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Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

The history of agricultural education in Kerala can be traced back to the year 1896 when a scheme was evolved in the erstwhile Travancore State to train a few young men in scientific agriculture at the Demonstration Farm, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram, presently, the Cropping Systems Research Centre under Kerala Agricultural University. Agriculture was introduced as an optional subject in the middle school classes in the State in 1922 when an Agricultural Middle School was started at Aluva, Ernakulam District. The popularity and usefulness of this school led to the starting of similar institutions at Kottarakkara and Konni in 1928 and 1931 respectively. Agriculture was later introduced as an optional subject for Intermediate Course in 1953. In 1955, the erstwhile Government of Travancore-Cochin started the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Mannuthy, Thrissur for imparting higher education in agricultural and veterinary sciences, respectively. These institutions were brought under the direct administrative control of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Animal Husbandry, respectively. With the formation of Kerala State in 1956, these two colleges were affiliated to the University of Kerala. The post-graduate programmes leading to M.Sc. (Ag), M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees were started in 1961, 1962 and 1965 respectively. On the recommendation of the Second National Education Commission (1964-66) headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, the then Chairman of the University Grants Commission, one Agricultural University in each State was established. The State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) were established in India as an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System to give the much needed impetus to Agriculture Education and Research in the Country. As a result the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) was established on 24th February 1971 by virtue of the Act 33 of 1971 and started functioning on 1st February 1972. The Kerala Agricultural University is the 15th in the series of the SAUs. In accordance with the provisions of KAU Act of 1971, the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, were brought under the Kerala Agricultural University. In addition, twenty one agricultural and animal husbandry research stations were also transferred to the KAU for taking up research and extension programmes on various crops, animals, birds, etc. During 2011, Kerala Agricultural University was trifurcated into Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). Now the University has seven colleges (four Agriculture, one Agricultural Engineering, one Forestry, one Co-operation Banking & Management), six RARSs, seven KVKs, 15 Research Stations and 16 Research and Extension Units under the faculties of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Forestry. In addition, one Academy on Climate Change Adaptation and one Institute of Agricultural Technology offering M.Sc. (Integrated) Climate Change Adaptation and Diploma in Agricultural Sciences respectively are also functioning in Kerala Agricultural University.

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Subject: Agricultural Statistics and Informatics × Author: KAU × Author: Myint Swe × End date: 1985 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Forecasting models for the yield of coconut
    (Department of Statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 1985) Myint Swe; KAU; George, K C
    An analysis of the yield data of 91 coconut palms, maintained at Coconut Research Station (Nileshwar I), Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pilicode, under Kerala Agricultural University and the weather data for the region of Pilicode, collected from Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod District, Kerala was carried out with the following views and objectives. 1) To develop a suitable and reliable statistical methodology for the pre-harvest forecast of coconut crop yields by evolving different empirical-statistical crop- weather models using the original and generated weather variables as predictor variables. 2) To perform a comparative study of relative efficiency, adequacy and performance of each of these crop- forecasting models evolved and to select the 'best1, most promising and plausible crop forecasting models for the purpose of future use in predicting the coconut crop yields reliably in advance of harvest, 3) To investigate the effect and influence of changes in weather variables on the yield of coconut crop, based on the crop forecasting models selected as the 'best' fitted models. 4) To render suggestion and guidelines for further development of statistical crop-weather models, criteria for their selection, and relevant statistical analysis, In this study, the twelve crop forecasting models for the yields of coconut were developed and fitted under the effective crop season of 3 years (i.e., as far back as 36 months from the first month just before a half-year harvest) with 3-month and 6-month period (season), using the generated weather predictor variables. The response variable was taken as average yield of nuts per bearing tree per half year, and the original weather variables were total rainfall, duration of bright sunshine hours, wind velocity, relative humidity and maximum temperature. Since the relative humidity is expressed in percentages, the datawere transformed into arc—sine root proportion.