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RURAL YOUTHS’ INVOLVEMENT IN SOYBEAN VALUE ADDITION: A CASE STUDY OF YOUNG FARMERS’ IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.

Ayinde, JO; Ajala, AO; Jimoh, T (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

This study assessed the involvement of rural youths in soybean value addition process in Oyo State, Nigeria with aim of describing the socio-economic characteristics of young farmers that are involved in soybean value ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A PRODUCT QUALITY INDEX FOR THE VALUE CHAIN OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY IN MONARAGALA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA

Wickrama, PSSL; Sandika, AL; Jayamanne, VS (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

Value chain management is immensely important to the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the eventual provision of the highest quality product and service packages required by end customers. ...
INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC VARIABILITY PARAMETERS FOR Septoria tritici BLOTCH RESISTANCE AND QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN BREAD WHEAT GENOTYPES

Gerema, Geleta; Lule, Dagnachew; Lemessa, Fikre; Mekonnen, Tilahun (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

Septoria tritici Blotch (STB) is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat in Ethiopia and worldwide. The present study was conducted to assess the genetic variability of yield and yield parameters among different ...
SYSTEMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF COMMONLY USED TIMBER SPE CIES FOR FINGER-JOINT MIXED PANELS IN SRI LANKA

Muthumala, CK; Arunakumara, KKIU; De Silva, Sudhira; Alwis, PLAG (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

Off-cut wood pieces are often dumped or used as fuel wood. A certain portion of timber has to be removed also due to inadequate length of sawn timber material. Finger joint, a method which connects two small pieces of ...
EFFECT OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND YIELD OF COMMERCIALLY CULTIVATED AMERICAN OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus ostreatus )

Zoysa, LDM; Perera, PCD; Peramunagama, SSM; Kumara, KLW (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

Mushrooms can accumulate heavy metals from the growth substrates. This study compared the growth and yield performances of commercially grown American Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) in the presence of different ...
IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ON TEA BUSH DEBILITATION IN TWO SMALLHOLDING RANGES IN GALLE DISTRICT SRI LANKA

Mahindapala, KGJP; Mahinda, TGN; Jayarathna, SPAPK; De Alwis, PDA (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

It was reported that tea bushes of smallholdings in some areas were debilitated and are expressing certain stress symptoms. This study attempted to understand the technology adoption level among the tea smallholders in ...
EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC LIQUID FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF Centella asiatica (L.) AND Capsicum annuum (L.) VAR. annuum

Ekanayake, EMUI; Eranga, GAS; Fernando, KMC (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

The present study was conducted to find out the effect of liquid organic fertilizers and synthetic inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of Centella asiatica (L.) (Sinhala; Gotukola) and Capsicum annuum (L.) var. ...
EFFECTIVENESS OF IOT BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR SALAD CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus) CULTIVATION IN PROTECTED HOUSE UNDER SRI LANKAN CONDITIONS

Jayathilaka, SNA; Adikaram, KKLB; Kumarasinghe, HKMS (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2020)

Protected house cultivation is one of the best solutions to address food security and overcome the scarcity of land and other resources in the future. An automation system with the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the ...
ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AMONG YAM MARKETERS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Salau, SA; Omotosho, SA (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2021)

Public relations (PR) is often overlooked in agricultural marketing and organization. Less priority on PR is usually an indication of poor management that results in inefficient and high labor turnover. This research ...

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