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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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    Shade tolerance of guinea grass var. mackuenii under different levels of potassium
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Mullakoya, P; KAU; Raghavan Pillai, G
    An investigation was carried out in the Instructional Farm attached to the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, during 1981-82 with the objective to assess the production potential of guinea grass var. Mackuenii under varying intensities of shade. It was also aimed to assess the potassium requirement was laid out in a 4 x 4 factorial randomised block design with 3 replications. The results of the study are summarised below: (1) Height of grass was positively influenced by both shade intensities and potash levels. (2) Leaf area of grass was increased with increase in shade intensities and potash levels. (3) Tiller production was adversely affected by shade, while potash application increased tiller number of grasses.
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    Potash nutrition of tapioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Muraleedharan Nair, V; KAU; Sadanandan, N
    An investigation was undertaken at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani and Rice Research Station, Kayamkulam for two years during 1977-79 to study the performance of tapioca (Var. Sree Sahya) under two different agroclimatic conditions. The treatments consisted of three levels of nitrogen (50, 125 and 200 kg N/ha) and three levels of potassium (50,125 and 200 kg K2O/ha) at three times of application. The experiment was laid out in a 3 partially confounded factorial design with two replications.
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    Tillage requirements of cowpea
    (Department of Agronomy,College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Ravi Kumar, P K; KAU; Sadanandan, N
    An experiment was conducted at the Rice Research Station, Pattambl, during the third crop season of 1980-31 to evolve suitable cultural practices for raising cowpea in summer rice fallows. Six levels of tillage and three levels of interculture were tried in all combinations. The study was undertaken with a view to find out the minimum tillage requirements of cowpea and to study the effects of different levels of interculture on the yield of cowpea. The study revealed that tillage had no effect on the retention of soil moisture during the crop growth Drymatter content of the weeds was found to be higher in no-tilled treatments* An increase in plant height, number of leaves and drymatter production, was observed at all the levels of tillage* But dry weight of root i nodules remained unaffected.
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    Shade response of common rainfed intercrops of coconut part II legumes
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1982) Sansamma George; KAU; Vikraman Nair, R
    The experiment was laid out in randomised block design with four levels of shade and five replications. The study revealed that all the legumes tried viz., cowpea, blackgram, groundnut and redgram, were all shade sensitive.
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    Nitrogen phosphorus and potassium requirements of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) variety pant C-1
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1982) Joseph, P A; KAU; Balakrishna, Pillai P
    Field experiments were conducted at the Instructional Farm, Vellanikkara during the periods from May to September 1981 and November 1981to February 1982 to study the effects of graded doses of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on the growth and yield of chilli variety Pant. C.1 in two seasons.
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    Differential response of two medium duration rice varities to time of planning and graded doses of nitrogen
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1982) Lathif, P H; KAU; Balakrishna, Pillai P
    An experiment to study the differential response of two medium duration rice varieties to time of planting and graded doses of nitrogen was conducted during the mundakan season of 1980 – 81, at the Research Station and Instructional Farm Mannuthy. The experiment was laid out in split plot design, with combinations of four time of planting (September 25th, October 10th, October 25th and November 9th) and 2 varieties (Jaya and Sabari) in the main plot and 3 levels of nitrogen (60, 90, 120 kg/ha) in subplots. Observations on the plant growth characters were recorded at 30th day, 60th day after planting and at harvest. Chemical analysis of plants at these stages were also done. Time of planting significantly influenced the growth characters as well as the yield and yield attributes. Plant height, panicle length, number of spikelets, number of filled grains, percentage of filled grains, dry matter production, grain yield, straw yield, harvest index, grain straw ratio, total nitrogen uptake at harvest, nitrogen uptake by grain, content of phosphorous in straw and grain and the total uptake of phosphorous at harvest and potassium uptake by grain were significantly higher in the early planted crop, than in later planted crops. However, number of days taken to 50 per cent flowering, and to maturity, production of tillers and productive tillers, phosphorous content of straw and potassium content of grain were positively influenced by delayed planting. Sabari recorded significantly higher number of days to flowering and maturity than Jaya. Higher levels of nitrogen were found to increase the dry matter production and nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium content of straw.