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.
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]
References
edit- ^ "Agriculture research station to get new status". The New Indian Express. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Delegation from Dubai Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Delegation from Dubai