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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: Ancy, Philip × End date: 1987 × Start date: 1981 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Genetic variability and correlation studies in winged bean [Psophocarpus tetragonolobus(L) DC]
    (Department of Olericulture, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1984) Ancy, Philip; KAU; Ramachandran, Nair S
    Winged bean accessions introduced from diverse sources were grown in a randomised block design with three replications during July to May (1983-84) at College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara. The extent of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance, association among polygenic characters and its partition into direct and indirect effects were estimated. A discriminant function analysis was also carried out to find out the efficiency of selection through discriminant function over straight selection or vice-versa. The accessions exhibited significant differences with respect to all the characters studied exception being for thickness of stem at the collar region. The green pod yield and number of pods per plant exhibited high values of genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation. High heritability value in conjunction with high genetic advance was observed for days to final harvest and number of pods per plant. The content of crude protein was found to be maximum in seeds, followed by leaves, pods, flowers and tubers. The accessions P.T.4 (38.50 per cent) and P.T.30 (38.28 per cent) recorded the maximum protein content in green pod. Green pod yield per plant was highly and positively correlated with number of pods per plant, days to final harvest, length of pod and girth of pod. Average pod weight and number of seeds per pod exhibited a negative correlation with pod yield. The negative correlation of these traits on pod yield may be due to their strong negative correlation with number of pods per plant. Genotypic correlation coefficients were partitioned into direct and indirect effects. Number of pods per plant, days to final harvest end girth of pod were the three important components making major contribution to yield, A selection index was formulated and the genotypes were ranked based on the index score. The genotypes P.T.6 and P.T.25 were found to be best performing ones.