The complex process of absorbing carbon dioxide by leaves from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil carbon pool is known as soil carbon sequestration. A quality vegetation cover accelerates this process. Carbon ...

Environmental quality varies across different land-use types. As a result, available species communities and their functions also change across different land-uses, even within a single climatic zone. Community responses ...

Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most-widely grown grains in Sri Lanka. However, farmers who cultivate maize have been facing both water logging conditions and low water conditions for a long period due to irregular rain ...

Weeds compete with tea mostly for light, water, and nutrients, which have a variable impact on the yield of tea. Herbicide use is the most famous method in tea plantations to control weeds. Glyphosate is a widely used ...

Clear-cutting can be recognized as an economical way of timber harvesting in terms of profit and time-saving. Simultaneously, the rapid change within any ecosystem caused by the removal of entire vegetation causes serious ...

Soil erosion is one of the critical environmental and health issues faced by humans. Various natural and anthropogenic factors contribute to accelerate soil erosion, which in turn causes soil degradation. Land use land ...

Many different herbicides have been suggested to control weeds in tea fields. Among them, glyphosate has become a popular herbicide among farmers because it effectively controls a wide range of weeds. Glyphosate residues ...

The prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka has received much attention over the past two decades. Many scientists have proposed that prolonged consumption of ...