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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: Santhi, T E × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1986 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Divergence analysis of morphological and quality traits in sugarcane
    (Department of Statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 1989) Santhi, T E; KAU; Saraswathy, P
    Multivariate analytical techniques are found to be very useful in plant breeding research to explain the influence of various factors on the phenomenon under study. Factor analysis is found to be an appropriate tool to identify the factors of genetic divergence. D2 – analysis is helpful to group the divergent genotypes into various clusters when measurements on a number of related characters are available on a large number of genotypes such that the genotypes within a cluster are homogeneous with respect to these characters and heterogeneous between the clusters. The present study is aimed at identifying the factors of divergence in relation to morphological and quality traits in forty eight clones of sugarcane. The fifteen clones T.67172, Co.7717, Co.419, Coc.779, Co.7219, Coc.777, Ic.225, Co.6304, S - 99, Coc.773, Coc.772, Co.62198, Co.62101, Coc.778 and S – 77 are able to group into one cluster. Four more clusters are able to form respectively with five varieties (Co.658, Co.62175, S – 105, Co.6907, Co.995) in the second cluster, nine (F.1 – 2, Co.62174, S – 87, KHS 3296, Coc. 671, Co.7704, Co.785, CoM.7114, CoM.7125) in the third, seven (Co.6807, Co.1340, Co.527, S – 33, Co.6806, B. 37172, Co. 527 – M – 10) in the fourth and four varieties (Co.1307, CoA.7602, Coc.705, Co.453) in the fifth cluster. The remaining clones are not able to group. Among these clusters are utilized for factor analysis. A factor related to quality is extracted as the first factor in all the three clusters. The characters pol at 12th month, C.C.S. percentage, brix at 12th month, purity percentage and sugar yield per plot dominated this factor. Among these characters pol at 12th month, C.C.S. percentage and brix at 12th month are found to be more amenable to changes due to selection. The second factor is identified by the characters cane yield per plot, shoot count germination count and number of millable canes. Apart from these characters weight of cane is also included in this factor in cluster 1. The characters which are more amenable to change due to selection are cane yield per plot and shoot count. The characters are not common in the remaining four factors. These six factors are able to explain 66.84 percent, 79.44 percent and 87.41 percent of variation respectively in the first, third and fourth cluster.