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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 ...
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 ...
GENETIC VARIABILITY AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS IN PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) GERMPLASM FOR DUAL PURPOSE

Shanmuganathan, M; Gopalan, A; Mohanraj, K (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Genetic variability and diversity in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) was studied with 104 germplasm accessions of different origin. Analysis of variance indicated significant variances among the accessions ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A VARIETIAL SCREENING PROCEDURE FOR SALT TOLERANCE OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.) VARIETIES AT GERMINATION STAGE

Dissanayake, P. K; Wijeratne, A.W (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Germination rates were studied using four salt tolerant varieties (At 95-26-4, At 401, Pokkali, Bw 400), one with unknown reaction to salinity (Bg352) and two salt susceptible varieties (Bg 94-1, Bg 350). In the experiment ...
GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR HYDROCYANIC ACID CONTENT IN FORAGE SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

Mohanraj, K; Gopalan, A; Shanmuganathan, M (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Six lines (IS 1003, IS 3504, IS 3541, IS 6354, CO 27 and CO 28) and four testers (IS 0030, AKSS 5, GSSV 1 and TNS 52) were crossed in line x tester design to produce 24 hybrid combinations. These hybrids along with their ...
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 (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 ...
ADAPTING CROP VARIETIES TO ENVIRONMENTS AND CLIENTS THROUGH DECENTRALIZED - PARTICIPATORY APPROACH

Gunasekare, M.T.K (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 ...
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 (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 ...
THE POTENTIAL OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS IN STORED INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT

Rajapakse, R.H.S (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 ...
LARGE DIAMETER SHALLOW AGRO-WELLS – A NATIONAL ASSET OR A BURDEN FOR THE NATION?

Jayakody, A. N (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Large diameter open dug Agro-wells have become increasingly popular among farmers in the Dry and Intermediate Zones of Sri Lanka during the decades of 1980 and 1990. The numbers have expanded up to around 50,000 in an ...
RICE PINCH TO WAR THROWN NATION: AN OVERVIEW OF THE RICE SUPPLY CHAIN OF SRI LANKA AND THE CONSUMER ATTITUDES ON GOVERNMENT RICE RISK MANAGEMENT

De Silva, D A M; Yamao, M (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Rice is staple for 2 million people in war thrown nation devastated by tsunami. This is the second year running in which production increased in real terms through out past has failed to keep pace with population growth. ...
PADDY HUSK ASH AS A SOURCE OF POTASSIUM FOR GROWTH AND YIELD OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L.)

Priyadharshini, J; Seran, T H (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of paddy husk ash as a source of potassium on growth and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.). The treatments included recommended rate (0.075 ton/ha) of muriate of potash ...
A FIELD ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING HORSE HAIR BLIGHT (Marasmius equicrinis) IN TEA IN THE RATNAPURA DISTRICT

Dassanayake, N C; Wanigasundara, W A D P; Balasuriya, A; Amaratunge, M K S L D (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Horse Hair Blight (HHB) is an epiphytic fungus which is not considered phytopathogenic. However, under the hot and humid conditions prevailing in the low country, its proliferation in a habitat like tea bush canopies can ...
CUSTOMER-DEFINED QUALITY OF FOOD: AN EMPIRCAL INVESTIGATION BASED ON KANO ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR MILK POWDER

Lakni, W A K I; Jayasinghe-Mudalige, U K (Sabaragamuwa university of Sri lanka, 2006)

Using the Kano Analytical Methods [KAM] (Kano et al., 1984), this study examined empirically the consumer satisfaction towards 18 food quality attributes defined in the Caswell’s classification on customer-defined food ...

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