Generally, fruits and vegetables are very good source of natural antioxidants which consists of many different antioxidant components. Though there are many vegetables available in the markets with high antioxidant values ...

Fishery is a major income source of the Sri Lankan people resides in the coastal region. Among those, Jaffna contributes a considerable proportion to the total fishery production of the island which was 4.5% of the total ...

A Cladistic Analysis showing phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Aeliini Stal having five genera and ten species from the Oriental region is presented. The dendrogram shows that the genera Aelia Fabricius, Bonacialus ...

In the post-war context, Jaffna crab industry is developed, exporting live, fresh de-shelled and processed crabs all around the world. Human consumes only 40% of the crab’s weight as meat and the rest is thrown into the ...

The present study was carried out to analyze the possibility of practicing aquaculture in selected mangrove regions in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. A detailed study on the possibility of undertaking aquaculture has been carried out ...

Xylanase production by the alkalophilic Bacillus pumilus was improved under submerged fermentation when commercial Birchwood xylan was used as the substrate. Initially the medium containing commercial Birchwood xylan 20gL-1 ...

Heavy metal contamination in food crops and ground water lead toxic effects on living organisms through the interference of the metabolic pathways. In this paper, the prevailing scientific data, with regard to the accumulation ...

The present study was carried out to investigate the spatial variation of physico - chemical parameters and sediment characteristics in some areas of the Jaffna estuary in order to assess the differences among sites with ...

Students from remote schools are the victims who face learning loss and difficulties during the COVID-19 risk vacation. The objective of the study is to find out the learning loss and difficulties of junior secondary ...

Biochemical studies (protein, fat, moisture and ash) were done on five species of holothurians namely Holothuria leucospilota, Holothuria scabra, Holothuria spinifera, Stichopus naso and Thelenota anax, which were collected ...