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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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    Performance of summer crops in rice fallows and its effect on succeeding transplanted rice
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 2009) Shrikant P, Golabhavi; KAU; Latif, P H
    A field experiment entitled “Performance of summer crops in rice fallows and its effect on succeeding transplanted rice” was taken up at the Cropping systems research station, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram during February 2008 to October 2008 that covered the summer (third crop) and virippu (the first crop) seasons of rice cultivation. The main objectives of the experiment was study the performance of different upland crops in the summer rice fallows of southern Kerala in terms of resource utilisation, yield, soil health and carry over effect on succeeding rice crop, and to arrive at a sound practice of summer rice fallow utilization. The experiment was laid out in a randomised block design with three replication and seven treatments (T1 - Control or summer rice fallow, T2 - Sweet potato, T3 - Pumpkin, T4 - Sesamum, T5 - Amaranthus, T6 – Cowpea and T7 - Daincha) which were followed by rice crop in the virippu season. Al the crops were raised as par the KAU package of practices recommendations. Results of the study revealed that there was a significant variation in the composition of weed flora of summer crops and the succeeding rice crop. The associated weed species of summer crop also varied significantly. Cowpea (T6) being grown on pandal had no weed separation effect and hence had the higher WDMP and SDR. Amaranthus (T5) recorded the highest economic yield and rice yield equivalent, water productivity, net profit and B:C ratio. However, sweet potato (T2) recorded the highest energy yield per unit area and highest nutrient uptake of macro and micro nutrients. The nutrient balance sheet showed a general negative balance for N and P except for sweet potato (T2) and Daincha (T7) where as K showed a negative balance for all treatments. The succeeding rice crop was not significantly influenced by the summer crops with respect to yield and yield attributes. The post rice soil was left less acidic by pumpkin-rice sequence, where as Daincha-rice significantly increased the soil acidity. The post rice soil significantly varied in the available P and K with the highest value noted in Amaranthus-rice (T5). Significantly higher quantity of Zn was recorded in Daincha-rice (T7).
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    Standardisation of organic manures and effect of microbial inoculants on growth, yield and quality of kasthuri turmeric(Curcuma aromatica Salisb.)
    (Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 2009) Nirmalatha, J D; KAU; Sulekha, G R