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 ...

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, ...

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 ...