The present study was carried out to analyze the economic loss of Sri Lankan fishers due to the poaching activities by Indian trawlers. Fishery resources are major livelihoods in South Indian and North Sri Lankan people ...

The Water Quality Index (WQI) is simple tool and compound indicator, aggregates information from several water quality parameters to convey water quality information in single value to planners, policy makers and 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 ...

Palmyrah palm (Borassus flabellifer) is a multi-beneficial tree. During the fruiting season there is a huge loss of Palmyrah fruits due to inadequacy of techniques to convert the fruits into value added food products. This ...

Repeated use of oils for frying can create products that are harmful for human health. This study was aimed to evaluate the stability of three oils widely used in Sri Lanka, namely, coconut oil (CO), sunflower oil (SO) and ...