Browsing Department of Agricultural Biology by Author "Perera, L."

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Cultivar by environment interaction of coconut under different water and heat regimes at their early stage of growth

Perera, L.; Samarasinghe, C.R.K.; Kumarathunge, D.P.; Dissanayaka, H.D.M.A.C.; Meegahakumbura, M.K. (Pakistan Botanical Society, 2017-04-25)

Four coconut hybrids (brown dwarf x Sri Lanka tall, Sri Lanka tall x brown dwarf, green dwarf x San Ramon and green dwarf x Sri Lanka tall) arising with two parental dwarf coconut varieties; green dwarf and brown dwarf ...
Genotypic selection approach made successful advancement in developing drought tolerance in perennial tree crop coconut

Samarasinghe, C.; Meegahakumbura, M.; Kumarathunge, D.; Dissanayaka, H.; Weerasinghe, P.; Perera, L. (Elsevier, 2021-09-04)

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a major plantation crop in humid tropics that affects the socio-economic life of several developing countries. Being a rainfed crop, coconut is highly prone to drought and breeding for drought ...
Variation in yield and yield components of different coconut cultivars in response to within year rainfall and temperature variation

Samarasinghe, C.; Meegahakumbura, M.; Perera, L.; Kumarathunge, D.,; Dissanayaka, H., (Elsevier, 2018-08-19)

The yield (no. of nuts/palm/year) of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is highly inﬂuenced by the amount and distribution of rainfall and year-round temperature. Thisstudy was conducted to evaluate the variation in yield and ...

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