Phomopsis rot in guava is a common postharvest disease found in Sri Lanka that cause major economic problems and need alternative treatments for fungicides. Also cinnamon has proven significant control over some ...

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is often infested with an endoparasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita which causes yield loss between 25 to 100% depending on the cultivar and abiotic factors. Managing the ...

Post-harvest techniques affect the quality of fruits and vegetables, and which determines the consumer acceptability. Hence the postharvest techniques should be improved to get maximum profit by the marketing agricultural ...

An ad-hoc decision to ban inorganic fertilizer created a massive and irreversible crisis due to the scarcity of fertilizer. Even though organic fertilizer is a good substitute for inorganic fertilizers, organic fertilizer ...

The present study aimed to assess the Virtual Water Import of Lentil and Bengal gram in India. The growing water concerns led to the development of new concepts like ‘Virtual Water’. Pulses, supplemented with cereals, ...

Water is the renewable resource and its availability varies with time and space. Agriculture is the one sector which is consuming enormous amount of water for production. The hidden or embodied form of water in the ...

Dust particles, mud and sand particles, dead and live animals, and dry plant biomass had been reported in initial stage of crushing sugar cane. The major goal of this work is to investigate the percentage of soluble ...

Cashew is an important cash crop in Sri Lanka which is being cultivated, especially in the dry zone of the country. Although cashew nuts have a high demand in both local and export markets, cashew apple is a highly ...

Rusks are widely consumed baby snacks that are commonly produced using wheat flour. Wheat flour was reported to cause health issues due to gluten. This study aimed to produce a nutritious, gluten-free baby rusk using ...

True cinnamon comes from Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume family Lauraceae is one of the oldest tree species indigenous to Sri Lanka. The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of various alternative potting ...