Seneviratne, Gamini; Holm, L.H.J. Van; Ekanayake, E.M.H.G.S.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-12-08)
Proper inoculation of legumes with effective rhizobia is a significant agency for improving crop
productivity and soil fertility. Peat has been used as the main carrier for legume inoculants for a long time.
Present study ...
Rodrigo, V.H.L.; Stirling, C.M.; Kariawasam, L.S.; Samarasekera, R.K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-07-16)
Being large in size, growth analysis of rubber and banana demands suitable sub-sampling systems. Also,
there are practical difficulties in measuring the area of large banana leaves. In the study conducted to solve
above ...
Jerlin, R.; Srimathi, R(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-09-29)
The effect of grading of fruits on seedling production was investigated in soapnut tree (Sapindus
emerginatus). Both size and density grading were effective. Sinkers in density grading, large and medium
sized fruits in ...
Vendan, R.Thamizh; Rajeshwari, T.; Narayanan, R.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-08-08)
To identify an effective and compatible Frankia strain for Alnus nepalensis, experiments were
carried out with four different strains. Alnus was infected by all the four Frankia strains as was
evidenced by the higher ...
Sahu, B.B.; Radheyshy, A.M.; Kumar, Kuldeep; Mukherjee, S.C.; Ayyappan, S.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-12-23)
At C.I.F.A. Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) approach and methods
have been tried as part of the Institution-Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) to help the aquaculture farmers to ...
Enamul Hoq, M.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-11-24)
Shrimp culture in the coastal belt of Bangladesh is pre dominantly dependent on the collection of Penaeus
monodon fry from the wild. Horizontal expansion of shrimp farming has resulted in a decline of this
resource ...
Hossain, M.A.; Haque, M.A.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-09-29)
The length, width, thickness or diameter of kernels of four Bangladeshi groundnut {Arachis hypogaea) varieties
viz. Basanti, Maischar, Jhinga and Tridana were evaluated and found to be different. Kernels of each variety ...
Omoregie, A.U.; Akenova, M.E.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-10-11)
A study was conducted to determine the phosphorus (P) status of some soils carrying native pastures in
northern Nigeria. Sorption capacities and forms of P in these soils were also studied. Consequently, soils
developed ...
Salam, M.A.; Taleb, M.A.; Ahmad, Masum(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2000-02-16)
Oviposition behaviour of the braconid parasitoid Meteorus sp. in Spilarctia obliqua (Lepidoptera :
Arctiidae) was studied. The parasitoid was highly attracted to the olfactory cue (kairomone) of the solid
mandibular ...
Taiwo, L.B.; Oladapo, M.O.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2000-11-27)
A field experiment with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) cv. Ife Brown was carried out in 1995 in a
heavy textured loamy sand Iwo series soil and in 1996 in a light textured soil of the same series to determine
its ...
Pius, J.; Eapen, S.; George, L.; Rao, P.S.; Raut, R.S.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-11-24)
Regenerated plants (R,) from callus derived from seeds and their progenies (R2) of three cultivars and R3
progeny of one cultivar of finger millet {Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) were evaluated for different agronomic
characters. ...
Singh, A.P.; Tripathi, R.S.; Mittra, B.N.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-12-29)
Field experiments were conducted for two years (1993-94 to 1994-95) to investigate direct effect of Urea-N itrogen
with or without organic materials (paddy straw, farm yard manure and green manure) on productivity of rice ...