Name of centre : Agricultural Research Station, Peddapuram
(Latitude/Longitude) Latitude: 170.07’ N; Longitude: 820.14’ E; Altitude: 46.25 MSL
Address : Agricultural Research Station, Peddapuram-533437,
East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Staff details :
| Sl. No. | Name of the Post/ Cadre | No. of posts sanctioned | Name of the staff | Contact Details |
| Scientific staff | ||||
| 1. | Scientist (Plant Breeding) | 1 | Dr. I.Sudhir Kumar | Mobile No.: 9959792568 injetisudhirkumar@gmail.com |
| 2. | Scientist (Agronomy) | 1 | Ms. V. Sujatha | Mobile No.: 9398196646 sujatha.agro12@gmail.com |
| 3. | Scientist (Plant Pathology) | 1 | Mr. P. Bharath Chandra | Mobile No.: 9491575768 bharatparime.agri@gmail.com |
| Support staff | ||||
| 4. | Senior Technical Assistant | 3 | Vacant | |
| 5. | LDC/Typist | 1 | Mr. K. Prashanth Kumar |
Mandate :
- Development of high yielding maize hybrids of different durations.
- Development of hybrids resistance to important diseases.
- Development of profitable production technologies based on maize.
Farm area : Cultivable land: 05.67 ha.
Roads and Buildings: 01.27 ha
Total : 06.94 ha
Significant achievements:
Note: AICRP on maize at ANGRAU-ARS, Peddapuram is a new center started functioning from 01.04.2018. However, the following importatnt functions have been performed:
- Efficiently conducted all the experimental trials during kharif and rabi (Plant breeding, Agronomy and Plant pathology) with good remarks by the monitoring team in the first year of initiation of the scheme during 2018-19.
- Developed and identified high yielding late maturity hybrid PHM 1801 and nominated for evaluation in the multi-location testing during 2018-19.
- Developed scientific material on management of fall army worm, hybrid seed production in maize in vernacular language and created awareness in the farming community through conduct/participation in the training programs organized at