Agricultural Biology: Recent submissions

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Morphology of Medicinal plant, Mollugo cerviana and its Growth Potential in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Thenuvathany, B.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the 3 rd international conference on Dry Zone Agriculture, 2017-11)

Mollugo cerviana (Linn.) Ser. belonging to the family Molluginaceae has identification ambiguity though it is used in many traditional medicinal systems including Siddha and Ayurveda. Since the herb has huge medicinal ...
Suitability of Some Organic Wastes as Substrates to Promote Oyster and Milky Mushrooms

Niroja, M.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the 3 rd international conference on Dry Zone Agriculture, 2017-11)

Mushroom cultivation is nowadays a feasible income generating venture to many people in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Even though the cultivation of mushrooms is depending on sawdust, which is being used as the major ...
Natural Occurrence of Acaropathogenic Rhizopus sp. on Oligonychus sp. Damaging Gliricidia Leaves and the Effect of Pesticides on its Existence

Gobinantha, S.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the 3 rd international conference on Dry ZoneAgriculture, 2017-11)

Exploring the nature towards determining the existing biological control mechanisms is the timely need to create awareness among the farming community to manage their pests in crops. This would minimize unnecessary use of ...
Management of Root Rot Caused by Curvularia spp. on Ludwigia repens using Biocontrol Agents

Y. Tharmili, G. Mikunthan; V. Jegathambigai, A. Sivinningen (Proceeding of the 3 rd international conference on Dry Zone Agriculture, 2017-11)

Ludwigia repens is the most popular ornamental aquarium plant cultivated in Green Farms (Pvt) Ltd., Marawila in Sri Lanka for export purpose. Recently, a root rot disease was detected to be a major problem in the cultivation ...
Distribution, Infestation and Occurrence of Noorda blitealis Wlk. and Gitona distigma (Meigen) in Moringa oleifera Lam. in the Home Gardens of the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Sharjana,K.; Mikunthan, G. (Distribution, Infestation and Occurrence of Noorda blitealis Wlk. and Gitona distigma(Meigen) in Moringa oleifera Lam, 2017)

Moringa oleifera Lam. is grown in Jaffna home gardens for pods and leaves. After the introduction of Moringa variety PKM 1, the population of leaf eating caterpillar (Noorda blitealis Wlk) and pod fly (Gitona distigma ...
LIQUID FORMULATION AND SPORE VIABILITY OF AN ANTAGONISTIC FUNGUS Trichoderma viride, IN FRUIT PULP OF Tamarindus indica

Keerthana, R.; Mikunthan, G.; Thiruchchelvan, N. (Proceeding of the, 2nd south Asian conference on multi-disciplinary research 8 November 2019,Srilanka, 2019-11)

Trichoderma species are promising antagonistic fungus against soil-borne plant pathogens and more prevalent among other bio-control agents. It has great perspective to be mass-produced by using cost effective locally ...
In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic fungi Isaria, Lecanicillium species against Coconut black beetle

Saththiya, G.; Mikunthan, T. (Proceeding of the 3rd international conference on Dry Zone Agriculture, 2018)

Coconut black beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros is a serious pest of coconut in Sri Lanka and this is one of most damaging insects to palms in Asia. There is no any method as biological control agent except Baculovirus oryctes ...
BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF Amaranthus STEM BORER (Hypolixus truncatulus) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)

Rajeshkanna, S.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture 2017, 2017)

Amaranthus stem borer, Hypolixus truncatulus(F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has become a major problem in Amaranthus cultivations in Mannar and Kilinochchi districts compelling farmers to abandon cultivations. This study ...
PRODUCTION OF AN ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE, Acrobeloides longiuterus USING ARTIFICIAL SOLID MEDIA

Thiruchchelvan, N.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the 8TH YSF SYMPOSIUM, 2018-11-01)

Acrobeloides longiuterus (Nematoda: Cephalobidae) is a free-living nematode [not a true member in the entomopathogenic genera (Steinernema and Heterorohabditis)] isolated from soils of Northern Sri Lanka using an ...
Handpicking Is An Efficient Practice For Blister Beetle MylabrisPustulata(Meloidae: Coleoptera) In Garden

Suvanthini, T.; Thirukkumaran, G.; Priyatharsan, U. (International journal of scientific & technology research, 2017-08)

Blister beetle is a highly movable Coleopteran insect. Adults mainly feed on floral parts while grub exhibits predacious habit which preys on honey bee and eggs of grasshoppers. Management of this beetle in the garden which ...
Parthenium Based Composting: An Approach to Minimize the Existing Weed Population in Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Kishojini, P.; Pakeerathan, K.; Mikunthan, G. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna., 2017)

An alien species Parthenium is a problematic weed species to native biodiversity and considered as the second most important threat after habitat destruction. Its incursion and quick adaptation in Northern Sri Lanka is ...
Molecular mapping of leaf rust resistance in C14.16/Aus91433 RIL population

Pakeerathan, K.; Bariana, H.S.; Bansal, U.K. (Uva Wellassa University, 2018)

Leaf rust, caused by P. triticina (Pt) is one of the most wide-spread diseases of wheat. This pathogen was introduced into Australia by first migrant settlers. Due to its wide range of adoptation, rapid evolution of P. ...
Development of co-dominant KASP markers co-segregating with Ug99 effective stem rust resistance gene Sr26 in wheat

Qureshi, N.; Pakeerathan, K.; Gessese, M. K.; Nsabiyera, V. (Mol Breeding, 2018)

Stem rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is a threat to global food security due to its ability to cause total crop failures. The Pgt race TTKSK (Ug99) and its derivatives detected in East ...
Measuring Effectiveness of Leaf Rust Resistance QTL using In-Planta Fungal Quantity by Chitin Assay in a Aus27506/Aus27229 RIL Population

Pakeerathan, K.; Bariana, H.S.; Bansal, U.K. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, 2017)

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Eriks & E. Henn) is an important disease of wheat. This pathogen was introduced into Australia by first migrant settlers. Since its introduction, rapid evolution of P. triticina (Pt) ...
GPS Based Density and Distribution Mapping and Composting a Sustainable Approach for Monitoring and Managing Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in Northern Sri Lanka

Kishojini, P.; Pakeerathan, K.; Mikunthan, G. (International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2018)

The silent habitat invader Parthenium is a most important problematic weed to native biodiversity and agriculture. Its accidental incursion and quick adaptation in Northern Sri Lanka is considered to be the major threat ...
Integrated approaches to manage the invasive alien weed Parthenium in Northern Sri Lanka

Kishojini, P.; Pakeerathan, K.; Mikunthan, G. (IOBC Newsletter, 2017)

Family Asteraceae member Parthenium hysterophorus is one of the noxious alien weeds to Sri Lanka, invaded from India and spread from Vavuniya to all over the country within a short period of time using its own biologicalpower. ...
Field survey of Papaya Anthracnose in selected markets and In-Vitro assessment of Bio Rationales against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Niveka, S.; Pakeerathan, K.; Mikunthan, G. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna., 2018)

Papaya ( Carica papaya L.) is an economical important fruit crop in tropical and sub-tropical countries. It is consumed as fresh fruits or processed products. Anthracnose is one of post-harvest disease of papaya caused by ...
Characterization of a stripe rust resistance gene in wheat landrace AUS 27969 from the Watkins collection

Pakeerathan, K.; Bariana, H.S.; Bansal, U.K. (Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, 2015)

Landraces and wild relatives of wheat are rich repositories of new rust resistance genes. Landraces are preferred over wild relatives for the absence of deleterious effects associated with large alien segments.A common ...
Distribution, Infestation and Occurrence of Noorda blitealis Wlk. and Gitona distigma (Meigen) in Moringa oleifera Lam. in the Home Gardens of the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Sharjana,K.; Mikunthan, G. (Proceeding of the 3rd international conference on Dry Zone Agriculture,, 2017)

Moringa oleifera Lam. is grown in Jaffna home gardens for pods and leaves. After the introduction of Moringa variety PKM 1, the population of leaf eating caterpillar (Noorda blitealis Wlk) and pod fly (Gitona distigma ...
Biology and Management of Amaranthus stem borer (Hypolixus truncatulus) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)

Rajeshkanna, S.; Mikunthan, G. (Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture., 2017)

Amaranthus stem borer, Hypolixus truncatulus(F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has become a major problem in Amaranthus cultivations in Mannar and Kilinochchi districts compelling farmers to abandon cultivations. This study ...

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