Dr. A.G. Sreenivas

Designation : PROFESSOR OF AGRIL. ENTOMOLOGY

Address (with email & Mobile) : College of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
Email: agsreenivas@gmail.com
Mobile No: 9481467772 &7892693746

Service period (in years) : 22 years

Educational qualification (Highest) :M.Sc(Agri.),Ph.D, Commonwalth Post Doctorate (UK), Post Doc. Higher Training at CIMMYT, Mexico

Area of Specialization : Pest Management

Courses taught                  :

UG

Pest of Crops and Stored Grain Pests and Their Management, AET 301 (2+1)

 

PG

Plant Resistance to Insects, AET 509 (1+1)

Pests of Field Crops, AET 511 (1+1)

Pests of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, AET 512 (1+1)

  1. Projects :

Title of the Project

Nature of Project (DBT/DST/

GoK/UAS/Private etc.)

Name of the Funding Agency

PI/ Co-PI/ Leader/ Co-leader/ Nodal Officer/ Lesion Officer etc.

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  1. of students guided

M.Sc

05

Ph.D

00

 

  1. Research and Extension Activities :

Technologies Developed

Contributed as

Integrated pest Management of cotton under irrigated situation for TBP area.

Co-leader

Management of sucking insect pests of Bhendi with imidacloprid 70 WS seed treatment @ 5 g/kg seed 

Leader

Integrated pest Management of chilli under irrigated ecosystem of Upper Krishna Project Command area.

Co – Leader

Organic approach for the Management of chilli pests under irrigated ecosystem of Upper Krishna Project Command area.

co leader

Management of fruit borer, H. rmigera on chilli by Novaluron (Rimon) 10 EC @ 0.75 ml/lit.

Leader

Integrated Approach for the management of Shoot and fruit borer of brinjal

Leader

Management of Powdery mildew of green gram by Propiconazole @ 0.5 ml/lit.

Co – Leader

Release of PTR – 6 Tomato variety

Co – Leader

Integrated Pest Management of Groundnut under irrigated ecosystems

Co – Leader

Management of sucking insect pests of Bt cotton by Dinotefuron 20 % SG

Leader

Management of storage insect pests by sweet flag rhizome powder

Leader

Management of defoliators on onion by Chloranthriliniprole 18.5 SC and Spinosad 45 SC.

Leader

Cultivation practices for Direct Seeded Rice in TBP and UKP command area.

Co – Leader

Solar powered Knapsack sprayer

Co – Leader

Management of thrips on chilli by tolfenpyrad 15 % EC

Contributor

Management of thrips on onion

Contributor

Management of stem borer on sorghum 

Contributor

Production of Elite seedlings through organic technique in paddy

Collaborator

Management of seed crop through organic technique

Collaborator

Management of seed crop through organic technique

Collaborator

Development and evaluation of portable MAP (CO2 flushing) unit for grain dis-infestation

Collaborator

Nanotechnology based water purifier

Collaborator

Management of purple blotch of onion

Collaborator

Release of Dual purpose chilli variety CPGP -2-75-98 (HDC-75) 

Co – Leader

 

  1. Publication details (Last 5 years)

 

Research papers

105

Research notes

26

Papers presented national / International symposia

98

Lead lectures in symposia/conferences

10

Kannada papers

65

English

15

Leaflets/folders

20

Chapter in Books

4

Books (kannada)

4

Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) IPM package for Sugarcane, Tobacco, Mustard / Rapeseed Turmeric, Citrus, Banana, Garlic, Ginger.

9

 

  1. HONOURS/RECOGNITION :

Name of the honour

Name of the organization / Institution

Year

University Gold medal for I rank in Ph.D degree

UAS, Dharwad

1997

Best poster award for the excellent poster presentation on large scale demonstration of cotton “Integrated Pest Management in the Upper Krishna Command area of Karnataka”,

National Symposium on “Changing World Order –
Cotton Research, Development and Policy in
Context”at Hyderabad.

2004

Best Young Scientist of the year 2005 award  

National Environmental Science Academy (NESA),
New Delhi

2006

“Suvarna Karnataka Kannadiga Prashashti”

Suragimath Sahitya and Samskruti Samsthe, Beelagi

2007

Eminent Scientist of the Year 2009

National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi

2009

AZRA Young Scientist Award 2010

Applied Zoologists Researcher Association, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
 

2012

Research Incentive Award 2014

UAS, Raichur

2015

Dr. Vasantharaj David award 2016

Applied Zoologists Researcher Association, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
 

2016

“Green Transport Technology of the Year Award”2016

St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru

2016

Best oral paper presentation award

Mahima Foundation and BHU, Varanasi.

2016

Best Poster Prize Award

13th Agricultural Science Congress
held at UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru

2017