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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: Agronomy × End date: 1980 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Nutritional requirement of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1980) Savithri, K E; KAU; Madhavan Nair, K P
    An experiment was conducted In the Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Vellayni during 1979 to study the effect of three levels in each of nitrogen (20, 30 and 40 kg/ha), phosphorus (30, 45 end 60 kg/ha) and potash (10, 20 and 50 kg/ha) on growth, yield and quality of green gram (Vlgna radiata) grown in rice fallows. The experiment was laid out as 3 partially confounded factorial experiment with two replications, confounding NPK in replication I and NPK2 in replication II Tho study revealed that nitrogen, phosphorus and potash had on influence on height and number of leaves, but not on nodulatlon. The yield contributing factors sanely number of flowers sad number of pods per plant, length of pod and number of seeds per pod ware not influenced by the treatments, Weight of seeds per plant was significantly increased by the highest level of potash and 100 seed weight by higher levels of phosphorus, while highest level of nitrogen significantly decreased tho 100 seed weight. Maximum grain yield of 538 kg/ha was obtained with the highest level of potash.Dry natter yield was also influenced by potash and bhusa yield by nitrogen.
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    Nutritional requirement of black gram {Vigna mungo (L) Hepper}
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1980) Annamma George; KAU; Madhavan Nair, K P
    An experiment was conducted in the Instructional farm attached to the College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 1979 to study the effect of three levels each of nitrogen (20, 30 and 40 kg /ha), phosphorus (30,45and 60 kg/ha) and potash (10, 20 and 30 kg/ha) on growth and yield and quality of black gram grown in rice fallows
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    Effect of agro - techniques on soil loss ,surface run and soil moisture storage in hill slopes
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1980) Viswambharan, K; KAU; Sasidhar, V K
    A field experiment was conducted at the Instructional Farm, Vellanikkara during September 1979 to May 1980 to study the effect of various Agro-Techniques on soil loss, surface runoff and soil moisture storage in hill slopes. The experiment was conducted with the main objective of studying the effect of groundnut intercropping as well as the different methods of planting of tapioca on reducing soil and water losses in hill slopes. The experiment was laid out in a Randomised Block Design with five treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of (1) tapioca alone in mounds, (2) tapioca in mounds with groundnut as intercrop, (3) tapioca alone in ridges across the slope, (4) tapioca in ridges across the slope with groundnut as intercrop and (5) uncultivated bare fallow as a control. The experiment was conducted in field runoff plots of 24.3M x 2.7M size. The runoff from the field were collected directly into water proof polyethylene lined earthen tanks and measured after each rainfall. Only rainfalls more than 12.5 cm were taken for the purpose of the study. From the experiment it is observed that AIm index was better correlated with runoff as compared to other erosion indices. Similarly EI15 index was better correlated with soil loss. Maximum runoff and soil loss occurred in uncultivated bare fallow. Among the various cultivation methods, tapioca in mounds registered maximum soil and water losses. Groundnut intercropping as well as tapioca planting in ridges across the slope were effective in reducing soil and water losses. Uncultivated bare fallow runoff plots recorded the maximum losses of N,P and K being 107.47kg, 28.476kg, and 82.479kg/ha respectively. Among the Agro-Techniques, tapioca in mounds recorded the maximum loss of N,P and K being 44.01kg, 14.845kg and 39.08 kg/ha respectively during the entire season. However, the nutrient losses from other plots were meagre. Maximum retention of rainfall was recorded by tapioca in ridges across the slope with groundnut as intercrop. The pH and conductivity of runoff water were not significantly influenced by different treatments. During the dry periods maximum storage and minimum depletion of sub soil moisture were recorded by uncultivated bare fallow plot. The growth and yield of tapioca were not significantly affected by the groundnet intercrop. Maximum yield of tapioca was recorded by the treatment of planting tapioca in ridges across the slope without intercrop. The yield of the intercropped groundnet was not affected by various cultivation methods of tapioca.