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Impact of Different Ratios of Fish Tonic and Albert’s Solution on Growth and Yield Performance of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Elankeeran, G.; Pradheeban, L.; Thanusan, K. (Uva Wellassa University, 2024)

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) belongs to the family Asteraceae which is one of the most important leafy vegetable crops in the world. Production of quality lettuce is a major concern nowadays because it is consumed as raw ...

A study on the performance of four underutilized vegetable crops in Northern Province with different trellises

Nidarshini, S. P.; Sivachandiran, S. (University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka, 2024)

Underutilized vegetables have several agronomic traits that are beneficial for farmers and consumers. Crops, which were used in the current study, are traditionally cultivated in the North Central Province and rarely in ...

Livestock and aquaculture farming in Bangladesh: Current and future challenges and opportunities

Kieron, M.; Eeswaran, R.; Pouyan Nejadhashemi, A.; Sebastian Hernandez- Suarez, J. (Taylor & Francis, 2023)

We conducted a comprehensive review of livestock farming in Bangladesh to unveil current challenges and potential opportunities in this agricul- ture sector. Six challenges were selected as the major constraints to ...

Unveiling the resilience of smallholder farmers in Senegal amidst extreme climate conditions

Kieron, M.; Pouyan Nejadhashemi, A.; Talha, M.; Chikafa, M.; Eeswaran, R.; Nilson, V. J.; Ana Julia, P.; Ignacio, C.; Jean-Claude, B.; Amadiane, D.; Vara Prasad, P. V. (Wiley, 2024)

In Senegal, agriculture is an important sector underpinning the socioeconomic fabric of the populace. Notably, the agricultural production in this region exhib- its heightened sensitivity to climatic perturbations, ...

Irrigation scheduling for potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) under drip irrigation in an arid region using Aqua Crop model

Juan, Y.; Yingpan, Y.; Eeswaran, R.; Yang, Z.; Zhenghu, M.; Fubin, S. (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023)

Potato is one of the key food crops and China is the largest potato producer in the world. However water scarcity is the major constraint to increase the productivity of potato in the arid regions such as Ningxia in ...

Optimization of Black Tea Drying Temperature in an Endless Chain Pressure (ECP) Dryer

Abhiram, G.; Diraj, R.; Eeswaran, R. (MDPI, 2023)

Drying is a crucial and energy-consuming process in black tea manufacturing that is aimed at reducing moisture content and terminating enzymatic reactions in tea leaves. In Sri Lanka, an endless chain pressure (ECP) dryer ...

Effect of Different Planting Methods on Growth & Yield of Paddy Variety BG 360

Subaraj, R.; Pradheeban, L.; Thanusan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2023)

Diversity of Underutilized Plant Species in Knuckles Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka: A Case Study

Anushka Bandara, P.H.C.; Jeyavanan, K.; Sivananthawerl, T. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2023)

Underutilized plant species often find themselves confined to homegardens, small- scale farming systems, and forest ecosystems. Among these production systems, there has been insufficient attention given to studying ...

Effect of Assisted Natural Regeneration on Tree Diversity and Carbon Regulation

Rajapakshe, R.P.; Jeyavanan, K.; Sivananthawerl, T.; Sivachandiran, S.; Venukopan, N.; Sritharan, S. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2023)

Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) is one of the popular techniques to restore an ecosystem. This study aimed to assess the effect of ANR on biodiversity and carbon regulation in young plantations at reforestation units ...

Growth and Yield Performance of Selected Vegetables in Gliricidia-based Alley Cropping System

Mithusha, B.; Jeyavanan, K.; Sritharan, S. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2023)

The Gliricidia [Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp] is used as a hedgerow tree species in alley cropping system. However, studies on the impacts of Gliricidia on alley crops were limited to the dry zone of Sri Lanka. This ...

Effect of different mulching materials on the growth and yield performance of tomato (solanum lycopersicum) varieties

Jeyanthy, S.; Pradheeban, L.; Nishanthan, K. (5 th International Conference on Climate Change 2021 (ICCC 2021), 2021)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) belongs to the family Solanaceae is one of the important vegetable crop grown in Sri Lanka. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different mulching materials on the ...

Production Performance and Feed Cost Implications of Utilizing Seaweeds and Indian Jujube Seed Powder in Broiler Chicken Finisher Feed

Irsath, A.; Sathees, D.; Piratheepan, S.; Varthani, S.; Pirushanthi, G.; Jeyavanan, K. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2023)

Development of Sauce using Aloe barbadensis Miller

Sadeeka, M.F.; Keerthini, S.; Jeyavanan, K. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2023)

Evaluation of Propagation Rate of Different Succulent Plant Species in Different Growing Media

Zameela, N.M.; Anusiya, M.; Jeyavanan, K. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2023)

Forest Cover Change Detection in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka Using Landsat Multispectral Imagery

Rajeevan, R.; Jeyavanan, K.; Sivachandiran, S. (South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2023)

The estimation of forest cover and change detection is still a challenging task. Therefore, this study was carried out in a tropical forest, Mullaitivu district of Sri Lanka to assess the forest cover change detection using ...

Seed tuber size on growth and yield of selected potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties in Kilinochchi district of dry zone (DI3) of Sri Lanka.

Amirthavarssiny, K.; Pradheeban, L.; Amirthalojanan, A.; Arasakesary, S.J. (University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka, 2020)

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important food and cash crop mainly grown in up country, wet and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka. Yield of potato is affected by number of factors like variety, weather, soil and size ...

Influence of Different Concentrations of Aloe vera Leaf Gel on the shelf Life of Banana Pepper (Capsicum annuum ) in Different Stroage Temperature.

Renuga, J.; Pradheeban, L.; Anusiya, M. (Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2023)

Effect of Chemical Treatments & Cold Stratification on dormancy Breaking to Promote Germination in Israel Blue Grapes Variety

Weeraman, M.V.; Pradheeban, L. (National Science and Technology Commission, 2022)

Screening commonly cultivated rice cultivars in Sri Lanka with special reference to Jaffna for salt tolerance at seedling stage under hydroponics

Pradheeban, L.; Nissanka, S.P.; Suriyagoda, L.D.B. (International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR), 2015)

To screen rice cultivars cultivated in Sri Lanka for salt tolerance at seedling stage, factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with five replicates. Twenty two rice cultivars were tested ...

Suitability of Different Rooting Media and Length of Cuttings on Growth and Yield Performance of Mint ( s p ) Mentha p .

Priyatharshini, R.; Pradheeban, L.; Nishanthan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2020)

Mint ( spp) is an aromatic perennial herb. It belongs to the family Mentha Lamiaceae due to the specific aroma which is popular in world. It's not cultivated commercially in Northern part of Sri Lanka. The present ...

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