Sumathi, P.; Muralidharan, V.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-07-06)
A field experiment was conducted with thirty hybrids produced by line x tester mating design from
eleven sesame genotypes involving five branched and six monostem / shy branching types. Observations
were recorded on ...
Ediriweera, E.R.H.S.S.; Nanayakkara, N.G.A.A.S.; Kalawana, O.T.M.R.K.S.B.; Sugathadasa, Y.K.S.S.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-07-21)
Sri Lanka has well developed systems of traditional veterinary medicine. Unfortunately most of our
people today, are unaware of these practices and they generally seek western modern veterinary medicinal assistance due ...
Ediriweera, E.R.H.S.S.; Nanayakkara, N.G.A.A.S.; Kalawana, O.T.M.R.K.S.B.; Sugathadasa, Y.K.S.S.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-07-21)
Sri Lanka has well developed systems of traditional veterinary medicine. Unfortunately most of our
people today, are unaware of these practices and they generally seek western modern veterinary medicinal assistance due ...
Mahendran, T.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-05-20)
Dehydration of guava juice into powdered particles gives a considerable reduction in volume and is an
effective method of prolonging the shelf life. Therefore, a research study was conducted to determine
the effect of ...
Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Subasinghe, S.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-04-05)
Salacia reticulata is a large woody climbing shrub naturally found in Sri Lanka and Southern region of
India. It is widely used in treating diabetes, a chronic disorder in metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins
and fat ...
Samaranayake, J.W.K.; Wijekoon, S.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-05-10)
The study investigates the effect of the endogenic earthworm Pontoscolex corathrurus on soil fertility
and plant growth and three epigenic earthworms Periyonix excavatus, Eudrilus eugenia and Eisenia
foetida on ...
Dahanayake, N.; Xiao-Lu Chen; Fu-Cheng Zhao; Yue-Sheng Yang; Hong Wu(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-04-07)
An efficient in vitro propagation culture system was developed for purple coneflower. In the system,
adventitious buds were first regenerated from leaf, petiole and root explants of aseptic seedlings on MS
medium with ...
Ferdous, J.; Islam, W.; Parween, S.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-04-27)
Insect growth regulators (IGRs), triflumuron at concentrations of 0.001, 0.05 and 0.1ppm, and
diflubenzuron at concentrations of 0.005, 0.05 and 0.01ppm in presence of 2-, 4- and 8 pairs of a preda tor Xylocoris flavipes ...
Walpola, B.C.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-02-05)
Crop residues, as a reliable source of nutrients in many agro-ecosystems could minimize the dependen cy on commercial fertilizers. The particle size of crop residues is a matter of concern as it determines
the accessibility ...
Abeywickrama, W.S.S.; Jayasooriya, M.C.N.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-02-06)
Kirala (Sonneratia caseolaris) is one of the tropical fruits that has received less attention from the food
industry. A large number of ripen fruits are wasted during the fruiting-season. The modern preserva tion ...
Dahanayake, N.; Chen, Xiao-Lu; Zhao, Fu-Cheng; Yang, Yue-Sheng; Wu, Hong(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-02-09)
Doubling the chromosome number of diploid and haploid Echinacea purpurea plants have high applica ble values for genetic improvements of the crop. Field experiments have shown that the tetraploid
plants grow vigorously ...
Leelamanie, D.A.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-02-11)
Changes in soil water content with increasing ambient relative humidity was examined using model
soils prepared by mixing silica sand with different types of organic matter and different types and con tents of clays. In ...
Motha, K.F.; Abeysekara, R.; Kottearachchi, N.S.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2010-02-19)
A study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma
viride and two botanicals; ground neem seed and tobacco waste dust for the control of Root-Knot Nematodes (RKN) in Tobacco. ...