CTRI Rajahmundry

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	Dr. P. Venkateswarlu MSc (Ag), Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology).

	Principal Scientist & Head i/c	Contact Address: ICAR-CTRI RS, GUNTUR-522 004. A.P. Phone (Mobile): 9550740514 Email Address: pvlu_65@yahoo.com
Employment Record	Mandal Agricultural Officer, Govt. of AP, Atmakur, Nellor District - November, 1993 to January 1995 Undergone ARS Scientist training, NAARM, Hyderabad - February, 1995 to June, 1995 Scientist and Scientist, Sr.Scale, ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Medziphema, Nagaland.-July 1995 to January, 1999 In-charge, Joint Director of ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Medziphema, Nagaland - February, 1999 to August, 2000. Scientist, Sr.Scale and Senior Scientist, CTRI, Rajahmundry - September, 2000 to July, 2007 Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist, CTRI Research Station, Hunsur, Mysore, Karnataka. - August, 2007 to August, 2012 Principal Scientist and Head i/c, CTRI Research Station, Guntur.- September, 2012 to till date.
Area of Interest	Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in tobacco with special emphasis on Botanicals and Biological Control.
Publications	Venkateswarlu, P., Raghavaiah, G. and Nagalingam, B. (1988). Effect of neem oil on certain behavioural aspects of Spodopteralitura Fab in urdbean. Indian Journal of Pulses Research 1 (2): 118-123. Venkateswarlu, P., Raghavaiah, G. and Nagalingam, B. (1988). Effect of neem oil on growth and development of certain lepidopterous pests. Indian Journal of Pulses Research 2 (1): 85-87. Venkateswarlu, P., Raghavaiah, G. and Nagalingam, B. (1993). Efficacy of neem oil alone and in combination with certain insecticides on pod borer complex of black gram, Vignamungo (L.) Hepper. New Agriculturist 3 (2): 147-152. Venkateswarlu, P., Raghavaiah, G. and Nagalingam, B. (1993). Compatibility of neem oil with certain insecticides. New Agriculturist 3 (2): 217-220. Venkateswarlu, P., Sharma, C.M. and Jaikishan Singh, R.S. (1993). Effect of temperature on the development of Saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilussurinamensis Linn (Coleoptera:cucujidae) reared on cashew kernels. Bioved 4 (1): 65-68. Venkateswarlu, P., Sreedhar, U., Sitaramaiah, S., Ramesh Babu, B., Rao, R.V.S. and Nageswara Rao, S. (2001). Growth and development of tobacco caterpillar, Spodopteralitura Fab on newly acquired tobacco germ plasm. Tobacco Research 27 (2): 193-196. Venkateswarlu, P., Sitaramaiah, S., Rao, R.V.S., Nageswara Rao, S. and Suresh Kumar Sawant (2002). Screening of FCV tobacco lines against tobacco caterpillar, SpodopteralituraFab. Tobacco Research 28 (2): 109-113. Venkateswarlu, P., Sitaramaiah, S., Sreedhar, U., Gunneswara Rao, S., Sawant, S.K. and Nageswara Rao, S. (2002). Role of organic and inorganic manures on the incidence of insect pests and their naturalenemies in Rabi groundnut. Biological control of lepidopteran pests, pp 295-300, ed. By P.L.Tandon, C.R. Ballal, SJalali and R.J. Rabindra. 354p. Venkateswarlu, P., S.S. Sreenivasand P. Nagesh. 2018. Survey for assessment of insect pest incidence on FCVtobacco in Karnataka light soils. Tobacco Research . 44(1):44-45. Venkateswarlu, P., U. Sreedhar, M.V. Jayakrishna and A. Suresh Babu. 2021. Integrated management of tobacco leaf curl virus disease transmitted by whitefly, Bemisia tabaci in FCV tobacco. Tobacco Research. 47(1):13-17.
Awards/Honors	• CSIR Senior Research Fellowship during Ph.D programme • Best poster presentation award, 2005. National Symposium on tobacco held at ANGRAU, Hyderabad.