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ACCUMULATED THERMAL TIME AFFECTS GROWTH, YIELD AND PHENOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) IN THE DRY ZONE OF SRI LANKA

Kumara, H.W.K.P.; Fernando, K.M.C.; Gunathilaka, W.M.N.D. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2021-12)

The present experiment was conducted to determine the impact of accumulated thermal time on the growth, yield and phenology of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Uma, Malee and MI-3 varieties were ...
Agricultural methods for toxicity alleviation in metal contaminated soils. A review.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Yoon, M.H. (Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer, 2013)

Due to the fact that possible risk associated with soil-crop-food chain transfer, metal contamination in croplands has become a major topic of wide concern. Accumulation of toxic metals in edible parts of crops grown ...
Alleviation of phyto-toxicity of copper on agricultural plants.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Yoon, M.H. (Springer Netherlands, 2013)

Copper (Cu), a redox-active transition metal, is known to be involved in protein metabolism, photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport, cell wall metabolism, antioxidant activity, nitrogen fixation, ion ...
Aluminum toxicity and tolerance mechanism in cereals and legumes - A review.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Yoon, M.H. (Springer, 2013)

Aluminum (Al), the third most abundant element overall, after silicon and oxygen, is found virtually in all food, air, soil and water. Under acidic conditions, Al is solubilized into [Al(H2O)6] 3+, which is highly toxic ...
Analysis of customer satisfaction and prices of finger jointed wood products.

Muthumala, C.K.; De Silva, S. ; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Alwis, P.L.A.G.; Arachchi, C.I.M.; Pathirana, G.P.D.S. (2017)
Anti-hypercalcemic effect of orally administered recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing salmon calcitonin on hypercalcemic rats.

Sun, P.; Zhang, X.; Zang, X.; Zhou, X.; Chen, Y.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Liang, B. (Springer, 2007)

Oral delivery of salmon calcitonin (sCT) to rats via a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae was assessed. A synthetic sCT gene was cloned and expressed in S. cerevisiae yAGA2- sCT. Recombinant salmon calcitonin ...
Assessment of metal (Pb2+) stress recovery of Spirulina platensis, an edible cyanobacterium.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U. (2007)
Assessment of the compression strength performance of finger-jointed wood products.

Muthumala, C.K.; De Silva, S.; Alwis, P.L.A.G.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U. (International Science Community Association, 2021)

Finger joint technique is used to eliminate wood defects which weaken the strength of sawn wood plank. The variation of compression strength of seven wood species commonly used for manufacturing furniture in Sri Lanka was ...
Assessment of the early growth of Agarwood (Aquilaria crassna) seedlings under different sources of nutrients.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Karunatunga, C. (CZECH Academy of Agriculturaal Sciences, 2022)

The effect of different sources of nutrients on the growth of Aquilaria crassna seedlings was assessed by raising seedlings in polybags treated with inorganic fertilizer (IF), organic fertilizer (OF) and biofertilizer (BF) ...
An assessment on natural regeneration of Gymnema sylvestre, a rare medicinal plant.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Wickramasinghe, U.; Walpola, B.C.; Subasinghe, S. (2005)
An assessment on Rathhandun (Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f.) population in Matara district.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Wickramasinghe, U.; Subasinghe, S.; Walpola, B.C. (2005)
Banana peel: A green solution for metal removal from contaminated waters.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Yoon, M.H. (The Korean Society of Environmental Agriculture, 2013)

BACKGROUND: Certain crop-based waste materials have been recognized as cost-effective and highly efficient adsorbents for removal and recovery of different kind of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. The ability is ...
Bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and its effects on growth, morphology and pigment contents of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Zhang, X.; Song, X. (SP Science Press, 2008)

A laboratory experiment was conducted to assess the bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and its effects on growth, morphology and pigment contents of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis. The specimen cultured in Zarrouk liquid medium ...
Bioaugmentation-assisted phytoextraction of Co, Pb and Zn: an assessment with a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium isolated from metal-contaminated mines of Boryeong Area in South Korea.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Walpola, B.C.; Yoon, M.H. (Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 2015)

Description of the subject. Make use of microbes having remarkable metal tolerance and plant growth-promoting abilities to remediate metal-contaminated soils. Objectives. The objectives were to isolate phosphate solubili ...
Bioconversion of perennial weeds of Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob., Sida rhombifolia L., and Lantana camara L. by vermicomposting process

Wijeysingha, I.S.; Fernando, K.M.C. (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2021-12)

Bioconversion of weeds through vermicomposting is getting momentum in sustainable organic farming, whilst mitigating negative impacts on the environment. The present study was conducted to find out the effect of three ...
Biomass and nutrient accumulation of an early successional shrub species (Zizyphusoenoplia) in an uprooted rubber field at Kamburupitiya.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Wickramasinghe, U.; Senaratne, R. (2000)

Restoration of degraded ecosystems has become a matter of great concern. Early Successional species play a key roll in the process of restoration.Therefore here a Study was undertaken to assess the accumulation and ...
Classification of finger joint timber based on strength index.

Muthumala, C.K.; De Silva, S.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Alwis, P.L.A.G. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2019)

At present, off-cut wood pieces are dumped by sawmills as they are considered to be wastes in the wood industry. Inadequate length of sawn timber material is also reported to be a limiting factor for fully utilization of ...
Comparative study on bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium by the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under laboratory conditions.

Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Xuecheng, Z.; Song, X. (PKP Publishing, 2007)

Bioremoval techniques have been employed in cleaning water bodies that suffer from detrimental effects of heavy metal pollution. In the present laboratory study, bioaccumulation of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was assessed using the ...
Conservation and propagation of red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus LIN.).

Dayatilake, G.A.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U.; Kumari, D.L.C.; Senaratne, R. (2001)

Red sandalwood (Red sanders) is an evegreen tree species grown under semi dry climates in Well –drained lateritic soils, in nature . The reddish and fragrant heartwood has range of Medicinal, pharmaceutical ...
Contrasting Properties of Flag Leaf Greenness in Ancient Wheat Species and Modern Bread Wheat

Fernando, K.M.C.; Sparkes, D.L. (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

A genotype with an ability to retain green leaf area for longer than an ordinary genotype is called a 'stay-green' phenotype. Such phenotypes may be able to assimilate more carbon during the post-anthesis grainfilling ...

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