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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Performance of cowpea varieties under varying levels of phosphorus in red-loam soils
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1976) Mohamed Kunju, U; Ramachandran Nair, V; Manikantan Nair, P; Sadanandan, N; KAU
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Study of varietal performance of soya beans
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1975) Mary K George; Chandramony, D; Manikantan Nair, P; KAU
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Cytological studies on four inter varietal crosses of capsicum annuum
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1975) Manikantan Nair, P; Mary K George; KAU
Cytological studies of microsporocytes in four hybrids and five parents of the varieties of Capsicum annuum were conducted. Variety local blue was taken as the seed parent. The pollen parents Included varieties, Russian, Indian long red, Chinese g-'ant and Oskosh. All the four crosses revealed pronounced heterosis as regards pollea size. Further, all the hybrids manifested the presence of ring quadrivalents, chain quadrivalents, and trivalents while the hybrid local blue x Indian long red contained univalents, pycnotic behaviour, unequal distribution and anaphase bridges. The abnormal meiotic behaviour of microsporocytes had a positive correlation on the pollen sterility and affected the ultimate fruit set.
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Effect of growth regulators on the yield of tomatoes
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1974) Manikantan Nair, P; Mohanakumaran, N; Ramachandran Nair, V; KAU
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Effect of growth regulators on the yield of tomatoes
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1974) Manikantan Nair, P; Mohanakumaran, N; Ramachandran Nair, V; KAU
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Heterosis in chilli (Capsicum annum L.)
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1986) Manikantan Nair, P; Mary K George; Mohanakumaran, N; KAU
An experiment was laid out in 1979 at the Department of Agricultural Botany, College of Agriculture, Vellayani to study the heterosis in Capsicum annum L. Nine parents and 36 F1 hybrids were compared. Eighteen economic attributes including vitamin A, vitamin C, capsaicin and oleoresin content were studied. All the characters under investigation manifested heterosis over midparental values though there was wide variation for different traits in different cross combinations. Maximum heterosis was noticed for number of primary bradches and vitamin C content. A comparison of average heterosis for various characters revealed that number of secondary branches topped the list followed by vitamin C, capsaicin content and number of primary branches. The studies identified two promising hybrids with desirable attributes namely Purple Round x Vellanotchi and Pant C1 x Purple Cluster. Negative heterosis was noticed for two important economic attributes namely number of days taken for blooming and number of seeds per fruit. For nutritive and quality characters very little expression of hybrid vigour in vitamin A content was noticed. However, there was considerable manifestation of hybrid vigour in vitamin C and oleoresin content.
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Variability and correlations in sugarcane hybrids for economic attributes
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1986) Alice Antony; Manikantan Nair, P; Sukumaran Nair, S; KAU
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Heterosis in bhindi
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1988) Sheela, M N; Manikantan Nair, P; Gopinathan Nair, V; KAU
Six parents and their six hybrids were evaluated during 1984-'85 on the basis of percentage of heterosis manifested by them for yield and its components. All the hybrids displayed desirable heterosis for the major economic characters such as weight of fruits per plant, number of fruits per plant etc. Negative heterosis was exhibited by the hybrids for crude fibre content, the most important quality attribute in bhindi. The results suggested that heterosis breeding could be effectively employed in augmenting the yield potential and allied attributes in bhindi. The present study could identify two hybrids Selection 2-2 x Kilichundan and Sevendhari x Kilichundan with high yield potential coupled with other desirable attributes. The hybrids, Selection 2-2 x Kilichundun and Sevendhari x Kilichundan have out yielded the standard cultivar, Pusa Sawani, by 65.06 percent and 50.34 per cent respectively. Both the hybrids produced large number of long heavy fruits with good thickness and low crude fibre content. These hybrids will go a long way in boosting up the production potential of bhindi in homestead and commercial cultivations.
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Genetic evaluation of pre-release cultures and varieties of rice for yield, sheath blight and sheath rot diseases
(Kerala Agricultural University, 1992) Sreekumar, S G; Gopinathan Nair, V; Balakrishnan Asan, R; Manikantan Nair, P; KAU

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