Water wastage is very high under irrigated rice culture since standing water or flooded condition is practiced. Therefore, as an alternative to continuous flooding, alternate wetting and drying techniques can be introduced ...

Dyeing is a technique that provides a wide range of color shades and gives textiles a distinct attractiveness. In the textile industry, natural dyes are regarded as sustainable eco-colorants. Seaweeds are types of ...

Addition of biochar is shown to improve soil physical, chemical and biological properties, especially in tropical soils with low activity clay. This study was conducted to study the effects of bio-char on soil water ...

Economically feasible and eco- friendly management methods for Fusarium oxysporum is required, as this pathogen and its many special forms affect a wide variety of hosts of economic value. The study was carried out to ...

Cuscuta sp. is a familiarized medicinal plant for centuries but at times it has been reported parasitizing economically important crops like onion (Allium cepa L.) and chilli (Capsicum annum L). Due to the risk posed by ...

Organic materials have the potential to improve soil qualities. A field experiment was carried out to Find the response of Capsicum annum for three types of charred biomass namely coconut char (CC), palmyrah char (PC), ...

Eutrophication of lakes and seas with algae blooms, changes in fish stocks and deteriorating swimming water has been a severe environmental problem in Sweden for many years. The reason for this is the increased ...

The ability of activated charcoal to cleanse and absorb impurities from the skin is well known. However, the high cost and non-renewable nature of commercially available activated charcoal have hindered its widespread ...

Leafy vegetables, highly perishable and prone to rapid senescence after harvest, experience a decline in both their longevity and nutritional quality during postharvest storage, as they remain biologically active and ...

In the present study, an investigation has been carried out to identify and assess the spatial and temporal changes of land use/land cover in the Negombo lagoon and Muthurajawela marsh areas from 1987 to 2001. The paces ...