Soil acidity is a major constraint limiting paddy productivity in the Low Country Wet Zone (LCWZ) of Sri Lanka, while the high cost and limited availability of conventional liming materials such as dolomite restrict their ...

Ensuring microbial safety of the commercially important giant freshwater prawn (GFP), Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is crucial given its rising commercial value and sensitivity to postharvest handling conditions. Staphylococcus ...

Protected cultivation offers several advantages for high-value crops such as salad cucumber by providing a better-controlled environment, reducing pest and disease pressure, and enabling year-round production. One of the ...

Honey’s characteristics and health benefits depend on its botanical and geographical origin—factors poorly understood in Sri Lankan honey. This study characterised floral sources, geographic origin, physicochemical ...

This paper presents the development of a compact fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of automatic vertical take-off and transition to horizontal flight using only conventional control surfaces, without the ...

Environmental sensitivity refers to the significance of an area in terms of its ecological and socio-economic indicators derived from nature, and how nature responds to ecosystem damage. Talalla coastal beach (1.7 km) ...

Efficient nitrogen management is essential for high-value crops such as curry chili (Capsicum annuum), where excessive use of urea can degrade soil and contribute to environmental pollution. This study evaluated pelletized ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), particularly the four key compounds PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS (PFAS4), are highly persistent synthetic pollutants with strong bioaccumulative potential. These compounds have ...