Aglaonema ‘Maria’ is a popular indoor plant, which is vulnerable to soft rot, a bacterial disease that causes serious losses in nurseries and is a major barrier in producing export-quality planting materials. Biocontrol ...

Joyweed/Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessile) is a globally significant leafy vegetable, yet its maximum yield potential remains largely unrealized due to the limited genetic diversity of existing varieties. Farmers ...

Although the Department of Agriculture in Sri Lanka provides fertilizer recommendations for local potato cultivation, farmers do not comply with them. Fertilizer is overused mostly in up-country areas causing economic ...

Most of the non-communicable diseases are directly related to the consumption of purified wheat flour. Therefore, composite flour mixtures can be introduced as a remedy. This study aimed to formulate a composite flour ...

Green banana flour (GBF) and jackfruit seed flour (JSF) present sustainable solutions for reducing banana waste and offering a gluten-free alternative in the food industry. The present study explores the feasibility of ...

Plectranthus zeylanicus is an indigenous, multi-functional herb used in traditional medicine. Due to over exploitation from the natural habitats, the species is on the verge of extinction. Therefore, commercial cultivation ...

Sri Lankan rice cultivation has been heavily dependent on the large-scale use of inorganic fertilizers since the introduction of new improved rice varieties to farmers in the 1960s. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers ...

The yard long bean, belonging to the family Fabaceae, holds significant popularity as a vegetable crop in Sri Lanka. Several indigenous yard long bean accessions are available in Sri Lanka, and assessing their morphological ...

Blended learning has become increasingly important in higher education, especially in the context of entrepreneurship education in Sri Lanka. Despite its relative novelty in the country's higher education context, this ...

Quantifying the nutrient mineralization in soils amended with different materials is vital for understanding the nutrient availability for plant uptake. It helps to improve nutrient management by minimizing nutrient loss ...