein contents in rapeseed-mustard. J. Food Sci. Technol. 40(3):306-309.

Sharma, K. L., Srinivas, K., Mandal, U. K., Vittal, K. P. R., Grace, J. K. and Sankar, G. R. M. 2004. Integrated nutrient management strategies for sorghum and greengram in semi-arid tropical Alfisol. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 19:13-23.

Singh, H.P., Sharma, K.D. and Korwar,G.R. 2003. Sustainable dryland agriculture development. Financing Agriculture 35:38-43.

Singh, S.V., Luthra, S.K.,Khan, I.A. and Pandey, S.K. 2003. Performance of Kufri Anand in North - Western and Western - Central plains of India. J.Indian Potato Assoc.30(1-2):11-12.

Sridevi, S., Katyal, J.C., Srinivas, K. and Sharma, K.L. 2003. Carbon mineralization and microbial biomass dynamics in soil amended with plant residues and residue fraction. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 51(2):133-139.

Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Ali, Masood, Ganeshamurthy, A.N. and Singh, R.N. 2003. Potassium availability, releasing power and uptake by chickpea and rajmash in different soil types of pulse growing regions of India. Indian J. Pulses Res. 16(2): 128-132.

Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Ali, M., Singh, R.N and Singh, 2003. Potassium supplying power of different soil types of pulse growing regions of India. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 51(3):312-315.

Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Prasad, J.V.N.S., Vittal, K.P.R, Venkateswarlu, B. and Sharma, K.L. 2003. Role of optimum nutrition in drought management. Fertilizer News 48 (12):105-112.

Srinivasa Rao, M. 2003. Yield infestation relationships in short duration pigeonpea. Indian J. Dryland Agric. Res. Development 18(2):187-191.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Dharma Reddy, K., Singh, T.V.K. and Subba Reddy, G. 2002. Crop-Crop diversity as a key component of IPM. Agric. Rev. 23(4): 272-280.

Srinivasa Rao, M. and Dharma Reddy, K. 2003. IPM of pod borers in long duration pigeonpea. Annals Plant Protection Sci. 11(1):26-30.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Dharma Reddy, K. and Singh, T.V.K. 2003. Impact of intercropping on predators of insect pests of pigeonpea in rainy and post rainy season. Indian J. Entomol. 65(2):245-251.

Srinivasa Rao, M., Dharma Reddy, K. Singh, T.V.K. and Subba Reddy, G. 2003. Effect of duration of pigeonpea cultivars and intercropping on pod borers. Annals Plant Protection Sci. 11 (2): 232-236.

Venkateswarlu, J., Reddy, Y.V.R. and Sastry, G. 2003. Access to the harvested rainwater. LEISA India 5(3):10.

Victor, U.S., Das. N.D., Srinivasa Rao, M., Vijayakumar, P., Srivastava, N.N., Vittal K.P.R. and Ramana Rao, B.V. 2003. Risk management options using weather forecasts in insect pests and diseases management for some dryland crops. J. Agrometeorol. 5(1):12-24

Vimala Devi, P.S. and Prasad, Y.G. 2003. Influence of different temperatures on the efficacy of Nomuraea rileyi (F) Samson against Spodoptera litura (F.). J. Oilseeds Res. 20 (1): 162-164.

Vimala Devi, P.S., Prasad, Y.G., Anitha Chowdary, D., Mallikarjuna Rao, L. and Balakrishna, K. 2003. Identification of virulent isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Nomuraea rileyi (F.) Samson for the management of Helicoverpa armigera andSpodoptera litura. Mycopathologia 156: 365-373. 9.2 Books / reports

Indra Kumar, N., Shankar, M.A., Mayande, V.M., Sreenatha, A. and Umesh, M.R. 2003. Adoption of Improved Tools for Fingermillet - based Cropping System in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka. Technical Bulletin No. NATP/MMPDM/CRIDA/TB-05/03. UAS, Bangalore. p.12.

Pacharne, D.T., Pharande, A.L., Sanglikar, R.V. and V.M. Mayande. 2003. V Harrow. Technical Bulletin No. NATP/MMPDM/CRIDA/TB-01/03. MPKV, Sholapur. p.8.

Prasad, M.S., Rama Rao, C.A., Nirmala, G., Ramakrishna, Y.S. and Reddy, Y.V.R.(Eds.)2003. Technologies for Farm and Household Development in Rangareddy District (A.P.). CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.158.

Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivasa Rao, M., Ramakrishna, Y.S. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2003. Economic Analysis of Castor Seed Multiplication at Gunegal Research Farm. Research Bulletin. CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.16.

Rama Rao, C.A., Srinivasa Rao, M., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Vittal, K.P.R. and Reddy, Y.V.R. 2003. Economics of Some Dryland Agricultural Technologies. Research Bulletin. CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.22.

Ranade, D.H., Chaurasia, M.C., Sharma, R.A and V.M. Mayande. 2003. Natural Resource Management Through Land Development Process with Heavy Farm Machinery. Technical Bulletin No. NATP/MMPDM/CRIDA/TB-06/03. JNKV, Indore. p.15.

Rao, J.V. 2003. Compendium of Lecture Notes of Winter School on Wasteland Development in Rainfed Areas, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, A.P., p.300.

Rao, J.V., Khan, I.A. and Sujatha, S.(Eds.)2004.Critical Review of Research on Intercropping Systems in Rainfed Regions of India. NATP, CRIDA, Hyderabad.p.100.

Samra, J.S., Singh, G. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2003. Coldwave of 2002-2003: Impact on agriculture. ICAR, New Delhi. p.49.

Sastry, G., Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash. 2003. Review Report on Impact of Watershed Management Practices on Sustainability of Land Productivity and Socio-Economic Status (ROPS-14 & 14A). p.116.

Sastry, G., Reddy, Y.V.R., Om Prakash, Mishra, P.K. and Rama Rao, C.A.2003. Preliminary Survey Report on Impact of Watershed Management Practices on Sustainability of Land Productivity and Socio-Economic Status (ROPS-14 & 14A). p.154.

Sidhpuria, M.S., Milakh Raj., Ashwin, K., Singh, Sube and Mayande, V.M. 2003. A Manual on Ridger Seeder. Technical Bulletin No. NATP/MMPDM/CRIDA/TB 02/03. CCSHAU, Hisar. p.12.

Srinivasa Rao, Ch., Ganeshamurthy, A.N. and Ali, M. 2003. Nutritional Constraints in Pulse Production. Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur. p.34.

Subba Reddy, G., Venkateswarlu, B., Dixit, S., Srinivas Rao, Ch., Prabhakar, M. and Maruthi, V. (Eds.). 2003. TAR-IVLP Success Stories, NATPCRIDA, Hyderabad. p.32.

Subba Reddy, G., Venkateswarlu, B., Srinivasa Rao, Ch. and Ramesh, G. 2004. Achievements at a Glance of TAR-IVLP. NATP-CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.8.

Vittal, K.P.R., Singh, H.P., Rao, K.V., Sharma, K.L., Victor, U.S., Chary, G.R., Sankar, G.R.M., Samra, J.S. and Gurubachan Singh. 2003. Guidelines on Drought Coping Plans for Rainfed Production Systems-An AICRPDA contribution. CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.39.

Vittal, K.P.R., Singh, H.P., Ravindra Chary, G., Maruthi Sanker, G.R., Prasad, Y.G., Srinivasa Rao, M., Samra, J.S. and Gurbachan Singh. 2003. Improved Agronomic Practices for Dryland Crops in India. CRIDA, Hyderabad. p.210.