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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: Feba Varghese × Author: KAU × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Evaluation of yard long bean(Vigna unguiculata subsp.sesquipedalis (L.) verdcourt) hybrids under rainshelter and open conditions
    (Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 2017) Feba Varghese; KAU; Sarada, S
    The project entitled “Evaluation of yard long bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdcourt) hybrids under rainshelter and open conditions” was carried out at the Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, during 2015-2017 to evaluate yard long bean hybrids under rainshelter and open conditions for yield and quality. The experiment was carried out in two parts. In part I, seeds of ten superior F1 hybrids of yard long bean with high yield and quality characters, selected based on specific combining ability and per se performance in the previous M. Sc programme, were produced in a crossing block during May-August 2016. In part II, the ten hybrids along with a standard check variety (NS 634) were evaluated in open field and rainshelter conditions as two separate experiments. Both the experiments were conducted in Randomized Block Design with 11 treatments and 3 replications from September 2016- February 2017. The results of the field experiment showed significant difference among the treatments for all traits studied. Highest yield plant -1 was recorded in VS 34 x VS 50 both in open field (1058.20 g plant -1) and under rainshelter (689.67 g plant -1) followed by VS 50 x VS 26 (973.27 g plant -1 and 674.00 g plant -1 respectively). VS 54 x VS 26 recorded maximum pod length and girth in open field (69.36 cm and 3.34 cm respectively) as well as under rainshelter (68.42cm and 3.24 cm respectively). Pod weight was maximum in VS 50 x VS 16 (28.69 g) and VS 54 x VS 26 (27.59 g) in open field and rainshelter respectively. VS 50 x VS 13 recorded highest pods plant - 1 , fruit set percentage and pollen viability both in open field (72.27, 66.55% and 94.35% respectively) and rainshelter (55.67, 56.80% and 90.70% respectively). Correlation studies revealed that in open field conditions, yield plant -1 was significantly and positively correlated with fruit set percentage, pods plant -1 and pollen viability and positively correlated with primary branches plant -1 and seeds pod-1. Yield plant-1 was significantly and positively correlated with fruit set percentage and seeds pod-1 and positively correlated with vine length, pods plant -1 and pollen viability under rainshelter. Under both rainshelter and open conditions, pod weight was found to be significantly and positively correlated with pod length and pod girth. Also, days to harvest was significantly and positively correlated with days to first flowering. Under both open field and rainshelter conditions, VS 34 x VS 50 and VS 50 x VS 26 were found to be the highest yielders whereas VS 54 x VS 26 exhibited maximum pod length and pod girth. Highest pods plant -1 and fruit set percentage was recorded in VS 50 x VS 13. Hybrids grown under rainshelter conditions exhibited maximum petiole length, pod weight, 100 seed weight, crop duration, keeping quality, early flowering and harvest compared to open field. Vine length, primary branches plant -1, fruit set percentage, pods plant -1 and yield plant -1 were maximum for hybrids grown under open field conditions.