The practice of natural farming system significantly reduces the production costs. Currently, natural farming system is practiced by farmers in various parts of Sri Lanka. A substantial number of smallholder farmers from ...

Jaffna fishery contributes a total fish production of 7% in Sri Lanka in 2016. The current study aims to collect recent updates on the Trash fish and By-catch yield concerning gears in selected landing sites of Jaffna from ...

The Palmyrah (Borrasus flabellifer L.) fruit pulp has the bitter compound flabelliferin (a tetraglycoside) which can be hydrolyzed by naringinase enzyme. The diverse groups of filamentous fungi and bacteria that live in ...

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) is increasingly becoming an important and potential foreign exchange earner and it is one of the most important highest incomes generating export crops in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon has been ...

Liver of cartilaginous chondrichthian fish comprises of poly-unsaturated fatty acids. The extraction of oil from liver of such fish remains affordable. The current study was conducted to analyse the proximate lipid profile ...

Black plum fruit (Syzygium cumini) is an under-exploited fruit with abundant medicinal properties available in Sri Lanka, especially in the Northern Region. It is a rich source of Anthocyanin, a natural pigment with bioactive ...

In recent years, edible halophytes have received more attention due to their ability to tolerate a wide range of salinities. In Australia, halophytes are used in a broad range of “applications” by Indigenous Communities: ...

In the present era of eco-consciousness, the use of natural products like dry flowers and their parts has become the premier choice of the masses in their lifestyles for interior decoration. Therefore, definitely, future ...

Growth in the human population urges the need for increment in food production. This leads to indiscriminate use of synthetic and chemicals for their agricultural lands resulting are highly toxic to the environment and ...