The agricultural sector plays a key role in Sri Lankan economy, whose major source of livelihoods is smallholder farming in paddy and vegetable cultivation which is highly vulnerable to climate changes having negative ...

The overuse and misuse of chemical pesticides has widely been reported in vegetable cultivation in Sri Lanka. While safer and environmental friendly pest and disease management methods such as Integrated Pest Management ...

Emergence of multidrug resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella is a major health concern worldwide due to the predominant occurrence of Salmonella enterica sub-species enterica serovar Typhimurium phage type 104 (DT104) conferring ...

The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. Diet and nutrition are important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Physiological and biochemical ...

Global changes will affect rice ecosystems at local levels. Although issues of climate change have received most attention, other global changes will have more immediate impacts on crop productivity and health. These ...

The effect of food habits and attitudes on micro-sleepiness was attempted to study simultaneously with development of a food product to combat. Data were collected from Sri Lanka Police Traffic Division and from 250 ...

This study aimed to investigate quality of fish landed in Negombo area and distributed in suburban areas in Western province of Sri Lanka. Hundred samples of large fish (Katsuwonus pelamis and Euthynnus affinis) and 60 ...

The global climate has been changing with the elevated CO2 in the atmosphere; hence identification of effective measures to mitigate or combat the adverse effects of climate change is at uttermost importance. The goal of ...

The process of risk analysis consists out of three components, risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. These components are internationally well spread by Codex Alimentarius Commission as being the basis ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antioxidant activity and DNA damage inhibition potential of aqueous extract of S. melongena with different skin colours. Water extracts of brinjal with four different ...