dc.contributor.author |
Silva, KNN |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gunasekara, SDW |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-11-29T06:44:15Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-11-29T06:44:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022-02-07 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Silva, K. N. N., & Gunasekara, S. D. W. (2022). Analysis of the paddy cultivation pattern in Galle and Matara districts in the Southern province of Sri Lanka. ATRS Journal, 1(2), 6. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2792-1360 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/9584 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Inadequacy of quality forage production is a major limiting factor for dairy production in the Sri Lankan dry
zone. Napier grass cv Pakchong-1 (Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum glaucum) is a tropical grass with fast growing and high yielding ability. The study aims to determine the growth parameters and yield performance of
Pakchong-1 grass under three different spacing of 30cm x 30cm, 90cm x 90cm and 120cm x 90cm in the
Kilinochchi district, dry zone of Sri Lanka, from April 2019 to March 2020. A complete randomized design with
three replicates was used in this study. Growth parameters were measured bi-weekly up to the 8th week and
harvested the foliage after the 8th week in 56 days intervals. Plants at 30cm x 30cm spacing have shown the
highest plant height of (153.00cm), the higher number of leaves (93.67), longer leaf length (95.33cm), wider leaf
width (3.82cm)and higher leaves per tiller (11.33) at 8 weeks after planting (P<0.05). While the highest
(P<0.05) the number of tillers (10.00) was recorded at 120cm× 90cm spacing. Fresh matter yields were highest
(P<0.05) at 30cm x 30cm spacing in all cutting frequencies. The second cutting at the 14th week has shown the
highest fresh matter yield(P<0.05) in all spacing. Pakchong – 1 can be suggested for the Sri Lankan dry zone
regions at 30cm x 30cm spacing to provide the highest fresh matter output and optimal growth performance. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences (UCIARS) |
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dc.subject |
Advisory service |
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dc.subject |
Cost of Production |
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dc.subject |
Decreasing trend |
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dc.subject |
Extension Services |
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dc.subject |
Paddy farming |
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dc.title |
Analysis of the paddy cultivation pattern in Galle and Matara districts in the Southern province of Sri Lanka, 2021, with S.D.W Gunasekara |
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dc.type |
Article |
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