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 ...

Lack of quality drinking water is a burning and life-threatening problem especially in the dry zone in Sri Lanka. Many inorganic coagulants and synthetic organic polymers widely used in conventional water treatment ...

Fenugreek is a multipurpose spice crop whose parts are utilized as leafy vegetable, fodder and condiment. It has aromatic, carminative, tonic and galactagogue properties. Seeds are used as externally in poultrices for ...

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of plant growth regulators and time of application on growth and tuber yield of Coleus forskohlii. The experiment consists of five levels of growth regulator concentration ...

Carambola or star fruit has been identified as an important minor fruit crop of warm tropical and subtropical areas of the world, especially in South East Asia. The fruit is often consumed as fresh or used to prepare ...

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 ...

Wild edible fruit species are traditional sources of nuts, fruits, spices, leafy vegetables, edible oil and beverages. In Sikkim, wild edible fruit species is valuable in several other ways pertaining to social, economic ...

Dalbergia latifolia is a premium-quality timber and medicinal plant species internationally known as "Indian Rosewood”. This valuable plant species is native to India and all the natural strands are fast disappearing due ...

In vitro cultivation of plant tissues is generally carried out in a solid or semi-solid nutrient medium, using gelling agents. Agar is a polysaccharide extracted from sea weeds is used commonly in plant tissue culture ...