Over the past decade, paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka mostly rely upon chemical based conventional farming practices. Although it has substantially increased crop yields, they have adversely affected the environment and ...

Postharvest loss of big onion is considerable and one of major issues which adversely affects food security in Sri Lanka. One of major reasons is improper storage conditions where, mainly due to harvesting coincides ...

An ad-hoc decision to ban inorganic fertilizer created a massive and irreversible crisis due to the scarcity of fertilizer. Even though organic fertilizer is a good substitute for inorganic fertilizers, organic fertilizer ...

Rusks are widely consumed baby snacks that are commonly produced using wheat flour. Wheat flour was reported to cause health issues due to gluten. This study aimed to produce a nutritious, gluten-free baby rusk using ...

Potassium (K) is an essential macro nutrient for growth and production of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Exchangeable K fraction is the available form of K for plants. However, exchangeable K concentration in rice growing ...

Post-harvest techniques affect the quality of fruits and vegetables, and which determines the consumer acceptability. Hence the postharvest techniques should be improved to get maximum profit by the marketing agricultural ...

Maize is one of the leading crops in the world and is widely cultivated as a cereal grain. Heat stress is a main threat to current and future global maize production. Maize plants are sensitive to terminal heat stress ...

Synthetic fungicides are currently used as primary means for the control of plant disease. Besides, the inherent hazards and negative public perceptions about the synthetic chemicals, using of essential oils as novel ...

Tomato is one of the most widely cultivated vegetable in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Root-knot nematode (RKN) species, Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica are serious constraints to vegetable ...

During the Maha season of 2020/21, a farmer participatory research project was conducted to determine ideal location/s for the production of true seeds of cluster onion (Allium cepa.L.) in Jaffna district of Northern ...