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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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Author: Jayasree, P K × Author: KAU × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1980 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Yellow vein mosaic disease of pumpkin in Kerala
    (Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Jayasree, P K; KAU; Balakrishnan, S
    Yellow vein mosaic disease of pumpkin ( Cucurbita moschata Dutch. ex Poir) caused by a virus, was investigated which was prevalent in Vellayanl and nearby localities. The symptoms appeared as faint yellowing of finer veins which later on develop into characteristic vein yellowing. In advanced stages of infection, chlorotic areas were seen on the leaf lamina along with vein yellowing symptoms. The size of the leaves was reduced markedly.The growth of infected plants was severely retarded. The infected plants produced less female flowers and when Infected at a later stage produced undersized fruits. Histopathological studies showed a reduction in thickness of the chlorotic portions of the infected leaves and the palisade cells were shortened and loosely packed. The mesophyll cells contained only few chloroplasts. The virus was not sap transnissible. But it could be transnitted through grafting* The virus was hot found to be transmitted through seeds.
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    Efficiency of thiobencarb in dry sown rice
    (Department of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1987) Jayasree, P K; KAU; Abraham, C T
    A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, Mannuthy of Kerala Agricultural University during the first crop season of 1986 to find out the best time and method of application of thiobencarb in dry sown rice. The treatments included combinations of six time and two method of applications and two controls (un weeded and hand weeded), laid out in RBD with three replications. The results showed that the count, dry matter production and nutrient removal of weeds were appreciably reduced by the weed control treatments, particularly by the spray applications at 6 and 9 days after sowing. Effective control of the weeds during the critical stages of the crop was obtained for the spray treatment. , while the new flushes of weeds after each hand weeding posed some competition in the hand weeded plot. The weed control efficiency was highest during the critical stages for the spray applications at 6 and 9 days after sowing, even higher than that of hand weeding. The herbicide did not produce any phytotoxicity symptoms on the crop. Tiller production was found to be adversely effected by weed competitions whereas the crop plants tended to grow taller with increased weed density. A significant negative correlation was found to exit between the crop and weed dry matter productions. The spray treatments at 6 and 9 days after sowing produced higher crop dry matter and resulted in maximum uptake of nutrients during the critical stages. The spray applications at 6 and 9 days after sowing gave significantly higher values of the yield attributes viz., the productive tillers per hill, length of panicle and number of grains per panicle, resulting in higher grain yields on per with the hand weeding. These treatments recorded higher straw yields also. The weed index values were lower for 6 and 9 days treatments after sowing. In terms of return per rupee invested, the spray application of herbicide at 6 days after sowing was the best.