• An evaluation of the effectiveness of the granary area programme 

  Gunasekara, G.K.D.S. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-07)

  The Granary Area Programme (GAP) was designed to enhance the productivity of rice farming in areas with high potential for rice cultivation in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study was to assess the impacts of the programme ...
• DNA typing of dessert banana cultivar „kolikuttu‟ („silk‟) accessions by microsatellite markers 

  Pushpakumari, H.W.L.; Samarasinghe, W.L.G.; Senanayake, S.G.J.N. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-28)

  Fourteen Kolikuttu accessions showing morphological variation and Fusarium wilt tolerance were col lected. Extracted DNA was subjected to PCR using six SSR primers. PCR products were separated by PAGE and bands were ...
• Physico – chemical properties of mature green tomatoes (lycopersicon esculentum) coated with pectin during storage and ripening 

  Delina Felix, E.; Mahendran, T. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-08)

  A study was undertaken to investigate the effect of pectin as an edible coating on the postharvest quality of mature green tomatoes at 30°C. The tomatoes were dipped in the concentrations of 1, 3 and 5% (w/v) pectin ...
• Analysis of factors affecting fresh milk consumption among the mid - country consumers 

  De Alwis, A.E.N.; Edirisinghe, J.C.; Athauda, A.M.T.P. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-06)

  This study focused on analysing the consumer attitudes, demographic and economic factors that affect ing fresh milk consumption among the mid-country consumers of Sri Lanka. Data were collected through a consumer survey ...
• Varietal variation in stomatal conductance, transpiration and photosynthesis of commercial sugarcane varieties under two con trasting water regim 

  De Silva, A.L.C.; De Costa, W.A.J.M. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-06)

  The study was conducted to evaluate some physiological characters of commercial sugarcane varieties under different growing conditions in Sri Lanka. A field experiment was conducted at the Sugarcane Research Institute, ...
• Evaluation of egg quality traits of Japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica) fed enzyme supplemented diets containing poultry offal meal 

  Mutucumarana, R.K.; Samarasinghe, K.; Vidanarachchi, J.K.; Ranjith, G.W.H.A.A.; Wijeratne, A.W. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-29)

  The effects of substitution of poultry offal meal (POM) for soybean meal (SBM) and the effect of sup plementation of POM by a mixture of solid state fermentation enzymes (SSF) and Lipase on egg quality traits of Japanese ...
• Optimize the condition for enzymatic degumming of crude soybean oil 

  Prabhaharan, M.; Rakshit, S.K. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009)

  High phosphatide containing oils like soybean oil, have two types of phosphatide (gum) namely, the hydratable and non-hydratable. Simple water degumming will not remove non-hydratable gums. Water degumming alone is not ...
• An analysis of price behaviour of rice in Sri Lanka after liberalization of economy 

  Sandika, A.L. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-01)

  Wholesale prices as well as retail prices of rice increased sharply towards the end of 2007 and 2008. The year 2008/09 rice prices of Samba, Kakulu and Nadu rice have reached Rs 70, Rs 65 and Rs 50 respectively. Therefore, ...
• In Vitro culture establishment and shoot proliferation of jatropha curcas L. 

  Warakagoda, P.S.; Subasinghe, S. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-30)

  Jatropha curcas seeds (immature, mature, fully mature) were collected and surface sterilized using dif ferent concentrations of Clorox (5.25% sodium hypochlorite –NaOCl) with different exposure times followed by dipping ...
• Growth performance of rice sector: the present scenario in Sri Lanka 

  Sandika, A.L.; Dushani, S.N. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-01)

  The Sri Lanka government is promoting the development of agriculture sector with the slogan of “Let us grow more to uplift the nation”. Therefore, this study was carried out to analyse the growth perfor mance of rice ...
• Modification of solar distillation unit to increase efficiency in drinking water production from saline water 

  Senavirathna, M.D.H.J.; Weerasinghe, K.D.N.; Maier, M.; Rosemann, H. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-29)

  Solar distillation is one of the appropriate methods which could be used to reduce cost of power in the process of water purification. The commonly used single basin solar distillation systems are not efficient in the ...
• Formulation of wheat - soybean biscuits and their quality characteristics 

  Banureka, V.D.; Mahendran, T (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-11)

  A research study was conducted to evaluate the quality characteristics of protein enriched biscuits which could be used as a protein supplemented cereal snack food. The use of soy flour to substitute it with wheat flour ...
• Effects of balancing rice bran based diets for up to four amino acids on growth performance of broilers 

  Piyaratne, M.K.D.K.; Atapattu, N.S.B.M.; Mendis, A.P.S.; Amarasinghe, A.G.C. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-30)

  Objective of this study was to determine whether the adverse effects associated with high dietary rice bran (RB) inclusion levels in broiler diets could be corrected by balancing diets for higher number of amino acids ...
• Anther culture potential of indica rice varieties, kurulu thuda and bg 250 

  Silva, T.D.; Ratnayake, W.J. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-10-07)

  The anther culture ability of two local indica rice varieties were evaluated by anther plating on N6 and SK-I callus induction media. The traditional rice variety, Kurulu Thuda displayed good anther culture potential ...
• Simultaneous detection of four food borne bacterial pathogens by metal hydroxide immobilized multiplex PCR method 

  Rathnayaka, R.M.U.S.K.; Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-06-02)

  Salmonella enterica, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes are human pathogenic bacteria which could be contaminated with many types of food, especially meat products. Testing of food for ...
• Folk media preferences and prospects for agricultural extension service delivery in Benue state, Nigeria 

  Daudu, S.; Anyanwu, A.C. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-09-05)

  The study investigated folk media preferences and prospect for use in agricultural extension service delivery in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State. A total of 100 farmer respondents were selected using ...
• Potential of vlmybal-2 as a candidate marker for visual identification of transgenic plants: induced anthocyanin production in arabidopsis and tobacco 

  Geekiyanage, S. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-06-02)

  For development of a safe and efficient in vivo marker for plant transformation, an myb-related gene of anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, VlmybA1-2 from grape, was introduced into anthocyanin producing tobacco and ...
• An integrated treatment of basil oil (ocimum basilicum) and alum with modified atmosphere to control crown rot disease in embul banana 

  Abeywickrama, K.; Wijerathna, C.; Herath, H.; Sarananada, K.H. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-06-01)

  A study was undertaken with the objective of developing environmental friendly integrated treatment strategies for controlling crown rot disease in Embul banana. The fungicidal potential of 1% alum (sodium aluminium ...
• Molecular characterization of bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from a selected site in Nochchiyagama 

  Zakeel, M.C.M.; Dissanayake, D.M.D.; Weerasinghe, P.A. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-06-01)

  The protein toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis are the most widely used natural insecticides in vector and pest control in agriculture. B. thuringiensis strains present in surface and sub-surface soil samples ...
• Utilization of selected electronic mass media as sources of agricultural information by farmers in Northern Taraba state, Nigeria 

  Ani, A.0.; Baba, S.A. (Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2009-05-16)

  This study was on utilization of selected electronic mass media as sources of agricultural information by farmers in Northern part of Taraba state of Nigeria. The study considered among others the socio economic ...

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