Usage of organic fertilizers is the best solution to overcome the detrimental effects caused by synthetic fertilizers. However, readily available quality organic fertilizers are limited. Microalgae could be used as bio ...

The banana pseudo-stem is a by-product of banana cultivation and is available throughout the year in Sri Lanka. It has many health beneficial properties, including antioxidant properties. Therefore, the present study ...

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), curry leaves (Murraya koenigii), ginger (Zingiber officinale), and liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) are commonly used herbs and spices in Sri Lanka for ...

Farmers tend to use inorganic fertilizers in excess amount for getting high yield. Excess application of inorganic fertilizer is detrimental. In this background a study was undertaken to formulate a low-cost organic ...

Nitrate contamination of water bodies has become a serious issue worldwide. This study aimed to isolate and identify nitrate reducing bacteria and investigate their nitrate removal efficiency in synthetic medium as the ...

Global warming is likely to be the most threatening environmental issue. Hence, the soil’s contribution to reducing CO2 concentration from the atmosphere through the process of soil carbon sequestration has gained considerable ...

This study was aimed to prepare tomato sauce using tomato powder produced by two drying methods; microwave vacuum and conventional drying. Ripen tomatoes of Thilina variety were washed, blanched for 1 minute by dipping in ...

The present study was aimed to formulate organic liquid fertilizers using banana pseudostem and to assess their potential use in the germination of selected seeds (i.e., chilli, curry chilli, lettuce and water spinach), ...

Cissus quadrangularis (‘Pirandai’) is one of the edible plants available in the Northern region of Sri Lanka. However, it remains underutilized due to the lack of awareness of its health beneficial properties. This study ...

Lipids from microalgae are renewable source of biofuels. Large amounts of algal biomass are produced under optimal growth conditions with relatively low lipid content. However, they have potential to accumulate high amount ...