A comparative assessment of soil moisture behaviour by the Tea {Camellia siensis) and forest species {Alstonia macrophylla wall) compared to bear soil was conducted in Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, ...

Consumer buying behavior is the decision process and act of ultimate consumer involved in buying and using products. Hence, it is very important to study how consumers behave in the market to develop and maintain ...

The demand for Ice cream(IC) in the Sri Lankan market has increased tremendously over the recent years. Mangrove apple {YJndX^Sonneratia caseolaris), which is not yet exposed to the commercial market, has a large potential ...

Cyclea burmanni, (kesi pissan) has a unique expectorant property. The jelly produced out of crushed fresh leaves has some obnoxious color properties and therefore, it is not popular. The study aims to formulate a commercially ...

Family Cucurbitaceae crops are mostly prostrate or climbing herbaceous annuals comprising 90 genera and 750 species that are further characterized by commonly having 5- angled stems and coiled tendrils. Cururbita ...

Mineralization of annual leaf fall is considered as an important source of N in Hevea plantations. The objectives of this study were to quantify the N pool in the leaf litter of two Hevea clones with different canopy ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is mainly used for manufacturing oil, oleoresin, essence, soft drinks, non-alcoholic beverages, medicines and perfumery. Sri Lanka produces about 5,000 metric tons of ginger and also imports ...

Chilli (Capsicum annum var.MI-2) pods harvested at different stages of maturity ranging from light green to full red were used to study the respiration changes at 15.5 °C and 83 % RH in a closed system. Respiration rates ...