Bottle water is a great beverage choice for hydration and refreshment because it's consistent quality, safety, and convenience. Quality of safe drinking water refers to physicochemical and microbiological parameters ...

Fruits and vegetables are rich in more nutrients and phytochemicals that can be given enormous healthy and nutritional benefits. The world health organization recommends to consume ≥ 5 portions of fruits and vegetables ...

Due to the limitation of productivity in dry zone paddy fields, it is necessary to increase the productivity of paddy cultivation in the wet zone by increasing the degree of mechanization as a labour solution strategy. ...

In Sri Lankan prospect, limited research and development in beekeeping has been conducted. Efforts to increase production would require proper assessment of the factors affecting the adoption of beekeeping and associated ...

There are many uncommon local timber species available in Sri Lanka with potential to use as high quality timber which has high density (>500 kgm-3) with fine or moderate texture. Therefore, it is important to identify ...

Helicoverpa armiger is the common pest of maize. Every year, around, 20–40% of crops are lost due to plant pests and pathogens. Recent advances in nanotechnology have provided promising tools for management of insect ...

Katuwelbatu (Solonum virginianum L.), is a commonly found prickly herb in most of the Asia and used as a valuable indigenous medicine. In Sri Lankan condition, Katuwelbatu (Solanum virginianum L.), a medicinal plant ...

Waste vegetable oil is considered as one of the renewable energy sources and can be used as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Biodiesel is sustainable, non- toxic and biodegradable fuel which can be considered as ...

Spodoptera litura is a significant polyphagous pest in many countries, causing substantial failure to numerous vegetable and field crops. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is accountable for dengue fever. It ...

White rot fungi are important source of lignocellulytic enzymes. It has capability to produce both extracellular and intracellular laccases, which fungi are available and successfully cultivated in Bangladesh. This ...