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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 × End date: 1986 × Start date: 1986 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Studies on the seed borne diseases of rice in Kuttanadu
    (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Jose Joseph; KAU; Susamma Philip
    Several fungi were isolated from the seeds of twelve varieties/cultivars of rice collected from different localities of Kuttanadu, the major rice growing tract of Kerala. Fungi were encountered extrenally as well as internally. Among the externally seed borne fungi, Aspergillus flavus was the most common with its occurrence on nine varieties followed by Bipolaris oryzae and Curvuleria lunata. Other fungi included Rhizopus stolonifer, Chaetomium gracile, Syncephalestrum racemosum, Fusarium moniliforms, Trichoderma virde, Sarocladium oryzae. Aspergillus niger, Alternaria padwickii, Fusarium gramineazum, Piricularia oryzae, A. fumigatus, A. quadrilineatus, Nigrospora oryzae and Penicillium spp. Among the varieties Jaya was found to harbour the maximum fungal population. The germination percentage was not found to be affected due to seed inoculationwith the predominant fungi viz. A. flavus, A. padwickii, B. oryzae, C. lunata and S. oryzae.
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    Epidemiology and control of sheath rot disease of rice
    (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Krishnakumaran Nair, B; KAU; Chandrasekharan Nair, M
    Studies on symptomatology, epidemiology and control aspects of sheath rot disease of rice caused by Serocladium oryzae Cams & Hawksworth (= Acrocylindrium oryzae Saw.) were done in detail. The disease initiated as purplish-brown oblong lesions on the sheath of the flag leaf. At maturity lesions enlarged in size with grey -white centres and often covered the entire flag leaf sheath. Panicle often did not emerge but choked inside the affected sheaf itself. Artificial inoculation studies showed that under sufficient humid conditions the pathogen took an average five to eight days for initiation and 15 to 20 days for the complete development of the disease in rice plants. The pathogen was isolated from four naturally infected rice varieties, collected from three different culture (isolates viz., S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 & S7) were selected based mainly on symptomatological variations and their comperative morphological characters were studied in detail. No appreciable differences were noticed in the morphological characters between isolates.
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    Effect of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on nodulation in cowpea
    (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Nirmala Moni, D; KAU; Sasikumar Nair
    An investigation was carried out at Colloge of Agriculture , Vellayani, Kerala, to study the effect of Infeatation with Meloidogyne incognita on nodulation and 1 1 formation in cowpea. Ten varieties of cowpea, New Era Pathenettumaniyan, HG-22, PTB-1 PTB-2, 0-152, Sundari, V-16, V-37 and V-240 were initially screened for resistance to this nematode. She plants were inoculated with 1000 second stage larvae of H.incognita on 14th day and various observations on gall number, gall fresh weight, nodule number, nodule fresh weight leaf number plant height, root length# fresh and dry weight of shoot and nematode population in infested root and soil were taken on 50th day of plant growth. Eight varieties namely Pathinettumaniyan HG-22 PSB-1 0152 Sundari V-16 V-37 and V-240 were found resistant while two varieties new Era and PTB-2 were highly susceptible to this nematode.