Aquaculture contributes to the economy of Sri Lanka significantly. Aquaculture
industries are producing export quality products while generating employment
opportunities. Unique location of Sri Lanka and its resources ...
Kekulandara, D.; Shathya, S.; Piratheepan, S.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Livestock sector has been contributing considerable portion to the economy of Sri
Lanka, and still promising to play great role in the economic development of the
country. Products and by-products come from livestock ...
Pushpakumara, H.M.C.; Thanusan, S.; Piratheepan, S.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
A study was conducted to examine the nutritive values of the silages made from major
grasses available in the Kilinochchi District. Inadequate quality forage and the lower
availability of forage crops is considered as ...
Rajapaksha, W.R.N.M.; Premakumar, K.; Afreen, S.M.M.S.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Ice cream is a globally popular frozen dairy product. It's usually prepared from cow's
milk. Antioxidant and phenolic components are often lacking in commercially
marketed ice cream. In order to increase the usage of ...
Hatchery performance is critical for the profitability of poultry breeder operations.
Some physical parameters of eggs and breeders cause to increase or decrease the
Hatchability. The aim of this study is to identify ...
Shathya, S.; Piratheepan, S.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Goats are an excellent source of meat and milk for human consumption. Parasitic
infestations lead to significant health concerns and huge economic losses in goat
farming. The aim of the present study was to determine ...
Nayendra, W.G.N.; Tharanga, K.H.G.M.; Yapa, P.I(University of Jaffna, 2022)
In Sri Lanka, farmers use inorganic fertilizer under the conventional farming methods.
However, farmers have not been able to obtain the expected yield for a long time due
to soil fertility problems associated with ...
Dahanayake, N.M.A.; Karunaratne, G.H.R.E.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Due to anthropogenic activities heavy metals in the environment tend to reach
concentrations which are not permissible, causing adverse health conditions. These
elements enter into the human body through dermal, ...
Chandrasekara, E.D.C.T.; Neththasinghe, N.A.S.A.; Dissanayaka, D.M.S.B.; Ariyaratne, M.; Suriyagoda, L.D.B.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Potassium (K) is an essential macro nutrient for growth and production of rice (Oryza
sativa L.). Exchangeable K fraction is the available form of K for plants. However,
exchangeable K concentration in rice growing ...
Neththasinghe, N.A.S.A.; Chandrasekara, E.D.C.T.; Suriyagoda, L.D.B.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Over the past decade, paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka mostly rely upon chemical based
conventional farming practices. Although it has substantially increased crop yields,
they have adversely affected the environment and ...
Premalal, H.M.N.D.; Perera, G.A.D.; Ratnayake, R.R.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Home gardens are an integral component of dry zone agroecosystems of Sri Lanka.
These sequester atmospheric CO2 and thereby contribute to mitigate global warming,
but agricultural practices performed in these are ...
Home gardening is identified as one of the remedial measures for food security issues
caused by the economic downfall in Sri Lanka. Home gardening contributes to
household food security by providing direct access to ...
Lakmali, R.; Prabhaharan, M.; Alvapillai, P.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
The parboiling process leads improves rice quality and enhances the physio-chemical
properties of grains. Parboiled rice exhibits several advantages over raw rice products,
such as strengthening kernel integrity by ...
Accelerated ageing is an artificial technique that induces ageing effect in fresh paddy
within a short period of time while reducing the holding costs for millers. Thus, the
aim of the study was to check the suitability ...
Agriculture is the single most activity that consumes the largest portion of available
water resources in Sri Lanka. Industrialization, population pressure and urbanization
have also resulted in a rising demand for ...
Damaged and cracked grains are abundant in combine harvesting method due to
subsequent harvesting and threshing operations at high speeds. Cracks on grains
adsorb moisture from the storage environment and impose negative ...
Thakshila, R.P.A.D.; Sandeepani, D.M.M.; Samaraweera, G.C.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
There have been few studies that have documented waste management issues in Sri
Lankan educational institutions, particularly student perspectives. This study assessed
the students’ awareness of solid waste and their ...
Postharvest loss of big onion is considerable and one of major issues which adversely
affects food security in Sri Lanka. One of major reasons is improper storage conditions
where, mainly due to harvesting coincides ...
During the Maha season of 2020/21, a farmer participatory research project was
conducted to determine ideal location/s for the production of true seeds of cluster
onion (Allium cepa.L.) in Jaffna district of Northern ...
Tharsika, V.; Arasakesary, S.J.; Thirukkumaran, G.(University of Jaffna, 2022)
Onion is an economically valuable vegetable crop which is naturally cross-pollinating
entomophily with two crop cycles as seed–bulb and bulb–seed. Seeds and bulbs are
the primary propagation materials in bulb production. ...