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  • Effects of Depodding and Light Intensity on Soybean (Glycine Max (L.) Merrill) In South West Nigeria 
    Odeleye, F.O.; Togun, A.O.; Tayo, T.O. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-06-20)
    A study was undertaken to obtain information on the performance of depodded soybean under reduced light intensity prevalent in South West Nigeria during the season of soybean cultivation. Soybean plants were subjected ...
  • Quality of papaya variety 'Rathna' as affected by postharvest handling 
    Sarananda, K.H.; Balasuriya, S.T.; Ganeshalingam, K. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-08-30)
    In addition to the high post harvest losses (46%), the quality of ripe papaya in the market place is very poor. High level of mechanical damage, disease development, the presence of'green islands' on the skin and poor ...
  • Effect of fertilizer application in nursery for elite seedling production of Pungam (Pongantia pinnata L. Pierre) 
    Jerlin, R.; Vadivelu, K.K. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-05-30)
    pot nursery trial was conducted with different doses of N,P and K in selected combinations along with control. The results revealed that the application of N,P and K@375 :250:125 mg plant in poly pot in the nursery was ...
  • Use of effective micro-organisms (EM) and urea in accelerating the decomposition of Rice Straw 
    Herath, H.M.I.K.; Wickramasinghe, W.M.D.B.; Mapa, R.B. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-06-30)
    Slow decomposition rate of rice straw associated with its fibrous nature limits its use as organic manure even though it is widely available in Sri Lanka. Influence of effective microorganisms (EM) and urea on the ...
  • Protein cross-linking in food by microbial transglutaminase (MTGase) and its application & usefulness in food industry 
    Marapana, R.A.U.J.; Jiang, Bo (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-10-20)
    Microbial transglutaminase catalyses in vitro cross-linking in soybean globulins, wheat proteins, whey proteins, casein, gluten, gelatin, egg protein, myosin B, actin, myosin and actomyosin. This cross linkage has unique ...
  • Rice diseases - problems and progress 
    Seneviratne, S.N. De S.; Jeyanandarajah, Premala (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-08-17)
    Several rice diseases, caused by fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens, as well as nematodes, occur in Sri Lanka. Those induced by fungi include blast (Pyricularia oryzae), sheath blight (Thanatephorus cucumeris), brown ...
  • Mating behavior in honey bees (Genus Apis) 
    Koeniger, Nikolaus; Koeniger, Gudrun (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-03-30)
    Monogyny is one of the basic features of the honeybee colony. This links the rearing of new queens to the process of colony multiplication (Ruttner 1957). In other words the mating season in honeybees is inevitably linked ...
  • N-nitrosocompounds (NOCs): As chemo-hazards in muscle foods 
    Rai, K.P.; Marapana, R.A.U.J.; Zhang, Chunhui; Xia, Wenshui (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2004-08-20)
    Nitrite and/or nitrate have been widely used in muscle food processing as a main curing agent, though it can produce several kinds of carcinogenic N-nitrosocompounds (NOCs) reacting with amine components of muscle protein. ...
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    Unknown author (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005)
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    Unknown author (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005)
  • E ffect o f irrig a tion and fe r tiliz e r on le a f production o f b etel v in e (Piper betle L.) 
    Sumanasena, H.A.; Chandana, G.A. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-07-27)
    A study was conducted in a two year old stand of betel cultivation, to investigate the effect of three irrigation methods and three fertilizer mixtures on leaf productivity. Leaf production was significantly improved by ...
  • Genetic Diversity o f Eta mb a in Sri Lanka 
    Weerarathne, W.A.P.G.; Samarajeewa, P.K.; Nilanthi, R.M.R. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-06-25)
    M. zeylanica is endemic to Sri Lanka as a wild mango species. RAPD analysis was used to assess the genetic diversity of M. Zeylanica. Primer OPA -12 was the most useful in genetic diversity studies of Etamba. Intra- ...
  • Hydrogeochemical distribution and characteristics o f groundwater in Weligama area - in Southern Sri Lanka 
    Piyadasa, R.U.K.; Weerasinghe, K.D.N.; Kumara, D.S.E.; Liyanage, J.A.; Maier, D. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-07-30)
    Groundwater table behavior and physico-chemical properties of the aquifer system in Weligama bay area were studied selecting 43 dug wells distributed over an approximately IS km2 area. Weligama is located in 80°22’Lat ...
  • Effects of Dietary Salbutamol on Growth and Body Composition of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum). {Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) 
    Atapattu, N.S.B.M.; Davie, P.S.; Hendricks, W. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-04-30)
    Salbutamol is a beta adrenergic agonist which reduces carcass fat and increases muscle mass and feed conversion efficiency in pigs. In the present study, the effects of dietary salbutamol at 20 ppm on growth, feed ...
  • Risk Based Evaluation of Pesticide Movement in Right Bank Soils of the Walawa Basin in Southern Sri Lanka 
    Watawala, R.C.; Liyanage, J.A.; Mallawatantri, A.P. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-06-25)
    Embilipitiya, located in the Right Bank of Walawa basin is under heavy agriculture and therefore agrochemical usage is very high. Paddy and banana are the most common crops cultivated in this area. The commonly used ...
  • Studies on the intrinsic physico-chemical properties of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) seed flour 
    loyo, R.A.; Akoja, S.S. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-07-25)
    were investigated. The results indicated that although pigeon pea seed weight, volume and density were in the range reported for some commonly consumed seed legumes, the seed exhibited lower hydration and swelling ...
  • Package shrinking of commercially packed food products 
    Navaratne, S.B. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-07-29)
    Since quality deterioration and package shrinking of commercially packed food product is a common problem, a study was carried out using 6 kg of clean finger millet (kurakkan seeds). The seed sample was divided into two ...
  • Heterosis and combining ability studies in upland cotton for fibre characters 
    Pushpam, R.; Raveendran, T.S. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-08-15)
    The present investigation was undertaken to identify best parents and hybrids and also to study the genetic potential o f thirteen Gossypium hirsutum Sines in evolving superior fibre quality genotypes coupled with jassid ...
  • Biological Decolourization of Simulated Textile Wastewater in UASB Reactor System by Anaerobic Granular Sludge 
    Somasiri, Wijetunga; Ruan, Wenquan; Xiufen, Li; Jian, Chen (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2005-08-05)
    The textile wastewater, containing three acid dyes belonging to different chemical groups; Acid Blue 204 (AB204), Acid Red 131 (AR131) and Acid Yellow 79 (AY79), was studied in UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) ...

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