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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

Experiments were conducted in south west Nigeria to evaluate the response of sunflower {Helianthus annuus L.) to different plant population densities under rain fed conditions during the late rainy season cropping o f ...

The research was conducted to find out suitable tree species when subjected to pruning for better output in the homestead agroforestry systems. Five selected tree species viz. l.Melia azedarach (Ghora neem) 2. Swietenia ...

This paper presents an investigation of the development, evaluation and micro morphological observations of synthetic light weight soil aggregates utilizing coal fly ash, Okinawa mine clay and used paper as waste materials. ...