Horticulture section was started with Mr. K Bhujanga Rao, as Assistant Lecturer in Horticulture in 1945. It was a part of Agronomy Department till 1945. It was a part of Agronomy department till 1959. It started functioning as a separate department with Dr. B Narasimham as Lecturer and Head from 1960 to 1964.
The post-graduate program leading to M.Sc. (Ag) degree in Horticulture was introduced in the year 1986-87 till 2006. Since then 63 students have completed their M.Sc. (Ag).
Under Experiential Learning Programme Vegetable Production Unit was started from the year 2018-19.
Horticulture Staff
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Dr. V. Sri Latha
Professor & Univ. Head![](https://agcbapatla.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/N.Ratna-Kumari.jpg)
Dr. N.Ratna Kumari
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Dr. Y.Bindiya
Assistant Professor
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Dr. M. Surendra Babu
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