Introduction Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe grisea is one of the most devastating rice diseases in the world. It causes tremendous yield losses each year and is a threat to Sri Lankan rice production Fungicides have ...

Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita is a major silent enemy in organic brinjal cultivation. Root-knot nematodes are sedentary vascular endoparasites that feed on plant roots and form galls that interfere with the ...

Fabaceae member green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) is one of the most economically important grain legumes of traditional farming systems of Sri Lanka because of its cheap sources of protein, animal feed, and in ...

Soft rot disease in vegetables is mainly caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum, which is one of the destructive pre- and post-harvest bacterial pathogens of vegetables. Post-harvest losses due to soft rot disease in vegetables ...

Mushroom is a nutrition rich food source and is also called as “poor man’s meat”. The demand for mushroom around the globe and Sri Lanka has increased greatly. Success of commercial mushroom production is depended on ...

Introduction and Objectives Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe grisea is one of the most devastating rice diseases in the world. It causes tremendous yield losses each year and is a threat to Sri Lankan rice production ...

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is an economical important orchard crop mainly cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Due its excellent medicinal value, papaw is recommended to consume daily by medical professionals ...

The invasive alien plant species Parthenium, was introduced to Sri Lanka with the goats brought from India by the Indian peace keeping force for their food in 1987. Itis a problematic weed,possess significant threat not ...

Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita is a threat to the chilli cultivation, by forming root galls and subsequent wilting. These nematodes are reported surviving in other Solanaceae family crops and in some weeds as ...

Brown Planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (stål) is one of the major pests which causes significant yield loss annually in Sri Lanka and has become one of the most serious pests of rice in the last decade in Ampara ...