Livestock sector has been contributing considerable portion to the economy of Sri Lanka, and still promising to play great role in the economic development of the country. Products and by-products come from livestock ...

Ice cream is a globally popular frozen dairy product. It's usually prepared from cow's milk. Antioxidant and phenolic components are often lacking in commercially marketed ice cream. In order to increase the usage of ...

Goats are an excellent source of meat and milk for human consumption. Parasitic infestations lead to significant health concerns and huge economic losses in goat farming. The aim of the present study was to determine ...

Due to anthropogenic activities heavy metals in the environment tend to reach concentrations which are not permissible, causing adverse health conditions. These elements enter into the human body through dermal, ...

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 ...

Home gardening is identified as one of the remedial measures for food security issues caused by the economic downfall in Sri Lanka. Home gardening contributes to household food security by providing direct access to ...

Accelerated ageing is an artificial technique that induces ageing effect in fresh paddy within a short period of time while reducing the holding costs for millers. Thus, the aim of the study was to check the suitability ...

Damaged and cracked grains are abundant in combine harvesting method due to subsequent harvesting and threshing operations at high speeds. Cracks on grains adsorb moisture from the storage environment and impose negative ...

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 ...

Onion is an economically valuable vegetable crop which is naturally cross-pollinating entomophily with two crop cycles as seed–bulb and bulb–seed. Seeds and bulbs are the primary propagation materials in bulb production. ...