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BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH GERMINATING RICE GRAINS (ORYZA SATIVA L. SUBSP. INDICA VAR. MOTTAIKARUPPAN) AND GERMINATION IMPROVEMENT

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Rice Science, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 240-242, 2009., 2009)

To determine biochemical changes during the germination of rice grains (Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica var. Mottaikaruppan) and to improve germination rate using gibberellic acid and surfactants [sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) ...
OPTIMIZATION OF BREAD PREPARATION FROM WHEAT FLOUR AND MALTED RICE FLOUR

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Rice Science, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 51-59, 2010., 2010)

The feasibility of partially replacing wheat flour with malted rice flour in bread making was evaluated in several formulations, aiming to find a formulation for the production of malted rice-wheat bread with better ...
STUDY ON PREPARATION OF RICE-WHEAT BREAD USING PREMIX

Mahalingam, P.; Veluppillai, S.; Ekanayake, S. (In The Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 31-36, 2014, 2014)

In this study the formulation of rice-wheat bread premixes stored for 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks were investigated aiming to find out the feasibility of preparing rice-wheat bread using premix (rice flour, wheat flour, yeast and ...
APPLICATION OF NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) SPECTROSCOPY TO QUANTIFY FAT AND TOTAL SOLID CONTENTS OF SWEETENED CONDENSED CREAMER

Sivakanthan, S.; Jayasiri, M.M.; Madhujith, T. (In Tropical Agricultural Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 554-560, 2015., 2015)

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has emerged in food industry as a rapid, non-destructive method in the quality analysis of food and beverages. The objective of the present study was to explore the applicability of NIR ...
COMPARISON OF OXIDATIVE STABILITY OF SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM), SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX) AND MAHUA (MEE) (MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA) OILS AGAINST PHOTO-OXIDATION AND AUTOXIDATION

Walallawita, W. K. U. S.; Bopitiya, D.; Sivakanthan, S.; Jayawardana, N.W.I.A.T.; Madhujith, T. (International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Lipid oxidation is one of the major causes of food spoilage. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the oxidative stability of Sesame (Sesamum indicum), Soybean (Glycine max) and Mahua (Madhuca longifolia) against ...
Effect of different pulsing solutions on vase life of Dieffenbachia maculata Cut foliage

Sasikala, S.; Pradheeban, L.; Selvaskanthan, S. (International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science, 2015)

The effect of selected chemical agents used as pulsing solutions to improve the keeping quality and extend the vase life of Dieffenbachia maculata cut foliage had been studied especially when they are used for flower ...
Screening Commonly Cultivated Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties in Jaffna for Reaction to Salinity at Seedling Stage Under Hydroponics

Pradheeban, L.; Nissanka, N.A.A.S.P.; Suriyagoda, L.D.B. (SLCARP InternationalAgricultural Research Symposium.pp 17, 2014)

Twenty two rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties cultivated in Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka were tested for their response to salinity at seedling stage in two factor factorial experiment conducted in a completely randomized ...
Clustering of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties Cultivated in Jaffna District of Sri Lanka based on Salt Tolerance during Germination and Seedling Stages

Pradheeban, L.; Nissanka, N.A.A.S.P.; Suriyagoda, L.D.B. (Tropical Agricultural Research 25 (3),, 2013)

Twenty three rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties cultivated in Jaffna district of Sri Lanka were screened for salt tolerance at the germination and early seedling stage using different salinity levels (0, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 45 ...
Influence of Different Application Methods of Gibberellic acid (GA3) on Quality and Yield of Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)

Sangeetha, J.; Sivachandiran, S.; Selvaskanthan, S. (2015)

Israel blue is the seeded grape variety commonly cultivated by Jaffna farmers. Farmers face problems in marketing of grapes and obtaining lower prices due its poor quality. Gibberellic acid (GA3) is commonly used to improve ...
Growth conditions of Teak (Tectona grandis L.) Plantation in Mullaitivu District

Satheesan, T.; Sivanathawerl, T.; Sivachandran, S.; Phuspakumara, D. K. N. G. (International Conference on Dry Zone Agriculture -2015. Jaffna University, Sri Lanka, 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 ...
Cultivar Variability Studies on Karuthacolomban Mango (Mangifera indica L.) based on Phenotypic Characters in Thenmaradchy division of Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

Jayavanan, K.; Sivachandiran, S. (Sri Lanka, International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science, 2015)

Mango karuthacolomban is a very promising and popular cultivar existed with high consumer preference. But, there is no consistency in the characters among the available types. Hence, the objective of this study is to ...
Role of live fence Agroforestry in Jaffna peninsula

Jayavanan, K.; Pushpakumara, D.K.N.G.; Sivachandran, S. (Tropical agriculturist, 2014)

Live fences are common feature of agricultural landscape in Sri Lanka. However, little information is available on abundance, composition, and their functions. Hence, a study was carried out at five villages, namely Kopay, ...
Homegarden to Rebuild Environmental, Economic, Food and Nutritional Security in North & Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka

Pushpakumara, D.K.N.G.; Jeyavanan, K.; Marambe, B.; Sivananthawerl, T.; Singh, V.P. (Tropical homegardens: multi functionality and benefits, World congress on Agroforestry (wca2014-2485) held at WijayanBhavan, Delhi, India, 2014)

Homegarden agroforestry is an integrated land management system that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social benefits to people through growing of appropriate but high value and cultural trees and crops and ...
Effect of Different Mulching Materials on Weed abundance, Growth and Yield of Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) Under Drip Irrigation

Selvaskanthan, S.; Sivachandiran, S. (Proceedings of the International Symposiumon Agriculture and Environment-2013, 2013)

A field experiment was conducted to assess the weed control efficiency of different mulching materials in okra cultivation under drip irrigation. In addition to this, effects of mulching materials on the population of ...
Control of Parthenium hysterophorus (L) and its Impact on Yield Performance of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Nishanthan, K.; Sivachandiran, S.; Marambe, B. (Tropical Agricultural Research 25, 2013)

Impact of weed control methods on the persistence of Parthenium hysterophorus (L), and quantity and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) yield was studied in two farmer fields i.e. a site heavily infested with P. ...
Preliminary investigation on chemical parameters of Karuthacolomban Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) in Jaffna

Jeyavanan, K.; Sivachandiran, S.; Nishanthan, K. (Jaffna, Annual sessions of the Jaffna science association, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2013)

Karuthacolomban mango from Thenmaradchy division of Jaffna district is very popular among the consumers. But there is no consistency in the physico-chemical characters of the fruit among these Karuthacolomban cultivars. ...
Variability studies on Karuthacolomban Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) based on physical parameters in Thenmaradchi divisions of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Jeyavanan, K.; Nishanthan, K.; Sivachdiran, S. (Proceedings of 13th Annual Research Symposium held at the Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, 2012)

Karuthacolombanis the well-known mango type cultivated Jaffna district with high consumer preference. But there is no consistency in the characters found among the existing plants. To clasify the different types of ...
Varietal influences of organically grown Cowpea at different spacing on weed abundance, growth and yield

Chandrika, T.; Sivachandiran, S. (Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session-2009, 2009)

Weed control becomes a different task in organic farming as many weed seeds are carried with materials used as organic manures. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three different inter row spacing of three different ...
Multiplication Pattern of Local Earthworm in different crop stands

Sivaruban, S.; Sivachandiran, S.; Pradheeban, L. (Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session-2009, 2009)

The changes of earthworm communities were evaluated in different crop stands in a calcic reddish yellow latosol over a period of six months (Aug 2007 /Feb 2008) at Agriculture research station, Thirunelvely. Six treatments ...
Growth and yield Responses of Capsicum (Capsicum annuum) Intercropped with Maize(Zea mays)

Kanatharan, Y.; Sivachandiran, S.; Sivakumar, S. (Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session-2009, 2009)

Effect of planting pattern of capsicum in maize in an intercropping system was studied at the District Agricultural Training Centre (DATC), Thirunelvely, during the period from November 2008 to March 2009. The experiment ...

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