Ramanayaka, J.C.; Atapattu, N.S.B.M.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-08-02)
Objective of this study was to evaluate the anesthetic properties of several plant extracts
in common carp (Cyprians carpid). Extractions were made by grinding 50 g of
plant material with 500 ml of water followed by ...
Seresinhe, Thakshala; Pathirana, K.K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-10-01)
Evenly matched pairs of heifers owned by small dairy farmers grazing under coconut
under their own conditions were used. They were either fed rice straw ad libitum (S) or
S supplemented (SS) with Sow levels of urea, ...
Chaturani, G.D.G; Subasinghe, S.; Jayatilleke, M.P.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-08-01)
The effect of different storage times and culture conditions on in-vitro germination was
studied by culturing the seeds on hormone free Murashige & Skoog, Anderson, Vitis
and Woody Plant Media with (lg/1) and without ...
Rai, K.P.; Zhang, Chunhui; Xia, Wenshui(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-09-01)
Three different batches of dry fermented Chinese-style sausages; CHS-LC, CHS-SX
and CHS-SL were prepared separately inoculating with Lactobacillus casei suhspp casei-
1.001, Staphylococcus xylosus-12 and a mixture of ...
Qlow, V.I.O; Ajayi, J.A.; Ogunbayo, A.S.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-04-20)
Field trials were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta (7° IS' N, 3° 25' E, altitude 144 m above sea level) located in the forest
- savanna transition zone of south west ...
Mbanasor, J.A.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-09-01)
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of liberalization on the efficiencies
of agribusiness homestead fish production system using production function estimates
for two periods 1980 - 1986 (Non-liberalization ...
Ganesa, K.N.; Thiruvengada, K.; Sudhaka, D.; Raveendra, T.S.; Balasubramanian, P.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-07-01)
A study was conducted on local elite cultivars of American cotton (Gossypium hirsutum
L.) viz., MCU7 and TCH 1569 in order to assess their callusing as well as regeneration
potential. Although six different media ...
Immanuel, Sheela; Kanagasabapathy, K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-07-01)
Generally in fisheries in India, the linkage among research extension and clients is
very weak and the reason behind it still remains unexplored. Poor linkage between
research and extension is one of the causes for *he ...
Rahman, S.A.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-05-22)
The economic role of women in agriculture is surrounded by numerous myths and
misunderstandings. Significant changes have occurred in the agricultural sector over
the past 25 years, both in the role played by women and ...
Oyesola, O.B.; Olujide, M.G.; Oladeji, J.O.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-05-20)
Inadequate natural resources and environmental problems have led to the migration
of different ethnic groups across the ecological zones of Nigeria. Therefore, this study
examined the economic activities of migrant rural ...
Umeh, J.C.; Lawal, W.L.; Oboh, V.U.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-09-19)
This paper reviews the pre and post independence agricultural productivity and poverty
alleviation issues in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and secondary data were
adopted in the discussion. The review indicated that a ...
Lakmini, W.G.D.; Nainanayake, N.P.A.D.; De Costa, W.A.J.M.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-08-30)
The effect of moisture stress on leaf water potential [IP], relative water content [RWC\,
stomatal conductance [gj, transpiration [£"], rate of net photosynthesis [A], leaf temperature
[Tieaj{ and ratio of intercellular ...
Srivastava, A.K.; Alila, Pauline(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-09-01)
CuStivar-based nutrient diagnostics are widely used for identifying nutrient deficiencies
in commercial citrus orchards. But, the precision of diagnosis is limited by the interpretation
tools used in establishing the ...
Yadav, V.K.; Sah, V.K.; Singh, A.K.; Sharma, S.K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 2006-08-01)
The present investigation was carried out to study the variation in morphological and
biochemical characters of different seabuckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) populations
growing naturally in and around Harsil and Gangotri ...