Paddy was soaked with 30% moisture, and hot water soaking (35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 °C) was compared to cold soaking (CS) and submerged aerated soaking (SAS) in terms of the parameters of the paddy grain and the effluent. ...

As a result of the past failures in centralized management, community-based management approach was evolved as a better alternative in Mangrove management. However, effectiveness of community-based Mangrove management ...

This study aims to investigate local fisherman’s willingness to accept compensation for commercial sea cucumber farms in Jaffna Lagoon, Sri Lanka, and analyse the factors influencing the selected attributes for this ...

Sri Lankan agriculture sector is vital to the country's economy but faces challenges: expensive inorganic fertilizers, limited land availability, climate change and disease outbreaks leading to reduced local agricultural ...

Water being one of the world’s basic resources and the most important element for lives to survive. But, because of several water related issues and population growth Sri Lanka is in a negative track in terms of water ...

In Sri Lanka, there are 70,000 rice mills performing parboiling of 2.8 million metric tonnes of paddy (rough rice) per year. Rice processing is the country’s largest agro-based sector, producing more output per unit of ...

The objective of the study was to investigate the influence of dairy cow management techniques and milking methods on hygienic quality of raw milk. Total Bacterial Count (TBC) and Total Coliform Colonies (TCC) were ...

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) peel and Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) are excellent sources of dietary fiber, minerals and bioactive compounds. However, their potential health benefits are not fully evaluated ...

This study examines differences in extraction efficiency of three methods for extracting root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) from maize roots. The Baermann funnel, Whitehead & Hemming tray, and centrifugal-sugar ...

New Zealand is a major producer of carrot seeds globally. Carrots are an important nutritional crop for human consumption. Since the growth and development of carrot seed crops mainly depend on climatic factors, seed yield ...