Medicinal plants could be conserved either through development of improved forms of controlled use and/or through development of cultivation practices. In this context, development of simple, cost effective propagation ...

Costus speciosus is a herb belongs to order Zingiberales, Family Costaceae, wit a pseudostem and convolete leaf-sheaths. Conventional vegetative propagation of Costus speciosus is carried out through stem cuttings, ...

Mangifera indica (MI), Alstonia macrophylla (AM), and Calophyllum inophyllum (Cl) are medicinal plants with specific chemical compositions in leaves, roots, stem, and fruits/nuts. Among these, MI is known to have astringent, ...

Present study was undertaken to find out suitable planting method and spacing combination in order to enhance the biomass production, harvestable root yield and oil content of Vetiver. Experiment on production potential ...

Edible mushroom cultivation is a profitable cottage industry in which oyster mushroom occupies a prominent place in Sri Lanka. Commercial cultivators in the country face numerous problems in its cultivation. Inefficient ...

Some traditional rice cultivars of Sri Lanka constitute natural medicines and used as popular remedies. However, presently these cultivars are not grown in the farmer fields in Sri Lanka due to less yield potential. Green ...

Ber is an underutilized fruit crop in Sri Lanka. Standard propagation technique for the production ol quality planting materials of ber is still lacking. Grafting and bidding are the most popular methods of vegetative ...

The pomegranate is considered as one of the hardy fruit plants and has an ability to thrive under rainfed condition. However, for higher production of quality fruits, it requires water particularly during summer months ...

In West Bengal (India), aonla (.Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) is growing in red and laterite soil where severe fruit drop, has been experienced. To minimize the fruit drop, an experiment with different levels of diammonium ...