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Assessment of lead and cadmium levels in selected soils of Jaffna District of Sri Lanka

Vijayakumar, S.; Ratnayake, R.; Gnanavelrajah, N. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are hazardous metals which can cause deleterious health effects when consumed above safe limits. These two cations could enter the human body through plant based food for which soil is the major ...
Awareness of Banned Pesticide usage among Vegetable Grower’s and Health impacts in the Vavuniya District

Sharaniya, S.; Loganathan, P. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Pesticides kill or deter the destructive activity of the target organism and they posses’ inherent toxicities that endanger the health of the farmers, consumers and the environment. The objectives of this study were to ...
Development and Investigation of Garlic Added Yoghurt Using Cow Milk

Thaimiga, R.; Pagthinathan, M.; Nafees, M.S.M. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Yogurt has greater popularity among fermented milk products. The development of fruit and flavoured yoghurt resulted in this product becoming of major importance in markets. Garlic is a common food spice and herbal medicine ...
Role of Mass Media in the Decision of the Consumer Desire to go for a Sustainable Fresh Water Alternative: A Case Study Conducted Within Jaffna Municipal Limit

Latha, U.; Umashankar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

An urgency has developed over the last few decades in the safety and purity and the extent of freshness of ground water which apparently is the only source of drinking water in the peninsula. This ironically is due to the ...
In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation of Solanum xanthocarpum in Jaffna District

Vijayakumar, T.; Viviyan, S. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Solanum xanthocarpum is important medicinal plant in traditional practices. It is known by the Tamil name “Kandankathari”. It means cutting phlegm from throat. It is used to treat the respiratory disorder in Indigenous ...
Induction of peroxidase activity in tomato leaf tissues treated with two crop management systems across a temperature gradient

Prasannath, K.; Costa, D.M.De. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Application of pesticides has been the main method of controlling plant diseases. However, there is a growing interest in developing alternative measures aiming to minimize the harmful impacts of pesticides on the environment ...
Yield and Economics of Other Field Crops in Rain-fed upland cultivation in the Jaffna Peninsula of Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Vijayathasan, S.; Selvanathan, N. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

The study was done to evaluate six common Other Field Crops (OFC) that belong to three major crop groups, grain legumes, coarse grains and oil crops cultivated as Marginal uplands under fully rain-fed conditions for three ...
Impact of alternative wetting and drying on the soil surface organic matter in a lowland paddy field

Sellathurai, T.; Kamaleswaran, S.; Galagedara, L.W.; Mowjood, M.I.M (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Ponded water in lowland paddy cultivation has a role on soil biomass accumulation, decomposition, and nutrient availability. However, alternative wetting and drying (AWD) is a common phenomenon under minor irrigation systems ...
Growth conditions of Teak (Tectona grandis L.) Plantation in Mullaitivu District

Satheesan, T.; Sivanathawerl, T.; Sivachandran, S.; Phuspakumara, D.K.N.G (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Teak is an important timber plant widely used in Sri Lanka. Teak plantation was established in Northern part of Sri Lanka since 1960’s. Among the districts of the Northern region, Mullaitivu is a potential district for ...
Production of bio agent, Trichoderma viride using liquid wastes and other substrates

Emerson, F.L.; Mikunthan, G. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

In ecofriendly agriculture, Trichoderma species is promising bio control agent for various plant pathogens. It can be multiplied in solid and liquid media but liquid fermentation has yields high reproductive capacity and ...
Economic status of rural households with rain water harvesting systems (A case study in Monaragala District)

Sandamali, W.D.P; Nanthakumaran, A. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Water scarcity is one of the major problems particularly for the rural households in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. It is believed that Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) may be a solution for this problem. As a result the rural ...
Screening of salinity tolerant rice cultivars at seedling stage

Tharani, T.; Suvanthini, S.; Thirukkumaran, G. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Rice is the staple food for more than a billion people worldwide, which includes twenty million people in Sri Lanka. Currently about 100,000 hectares of paddy lands in Sri Lanka are affected by salinity which limiting the ...
Determination of Metanil yellow in Chili and Turmeric powder samples available in Jaffna peninsula

Jaathavan, T.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Sritharan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Metanil yellow (C18H14N3NaO3S) is a synthetic azo dye, not permitted to use in food products in many countries because of their potential carcinogenicity. But they are illegally used to colour food products like turmeric ...
Morphological and Agronomical diversity present in popular cluster onion (Allium cepa.l.) L and races in Northern region of Sri Lanka

Araskesary, S.J.; Balasooriya, D.B.G.R.C.; Gugapriya, R. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

There are three major groups of cultivars available in Jaffna district; Jaffna local, Vallarai and Vethalam. Twenty characters were studied for twenty six germplasm of these groups collected from Jaffna district. Of which ...
Determination of water quality and evaluation of the trophic state of Udukirivila reservoir, Weerakatiya, Sri Lanka

Bandara, T.P.D.S.; Asanthi, H.B.; Maithreepala, R.A. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

This study was conducted to determine the basic physiochemical parameters, Water Quality Index (WQI) and Carlson’s Trophic State Index (TSI) in Udukirivila reservoir, Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka. It is in a cascade system ...
Plant Diversity and Income Generation of Home garden in Kilinochchi District

Vinujan, S.; Sivanathawerl, T.; Sivachandran, S.; Phuspakumara, D.K.N.G. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Home gardens are considered as one of the sustainable land use systems in Sri Lanka. Sustainable production and enhance the socio-economic condition can be achieved by home gardening. There were no data regarding the ...
Biochar as a bio amendment to reduce heavy metals translocation into Maize

Thushyanthy, Y.; Mikunthan, T.; Meththika, V. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Heavy metal contaminated soil is rich in Pb and Cu in extreme concentrations, generate an unfavourable surroundings for agriculture and human health through phyto-accumulation. This study was conducted to assess the ...
Formulation and quality assessment of compost prepared with different compositions of Palmyrah resources

Nilushiny, A.M; Karunaithan, T.; Mary, S.; Srivijeindran, S.; Jeyakanth, A. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

A study was carried out to find the best formulation for compost by utilizing palmyrah resources and to study the effect of such compost on crop yield. This study was done at Palmyrah Research Institute. The experiment was ...
Coir dust extract as a cost effective culture medium in multiplication of Bacillus thuringiensis against Aedes aegypti

Premsuja, V.; Mikunthan, G.; Jegathambigai, V.; Svinningen, A.E. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Aedes aegypti is the principal vector for dengue disease. During the last 9 months of the year 2015, 20823 suspected dengue cases have been reported from all over the Sri Lanka. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is widely used ...
Comparative studies on functional properties of Palmyrah seed shoot flour with Wheat and Rice flour

Mahilrajan, S.; Robika, K.; Nilushiny, A.M.; SriVijeindran, S. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

Palmyrah palm (Borassus flabellifer) produces two types of flour such as odiyal and pulukodiyal flour. Odiyal flour obtained from sundried ground seed shoot of palmyrah though boiled dried and ground tuber give rise to ...

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