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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: Horticulture × Author: Aasha, K × Author: KAU × End date: 1999 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Effect of varying light intensities on the growth and development of indoor foliage and flowering plants
    (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Aasha, K; Aasha, K; KAU; KAU; Ramachandran Nair, S; Ramachandran Nair, S
    An investigation was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, during the year 1985-86 to find out the effect of various light intensities on the growth and development of the important indoor foliage and flowering plants such as aglaonea, aralia, alocasia, chlorophytum, coleus, cordyline, dieffenbachia, dracaena, maranta, peperomia, pleomale, rheo, balsam, begonia and verbena. The treatments consisted of five intensities of light as follows, Full sunlight 75,50, 25 and 10 per cent light. The experiment was laid in a Completely Randomised Design.Shading was provided by using gunny cloth streched over g.1 poles. Plant height increased with decrease in light intensities in most of the plants except in aralia, coleus, maranta, pleomele and aglaonema. In aglaonema the height of the plants were influenced by the treatments only at the initial growth stages. In other staller plants were produced under high light intensities. In general diminishing light intensities enhanced leaf production , leaf area and chlorophyll content in all plants except in coleus where leaf area increased with increase in intensities of light. Destruction of chlorophylll in the leaves of plants kept in the open as evidenced by the yellowish colour was not observed for those plants in shade.