Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam

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Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam is a research Station under the Central Zone of Kerala Agricultural University at Anakkayam in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It was established in 1963 as a cashew research station and has an area of 9.92 ha under it. ARS Anakkayam maintains 216 hybrids of 18 parental combinations. Anakkayam - 1, Dharasree and Mrudula are the three cashew cultivars released for cultivation from this station.

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The station will get more opportunities to conduct research programmes once it gets the Centre of Excellence status from The Government of Kerala. [1]

A delegation led by Dubai’s agriculture minister visited the station in 2012. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Agriculture research station to get new status". The New Indian Express. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. Delegation from Dubai Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Delegation from Dubai

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