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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: Anuja Gopal × Author: KAU × End date: 2010 × Start date: 2003 ×
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    Growth, development and quality of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) as influenced by organics and growth regulators
    (Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 2005) Anuja Gopal; KAU; Nybe, E V
    Investigations on “Growth, development and quality of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) as influenced by organics and growth regulators” were conducted under three experiments at College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara during 2002-2004. The salient findings are abstracted below: Vegetative characters such as like the number of leaves, leaf length, breadth of leaf, leaf area, number of nodes, internodal length, girth of vine, duration of leaf emergence to maturity and number of aerial roots failed to exhibit any significant differences among treatments except for the length of vine. With respect to rate of growth of vine the treatment POP + biogas slurry showed maximum growth rate during December and POP+ biogas slurry + groundnut cake slurry showed maximum growth rate during February. With respect to foliar nutrient content, only potassium showed significant difference among the treatments. The vines which received POP + 17: 17: 17 complex spray recorded the highest value for potassium (3.80 per cent). The results of the experiment to induce parthenocarpy revealed that the treatments significantly influenced the parthenocarpic development of beans. Both growth regulators 2,4-D and GA recorded cent per cent fruit set. The length and volume of beans were more in PT2 (2,4-D- 0.20 mg/ flower bud, swabbing). Maximum girth and weight of beans were observed in hand pollinated beans. The experiment to improve the vanillin content of beans revealed that the growth regulators significantly influenced the quality of beans. The moisture content was recorded maximum in beans sprayed with IBA 100 ppm. It was observed that the vanillin content varied significantly among the treatments through out the curing period. After sun drying, the hand pollinated beans showed a high vanillin content of 3.98 per cent. After slow drying period VT4 (IBA – 200 ppm) recorded the highest vanillin content of 4.22 per cent and after conditioning VT6 (Kinetin – 200 ppm) recorded high vanillin content (4.20 per cent). Phenol content after curing was more in beans which received 200 ppm Kinetin spray and the highest sugar content was recorded by VT1 (NAA – 100 ppm).