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Viharnaa, S.; Thayamini, H.S.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-09-21)
An experiment was conducted to study the influence of cow and poultry manures on the marketable yield of okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus L) on sandy regosol. The treatments included basal applications of inorganic fertilizer ...
Swain, S.C.; Padhi, S.K.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2013-01-08)
The direct toxic effect of atmospheric pollutant such as sulphur dioxide on plants has been well documented. It is
essentially a potent phytotoxic gas and its toxicity to plant is manifested in typical chronic or acute ...
Dahanayake, N.; Yue-Sheng Yang(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2013-04-09)
Petiole explants were obtained from in vitro grown tetraploid (2 x = 44) Echinacea purpurea plantlets. Shoots were
regenerated by culturing the explants on MS basal medium containing 0.5mg/L benzyladenine (BA), 0.01mg/L ...
Swain, S.C.; Padhi, S.K.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2013-01-08)
The direct toxic effect of atmospheric pollutant such as sulphur dioxide on plants has been well documented. It is essentially a potent phytotoxic gas and its toxicity to plant is manifested in typical chronic or acute ...
Ranawake, A.L.; Nakamura, C.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2013-03-04)
Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a Japonica parent Hygokithanishiki (HGKN) and Indica parent
Hokuriku (HOK) were used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling cold tolerance at the seedling ...
Ratnasekera, D.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2013-05-29)
Drought is a major threat for plant growth and productivity. Plants lose over 90% of water by transpiration
through stomatal pores. The cytosolic free Ca2+ elevated in guard cells in response to stress stimuli triggers ...
Ajieh Patrick Chuks(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-06-06)
This study examined the congruency between extension professionals and farmers regarding their perceptions of
privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services. The study was carried out in Delta ...
Rodrigo, W.D.R.J.; Dahanayake, N.; Senanayake, S.G.J.N.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-06-04)
Kithul (Caryota urens: Arecaceae), Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum: Zingiberaceae) and Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans: Myristaceae) are three species having great export potential in Sri Lanka. Due to
the hard seed coat the ...
Weerasekara, W.M.R.A.B.; Rathnayaka, R.M.U.S.K.; Saranandha, K.H.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-08-01)
Tropical Almond (Kottamba) is a locally available underutilized fruits which is rich in vitamins, pigments and antioxidants. In this research, ready to serve drink (RTS) was produced using ripened Tropical Almond fruits. ...
Weerasekara, W.M.R.A.B.; Rathnayaka, R.M.U.S.K.; Saranandha, K.H.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-08-01)
Tropical Almond (Kottamba) is a locally available underutilized fruits which is rich in vitamins, pigments and antioxidants. In this research, ready to serve drink (RTS) was produced using ripened Tropical Almond fruits. ...
Ranawake, A.L.; Nakamura, C.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-06-04)
Dehydration tolerant QTLs at the seedling stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.) was studied using green shoot length as a
parameter, which was measured during the recovery period after dehydration stress. According to the ...
Karunaratne, M.M.S.C.; Karunaratne, U.K.P.R.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-06-04)
The parapheromone, methyl eugenol (ME) (3, 4 dimethoxyalyl benzene), occurring in a variety of plant species, is
the most effective known lure attracting the male oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Bioassays ...
Dahanayake, N.; Madurangi, S.A.P.; Ranawake, A.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-09-20)
The study was carried out as pot experiments using a Green Chilli variety, MI 2, and a Curry Chilli
variety, Hungarian Yellow Wax (HYW) at the research field, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna. The basal soil ...
Achoja, F.O.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-04-16)
Financial injection, through credit program is expected to result in a proportional increase in saving
and investment of beneficiaries. The multiplier measures the size of the carry-through effect of credit. It
is ...
Pethiyagoda, N.A.; Olsen, S.O.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-08-01)
This study focuses on how and why consumers vary, know and consider different kind of alternatives of fish in
their diet. Consideration set size of fish is considered to be affected by consumer attitude, convenience ...
Thomas, K.A.; Tijani, S.A.; Seidu, A.A.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-04-17)
The study investigated journalists’ attitude towards maternal health education (MHE) broadcast on
radio in Oyo State, Nigeria. One hundred journalists were surveyed randomly from the federal, state
and privately owned ...
Ranawake, A.L.; Nakamura, C.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-11-06)
Development of methodologies for the characterization of parental rice cultivars under different abiotic
stress conditions is important to exploit the genetic components of the relevant stress in populations us ing ...
Akhtar, A. S.; Agha, T. P.; Ghulam, S. M.; Imran, K.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-07-16)
The purpose of this study conducted in the Sindh province of Pakistan was to assess the performance of
facilitator of agriculture extension during implementation of Farmer Field School (FFS) trainings in
2001 to 2004 ...
Koralagama, D.N.; Sandika, A.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2012-02-03)
Food price inflation was one of the major crises mooted in recent past. Marginalized poor people were
hammered largely in developing countries including Sri Lanka. The awareness and preparedness for
food crisis can ...
Dahanayake, N.; Ranawake, A.L.(Faculty of Agriculture-University of Ruhuna, 2011-01-05)
A total of forty Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties (Oryza sativa L) were examined for their callus induction, growth and regeneration ability at Laboratory of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture,
University ...