Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an important cash crop in Sri Lanka, cultivated by either seed or bulb. Seed production of onion is important due to global demand of onion and lack of good quality planting materials at affordable ...

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different potting medium on growth and yield performances of brinjal (var. Thinnavelli purple) under organic and inorganic management. The experiment was carried out ...

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different potting medium on growth and yield performances of capsicum (Capsicum annum var. Hungarian Yellow Wax) under organic and inorganic management conditions. ...

Impact of weed control methods on the persistence of Parthenium hysterophorus L., and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) yield was studied in two farmer fields i.e. a site heavily infested with P. hysterophorus (Parthenium-site) ...

The drought analysis is a prime component in the preparedness of drought and the water resources management. The status of drought in Jaffna was investigated using standardized precipitation index (SPI) at 1, 3, 6, 9 and ...

Jaffna Lagoon is a productive fishing ground and also a sink for many anthropogenic effluents draining from its surrounding urban area. Jaffna lagoon suffers due to the consequence of urban growth and land use from the ...

The agricultural activity highly influenced by the rainfall and related meteorological parameters. This study utilized the method introduced by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to estimate the effective rainfall ...

Rice is one of the leading food crops in the world and is the primary dietary source of carbohydrates in over half of the world’s population. The parboiling process leads to improve rice quality and changed physicochemical ...

Tillage is an inevitable aspect in agriculture and various tillage methods are being utilized in Sri Lanka. Considerable amount of money is spent on tillage. Mechanical tillage activities are not much accessible by poor ...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the leading cereal crops in the developing world. Rice grain is a major source of carbohydrates, protein and other essential nutrients. The Degree of Milling (DOM) is a term used to describe ...