Drought resistance is an important character for increasing groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) yields in the sub-humid, dry zone of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of soil water ...

Food legumes are an important component in upland cropping systems of subsistence farmers in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to understand the factors responsible for the gap between potential yield and farmer ...

Heterosis over better parent was estimated for yield, its components and quality related traits in 36 rice hybrids produced in line x tester analysis. The crosses manifesting significant and positive heterosis for grain ...

The influence of three ozone levels (control - 0 nl 0 311, 100 and 200 nl 0 311) were studied under controlled environmental conditions in sand culture and with five replicates. Elevated (100 and 200 nl 0 3 T) ozone levels ...

Two field trials were conducted in the Sudan savanna site of IITA Experimental Station, Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria to assess the effect of bacterial blight on pod, grain and fodder yield of two cowpea varieties artificially ...