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Item How to preserve fresh coconut for household use(2007-02) Muliyar, M.K.; Markose, V.T.Item Impact of transfer of technology on small coconut holdings of Kerala(1993) Muliyar, M.K.; Thomas Joseph; Sukumaran, A.S.With a view to enhancing the socio-economic condition of the farm families in the villages of Kerala, two operational research projects on integrated land use and garden land management at Muttathody village in the northern zone and package of practices for the coconut root (wilt) affected disease area at Krishnapuram village in the southern zone of Kerala were started. Identified technologies were adopted and the developmental activities were extended to farmers in collaboration with different agencies. These activities included popularising agricultural and animal husbandry practices for different strata of farming community, integrated land use plan, timely supply of inputs, arranging agricultural credit, constructing community irrigation tanks and providing electrical energy to the village. The post-operational survey revealed that there was considerable increase in the nutrient consumption as well as yield of coconuts when compared to the pre-operational period. There was 49 per cent decline in the leaf rot disease. The yield of paddy has increased from 137 to 2.671 per ha between 1974 and 1983. The adoption of intercropping and mixed cropping in coconut and arecanut gardens also increased considerably. The improved goat breeds Sannen and Malabari introduced into the operational area enhanced the milk production by three times. The production rate of fresh-water fish in the Krishnapuram village increased from 0-244 kg/ha during 1976 to 395-700 kg/ha during 1982-83. The total area under irrigation increased by SO per cent. The number of pumpsets installed in the village increased from 93 to 388 during the project period. By arranging power supply to the Muttathody village 295 wells and 502 houses were electrified.Item Long Term Effects of Cultivation and Manuring on Coconut Soil(2007-02) Ramanandan, P.L.; Muliyar, M.K.Under the climatic and soil conditions existing at the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, regular cultivation and manuring are necessary to increase and maintain the yield at a high level in coconut. Regular cultivation by itself is effective in increasing yields, even in the absence of manuring. Soil samples collected during six consecutive years were analysed for N, P2O5, K2O, CaO and MgO. Cultivation alone as well as cultivation and manuring increased the available P2O5 and K2O in the soil in comparison with the uncultivated and unmanured plot.Item Note on the movement and availability of phosphorus in laterite soil as influenced by heavy phosphorus application with special reference to coconut(2007-02) Muliyar, M.K.; Abdul Wahid, P.Item Organic Nutrition in Coconut Gardens(2007-02) Hegde, M.R.; Mohd. Yusuf; Muliyar, M.K.Item Platinum Jubilee of Coconut Research and Development in India [1916-1991] :Souvenir(2007-02) Rajagopal, V.; Iyer, R.D.; Muliyar, M.K.; Nambiar, K.K.N.Item Problems of Coconut Industry(2007-02) Muliyar, M.K.; Jacob MathewItem Production of Coconut Hybrids - Present and Future(2007-02) Muliyar, M.K.; Rethinam, P.Inspite of the fact that the coconut area in India has increased from 5,96,000 ha in 1949-50 to 12,29,800 ha in 1986-87 the area covered by hybrids is negligible. The main constraint for the tow coverage of hybrids is the non-availability of dwarf palms on the one hand and finance on the other. The centrally sponsored scheme for production of T x D seednuts could make only a marginal impact because of the limited target due to the difficulty in crossing. Out of the present annual production of 100 lakhs coconut seedlings in the country the contribution of T x D is only about 7.0 lakhs. While the Coconut Development Council/Board could sponsor the production of 34 lakh seednuts of T x D in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa since 1980, Tamil Nadu alone could produce additional 39 lakhs of T-x D seednuts during the same period. At the same time, the production of D x T hybrids is only meagre. Out of the 10 seed gardens which have been established in the country for the production of D x T hybrids (Chandrasankara) only four seed gardens have started production in a very limited scale inspite of the fact that it is possible to produce over a lakh of seednuts as on today. In addition to D x T, there is a need to produce planting material of the four Tall x Dwarf hybrids viz. LO x CDO (Chandralakhsa), LO x GB (Lakshaganga), ECT x DG (VHC 1) and ECT sc MDY (VHC 2) recommended for large scale cultivation in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Utilizing the existing mother palms and by establishing additional Laccadive Ordinary sources it will be possible to produce about 10 lakhs T x D hybrid nuts annually. This can be further augmented provided the tissue culture technique in coconut is perfected and commercialised. If this is achieved, the country s requirement of hybrid seedlings will be met. Moreover, the planting of tall seedlings cannot be replaced by hybrids because of the limitations in the infrastructural facilities available and also the existing conditions under which coconut is being cultivated.Item Raising a Coconut Nursery(1976) Muliyar, M.K.Item Transfer Of Technology In Coconut(1991) Muliyar, M.K.Item Transfer Of Technology In Plantation Crops(1983) Muliyar, M.K.Item Transfer of Technology in Plantation Crops.(1983-06) Muliyar, M.K.