Database Design for Agro Biodiversity Resources of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Abstract

The main aim of the study is to develop a knowledge management portal for the agricultural biodiversity of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. These states are the central region of the Indian subcontinent has some representatives of the biological wealth of India. Its varied topography from the hilly ranges of the Eastern Ghats, the Nallamalais to the shores of Bay of Bengal, support varied vegetation types enriched by a variety of flora and fauna. AP and Telangana is a virtual bio reserve, which is unique both in terms of biodiversity and abundance. A constant refrain heard in Andhra Pradesh is that the state is the Annapurna, the Rice Bowl of the South. What is never said is that apart from the crop species called rice, Andhra Pradesh and Telanganaare home to at least eight species of millets, 12 species of pulses, six species of oilseeds each one of them sporting dozens of varieties. Besides these, the states grow dozens of species of spices, and hundreds of species of vegetables. In this study the Primary and secondary data collected from Farmers, Department of Agriculture, AP, ANGRAU, NBPGR Reports, NBA Reports, ICAR Institute report, AICRP Reports and other published data. It contains description and basic set of information related to agro biodiversity resources related information like such as plant species, common name, scientific name, habitat, distributions, flowering time, seed traits, and economic importance of crops in Andhra Pradeshand Telangana periodicals and governmental websites. The Portal was developed using Drupal and MYSQL, which provides information resources on Agro biodiversity of AP and TS like Cereal crops, fruits, vegetables, spices, medicinal plants etc. It is concluded that, the Portal is user friendly and browser compatible to Mobiles, tablets, iPad ete. and also it provides all the information about Agro Biodiversity of the AP and TS states which will be resource base for the end user viz. researcher, academician and policymakers.