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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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    Studies on the effect of zinc in combination with lime on the growth, yield and absorption of nutrients by rice
    (Division of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1975) Mariam, K A; KAU; Koshy, M M
    A pot culture experiment was carried out to assess the effect of different levels of zinc and lime on the growth, yield and chemical composition of rice, variety Annapurna. The soil used was collected from the kayal land attached to The College Farm, Vellayani. The levels of zinc and lime applied in the study were 0,10,20 and 40 kg/ha of zinc sulphate and 0, 250, 500 and 1000 kg/ha of 'Geolime' respectively. A randomised Block Design with 16 treatment combinations and 3 replications were used in the experiment.
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    Effect of zinc in combination with lime on the growth and yield of rice
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1977) Mariam, K A; Koshy, M M; KAU
    A pot culture experiment was carried out using the Vellayani Kayal soil in a randomized block design to study the effect of zinc in combination with lime on the growth and yield of rice. The number of tillers per plant was increased significantly by lime, but not by zinc. Neither lime, nor zinc had any significant effect on the number of productive tillers, whereas these treatments resulted in significant increase in the height of plants. The panicle length was increased significantly by lime and the number of grains per panicle was increased by both lime and zinc. The effect of zinc on the yield of grain and straw was inconsistent whereas the yield of grain tended to increase with increase in the levels of lime.
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    Effect of zinc in combination with lime on the composition of and absorption of nutrients by rice
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1979) Mariam, K A; Koshy, M M; KAU
    A pot culture experiment was carried out using the Vellayani Kayal soil (Tropaquept) in a randomized block design to study the effect of zinc in combination with lime on the absorption of nutrients by rice. The soil used in the study had a pH of 4.3 and it contained 0.11% N, 0.02% P20S, 0.36% K20r 0.10% CaO, 0.13% MgO and 4.2 ppm available Zn. The levels of zinc used were 0, 10, 20 and 40 Kg ZnS04 7H20/ha and those of lime were 0, 250, 500 and 1009 Kg CaC03/ha. NPK fertilizers (70+35+35 kg/ha) were also applied as per the package of practices. The application of lime did not result in appreciable increase in the pH of the soil under field conditions. The nitrogen content of grain was increased significantly by zinc, but it had no effect on the nitrogen content of straw. Application of lime reduced the nitrogen content of the grain. Zinc tended to decrease and lime tended to increase the P206 content of both grain and straw. But this effect was significant only in the case of grain. The K.,0, CaO and MgO contents of both grain and straw were practically unaffected by the application of zinc and lime. However there was a trend for CaO and MgO to increase in the plant material with increased applications of lime. When the total quantities of nutrients removed per pot was considered there was significant variation only in the case of nitrogen and phosphorus whereas in the case of the other nutrients the treatment effects, were non-significant.
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    Transformation of added potassium in laterite soils
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1993) Jessymol, A S; Mariam, K A; KAU
    An incubation experiment was conducted under laboratory conditions to study the transformation of applied potassium fertilizer in five rice soils differing in textural composition for a period of three months. At the end of the incubation period, there was a remarkable increase in all the three fractions of potassium viz., water soluble, ammonium acetate extractable and nitric acid soluble forms for all the soils although slight fluctuations were noticed throughout the incubation period. The relationship of the different forms of potassium and the relative proportion of each in the soil varied with the clay content and mineralogical composition.