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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: Plant Pathology × Author: KAU × Author: Mini, S Nair × End date: 1990 × Start date: 1990 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Standardisation of food bases for selected antagonistic microflora against soil-borne pathogens
    (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1990) Mini, S Nair; KAU; Nair, P V
    Techniques for mass multiplication and production of antagonistic microflora isolated from the forest soils of Kerala for the biocontrol of soil-borne pathogens viz., Rhizoctonia, Pythlum and Phytophthora were investigated. The antagonists used were Trichoderma harzianum, T, Ionqibrachiatum, Aspergillus terreus, Panicillium citrinum, P.simplicissimum and Bacillus subtillis. The food bases tried were rice, wheat bran, paddy straw, rice bran, cowpea, forest soil and soil + dried.cowdung. The growth and survive! of antagonists in various food bases were estimated in vitro. A pot culture experiment was laid out during the period from March to September 1989 at the College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara to assess the population dynamics of the Introduced antagonists in rhizosphere of crop plants end to find out the effect of carrier based antagonist in controlling collar rot of cowpea caused by Rhizoctonia solani, soft rot of ginger caused by Pythium myriotylum and quick wilt of black pepper caused by Phvtophthora palmivora. Milled rice was found to be the most promising food base for all the isolates tested. Wheat bran was also found good for all the Isolates except T. longibrachiatum, T. longibrachiatum as well as B. subtilis were found to grow well in rice broil. A. terreus and P. citrlnum exhibited good growth while moderate growth of T. longibrachiatum and P. simpliciasimum was observed with cowpea as a food base. In general paddy straw, forest soil and soil + cowdung was found to be poor substrates compared to other food bases. But in paddy straw, T. harsianum ,A. terreus. P. citrinum and B. subtilis survived better compared to other food bases.