As illegal fishing is a serious problem in aquatic resource management, a study was conducted to investigate the socioeconomic and management factors affecting illegal fishing practices in the Victoria reservoir in ...

A non-edible plant, Jatropha curcas, is useful for biodiesel production due to rich oil content in the seed. However, deoiled seed residues, seed cake, have not yet been effectively utilized so far, even though it is ...

Sri Lanka has achieved self-sufficiency in rice production over the past few years. Since over production are experienced possibilities of rice exportation need to be studied. This study was conducted to evaluate ...

Current experiment was done at horticultural laboratory at Regional Agricultural Research and Development Center, Bandarawela to evaluate fruit quality and durability of sweet orange. Fruits at 50% maturity stage were ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory disease are one of the leading causes of deaths at global scale. Physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, usage ...

Kottu has now become an inseparable component of Sri Lankan food culture and is among the few food items that has gained international recognition as a Sri Lankan cuisine. In order to make kottu healthier and nutritionally ...

Climate change predictions warn complications in monsoon dynamics which will adversely affect the production and productivity of major staple crops such as wheat and rice. Neglected and under-utilized plant species are ...

Calculating Carbon Footprint (CFP) is the valuable first step towards making quantifiable emission reduction because it indicates the impact of a human, an organization or the product make on global warming. Recently, ...

Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka provides services pertaining to meteorological data to government agencies, private sector, researchers and the general public in keeping with national interest and international ...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) planting materials (seed potato) are produced using hydroponics techniques. Two locally prepared fertilizer mixtures and commercially available Albert's solution were used to produce mini ...