CONTENTS

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
1. Title of the article should be short, specific, phrased to identify the content and indicate the nature of
study.
2. Names should be in capitals prefixed with initials and separated by commas. For more than two authors
the names should be followed by ‘and’ in small letters before the end of last name. Full address of the
place of research in small letters should be typed below the names. Present address and E-mail ID of
the author may be given as foot note.
3. The full length paper should have the titles ABSTRACT, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION, REFERENCES-all typed in capitals and bold font - 12. The research note will
have only one title REFERENCES.
4. ABSTRACT: The content should include the year, purpose, methodology and salient findings of the
experiment in brief not exceeding 200 words. It should be so framed that the reader need not refer to
the article except for details.
5. INTRODUCTION : Should be without title and indicate the reasons which prompted the research,
objectives and the likely implication. The review of recent literature should be pertinent to the problem.
The content must be brief and precise.
6. MATERIALS AND METHODS : Should include very clearly the experimental techniques and the
statistical methods adopted. Citation of standard work is sufficient for the well known methods.
7. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION : Great care should be taken to highlight the important findings with
support of the data well distinguished by statistical measures like CD, r, Z test etc. Too descriptive
explanation for the whole data is not desirable. The treatments should be briefly expressed instead of
abbreviations like T 1
, T 2
etc. The discussion should be crisp and relate to the limitations or advantages
of the findings in comparison with the work of others.
8. REFERENCES : Literature cited should be latest. References dating back to more than 10 years are
not desirable. Names of authors, their spelling and year of publication should coincide both in
the text and references. The following examples should be followed while listing the references from
different sources.
Journals and Bulletins
Abdul Salam, M and Mazrooe, S.A. 2007. Water requirement of maize (Zea mays L.) as influenced by
planting dates in Kuwait. Journal of Agrometeorology. 9 (1) : 34-41
Hu, J., Yue, B and Vick, B.A. 2007. Integration of trap makers onto a sunflower SSR marker linkage map
constructed from 92 recombinant inbred lines. Helia. 30 (46) :25-36.
Books
AOAC. 1990. Official methods of analysis. Association of official analytical chemists. 15 th Ed. Washington
DC. USA. pp. 256
Federer, W.T. 1993. Statistical design and analysis for intercropping experiments. Volume I: two crops.
Springer – Verlag, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. pp. 298-305
Thesis
Ibrahim, F. 2007. Genetic variability for resistance to sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sacchari, Zentner) in
sorghum. Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad.