Masilamani, P.; Singh, B.Gurudev; Chinnusamy, C.; Annadurai, K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-01-14)
Influence of seed orientation and depth of sowing on germination, seedling emergence and seedling vigour
in Anjan (Hardwickia binata Roxb) was investigated. The seeds collected from 20- year old trees were sown
in sand ...
Shrestha, Rhidaya(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-03-05)
Girardinia diversifolia, a plant valued for its fibre has been in use traditionally in the Hindu Kush region of
Asia for a long time. Traditional harvesting of the plant is done leaving stem stumps at a height of 40 cm ...
Karunanithi, K.; Usman, K.Mohamed(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-02-05)
Effect of soil drenching of carbendazim, thiram and copper oxychloride on the survival and competitive
saprophytic ability (CSA) of Trichoderma viride was investigated. Thiram caused a marked reduction of the
survival ...
Odiaka, E.C.; Obinne, C.P.; Folarin, A.B.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-07-27)
Deviant behaviours are aimed at expressing needs by some workers. The relationship between deviance
and communication gaps is examined as a means of identifying bottlenecks in improving workers'
productivity. Forty senior ...
De Jong, R.; Ariyaratne, M.G.; Ibrahim, M.N.M.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-07-27)
In 1993,76 farms that received an interest-free cattle loan and 19 neighbouring control farms were surveyed
to evaluate technical and economic performance, land use and gainful self-employment in small-scale
farms, ...
Bandara, R.M.Gunaratne; Sivayoganathan, C.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-03-05)
Extension activities encouraging adoption by farmers of integrated pest management practices in rice
cultivation started in Sri Lanka in 1984, through farmer training. The objectives of this paper are to assess
the impact ...
De Silva, R.R(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1998)
The use of environmental chloride as a tracer in the unsaturated soil zone to estimate groundwater recharge
in dry climatic conditions is well documented. An evaluation of this method in estimating groundwater
recharge ...
Balasubramani, V.; Regupathy, A.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-05-26)
To estimate the residues of HCH (BHC) and DDT in food, food samples were collected from hotels and
restaurents in Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichi, Madras and Kamarajar districts of Tamil Nadu State, India
and analysed by gas ...
Mani, G.; Ponnuswamy, A.S.; Vanangamudi, K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-05-27)
Acacia leucophloea seeds were pelleted with Diammonium phosphate (30g kg1 of seed), commercial
micronutrients mixture (19.7g kg1 of seed), Rhizobium (50 g kg ' of seed), Sevin (2g kg ' of seed) and
Trichoderma viride (4g ...
Masilamani, P.; Dharmalingam, C.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-03-05)
The effect of pre-sowing treatments on the germination and seedling vigour of nine month-old teak drupes
was studied. The drupes, subjected to pre-sowing treatments were germinated under open and mist
chamber conditions. ...
Gnaneswaran, R.; Wijayagunasekara, H.N.R.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-03-05)
Mushroom cultivation in Sri Lanka was established as a profitable small industry only after 1986. The
continuous growing of mushrooms on a large scale in localized areas had led to various pest infestations. The
present ...
Wang, Chuan Tang; Shen, Fu Yu; Qiu, Qing Shu; Xu, Jian Zhi(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-02-05)
In vitro cultured peg tips of 3 selfed Arachis hypogaea (L.) cultivars, 2 wild peanut species A. stenosperma
and A. duranensis and of cultivar Silihong pollinated with A. glabrata swelled and finally resulted in pods
with ...
Mishr, R.; Sarawgi, A.K.; Shrivastiva, M.N.; Rastogi, N.K.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1998-12-01)
Mode of inheritance and allelic relationships of genes conforming resistance to gall midge {Orseolia oryzae
Wood Mason) were investigated in four rice {Oryza saliva L.) genotypes viz. ARC 5984, ARC 6619, RP 2068-
16-4-5 ...
Badigannavar, Anand M.; Kale, D.M; Bhagwat, S.G.; Murty, G.S.S.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-05-02)
Leaflet area, stomatal frequency, stomatal number per leaflet and their size in seven Trombay Groundnut
varieties were compared in summer and rainy seasons. Among them were evs TAG-24 and Somnath, which
were already ...
Kehinde, O.B.; Ayo-Vaughan, M.A.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1998)
Genetic control of seed coat texture was investigated in F2 and backcross populations involving seven
accessions of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). In two of the four crosses, the seed coat texture was
found to be ...
Sadiq, M.Siddique; Khattak, G.S.S.; Saleem, M.; Sarwar, G.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1998-08-13)
Improved mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) germplasm having high yield potential and large seed size
developed at the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC), Taiwan was crossed with
indigenous material ...
Khattak, G.S.S.; Haq, M.A.; Ashraf, M.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka, 1999-03-05)
The mode of inheritance of seed coat (testa) colour, plant growth habit and their joint segregation pattern in
mungbean was examined in F,, F2, BC, and BC2 of five crosses among six parents which differed for each
character. ...