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AN EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIALITY OF EXOGENOUS OSMOPROTECTANTS MITIGATING WATER STRESS ON CHICKPEA

Bardhan, Kirti; Kumar, V; Dhimmar, S.K (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 200-05)

Chickpea is grown mainly as a non-irrigated post rainy season crop, therefore, to increase the economic competitiveness of chickpea, the management of drought is essential. A practice which can be used to enhance drought ...
POSITION OF THE BUD ON THE BUD STICK ON SUCCESS OF BUD GRAFT AND GROWTH Hevea brasiliensis (Muel Arg)

Udayakumara, E.P.N; Seneviratne, P (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

Budgrafting is currently the most popular method of propogation of rubber. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the budwood on bud grafting success, sprouting and the scion growth. In the first part, ...
MOTIVATION OF MANUAL WORKERS THROUGH SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES

Rosiro, H.S.R (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

This exploratory study was undertaken in an attempt to analyse how safe working habits of the handling of pesticides by manual workers in foliage farms in Sri Lanka affect work motivation and to propose strategies to ...
LINEAR ESTIMATION OF GIRTH AS A COVARIATE ON YIELD PARAMETERS OF RUBBER (Hevea brasiliensis Muell.Arg.): CORRELATION OF GIRTH WITH LATEX VOLUME AND WEIGHT

Karunaratne, P.M.A.S; Wijeratne, A.W; Kumara, J.B.D.A.P (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

Rubber, (Hevea brasiliensis Mull.Arg). plays an important role in the Sri Lankan economy as one of the main export agricultural crops in the country. Latex is the economically important part of rubber tree for which the ...
SUITABILITY OF CHARCOAL-CEMENT PASSIVE EVAPORATIVE COOLER FOR BANANA RIPENING

Dharmasena, D.A.N; Kumari, A.H.M.R.R (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

The common banana ripening methods practiced by fruit sellers are application of calcium carbide or ‘ethrel’. Ethrel is expensive and therefore the ethylene analogue calcium carbide is commonly used although it contains ...
CORRELATES OF ADOPTION OF COMPOSITE FISH CULTURE PRACTICES BY FISH FARMERS OF ASSAM, INDIA

Talukdar, P.K; Sontaki, B. S (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

The present study carried out during 1999 - 2000 in the purposively selected Sonitpur district of Assam focused on the factors influencing adoption of composite fish culture practices by the fish farmers. The data were ...
UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RAINFALL AND LUNAR PHASE- A CASE STUDY IN KANDY REGION IN SRI LANKA

Premachandra, N.P; De Silva, R. P; Punyawarden, B.V.R (Belihuloya,Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005)

There is a common belief among Sri Lankans that rainfall always occurs around “Poya day” (the day of full moon). The background for this belief is that the rainfall is influenced by the phase of the moon and this hypothesis ...
FABRICATION, TESTING AND EVALUATION OF A DUST FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALE SPICE GRINDING MILLS

Dharmasena, D. A. N; Jayatissa, D. N; Kumara, N. G. V. C. M; Wijesinghe, D. T. N (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

The generation of excessive levels of spicy aroma and the airborne dust in spice grinding mills is one of the main ergonomic problems of the workers and sometimes create social problems due to environmental pollution. ...
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF CERES-WHEAT MODEL TO VARIOUS WEATHER AND NON-WEATHER PARAMETERS FOR WHEAT (CV.GW-496)

Patel, H.R; Shekh, A.M (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

The CERES-wheat model was calibrated and validated based on actual data of field experiments with an objective to test the sensitivity of model to various weather and nonweather parameters for wheat (GW-496) in middle ...
PLIT APPLICATION OF MURIATE OF POTASH AND SULPHATE OF POTASH ON GROWTH, YIELD ATTRIBUTES, UPTAKE AND AVAILABILITY OF NUTRIENTS IN LOWLAND RICE CV. PY-5

Surendran, U (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

Field experiments were conducted in Typic Chromusterts of the experimental farm of the Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India to study the split application vis-a-vis customary full dose/basal application of different ...
IMPACT OF WATER MANAGEMENT ON PRODUCTION OF RICE IN BALIPATNA COMMAND AREA OF ORISSA, INDIA

Reddy, G.P (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

In order to know the impact of improved water management practices a study was conducted at Balipatna block under canal irrigation command to know the economic feasibility of water management through field channels. Data ...
KNOWLEDGE SHARING-BASED STRATEGIC ROLES OF SUBSIDIARIES OF MULTINATIONALS IN CHINA

Amarasinghe, S.T.C; Yunshi, M (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

In this study, multinational enterprise was conceptualized as an integrative unit for making localized knowledge global. Knowledge base of a Multi National Corporation was basically categorized into two groups; local and ...
COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON IN-VITRO RESPONSE OF FRESH AND OLD CALLI OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.)

Amarasinghe, A.A.Y; Yang, Y.S (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2005-07)

In-vitro responses of fresh and old calli of japonica variety, Taipei 309, and indica variety, Qiuguiai 11, were investigated with different culture procedures to develop an efficient protocol to improve the regeneration ...
HYBRID NAPIER (Pennisetum perpureum X Pennisetum americarnum) VAR. CO-3: A RESOURCEFUL FODDER GRASS FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA

Premaratne, S; Premalal, G.G.C (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2006)

Less availability of good quality green forages has led to low productivity from national dairy herd of Sri Lanka. Growing fodder to suit the particular production system is an efficient and economical solution for this ...
PRODUCTIVITY AND SOIL FERTILITY STATUS AS INFLUENCED BY INTEGRATED USE OF N-FIXING BIOFERTILIZERS, ORGANIC MANURES AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS IN ONION

Jayathilake, P.K.S; Reddy, I.P; Srihari, D; Reddy, K.R (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2006)

One of the major constraints associated with onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivation is improper nutrient management. This necessitates to ascertain an efficient and economical integrated approach with renewable source such ...
RADIATION INTERCEPTION, LIGHT EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT AND LEAF AREA INDEX OF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) CROP AS INFLUENCED BY ROW ORIENTATION AND ROW SPACING

Lunagaria, M.M; Shekh, A.M (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2006)

A field experiment was conducted at the B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (India)(22°35’N, 72°55’E; 45.1 m MSL)during rabi (winter) season of 2003-2004 on a sandy loam soil to study the ...
ADAPTING CROP VARIETIES TO ENVIRONMENTS AND CLIENTS THROUGH DECENTRALIZED - PARTICIPATORY APPROACH

Gunasekare, M.T.K (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2006)

Since 1990s, participatory approaches have became a driving force for agricultural research and rural development. The participatory approach in crop improvement involves the client-farmer in the cultivar selection or ...
EVALUATION OF HERBICIDE MIXTURES FOR WEED CONTROL IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.) UNDER MIDDLE GUJARAT CONDITIONS

Patel, V. J; Upadhyay, P. N; Patel, J. B; Patel, B. D (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the herbicide mixtures for weed control in maize (Zea mays L.) under middle Gujarat conditions at College Agronomy Farm, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand during Kharif ...
THE POTENTIAL OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS IN STORED INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT

Rajapakse, R.H.S (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2006)

In most of the tropical countries including Sri Lanka beetles attack store seeds and is a major cause of serious post harvest losses. In order to protect the stored product from insects not only pesticides but a formulation ...
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AS A KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Senanayake, S.G.J.N (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Indigenous knowledge is the unique knowledge confined to a particular culture or society. It is also known as local knowledge, folk knowledge, people's knowledge, traditional wisdom or traditional science. This knowledge ...

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