Purpose: Samanea saman whole pod (SSWP) has a potential to be used as an ingredient in broiler feed while its pod extract has antimicrobial properties. There is however, insufficient information on the use of Samanea ...

Purpose: Climate variability is a serious problem aff ecting the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries particularly those depend on rain fed agriculture. This study was carried out to investigate the extent of ...

Purpose: Nile tilapia is known to have a high prolifi c rate of reproduction which impacts the native aquatic bio-diversity. This phenomena and various methods of curtailing have been well studied in few selected places ...

Purpose: Feathers are known to play a signifi cant role in thermoregulation and provide a physical protection to the birds. Presence or absence of a good feather cover therefore, directly infl uences on a bird’s performance. ...

Purpose: Selecting bulbs based on their quality as planting materials is a critical point in obtaining high qualified growth and development of lilies, however published reports in re-using bulbs on cultivation of lilies ...

Purpose: Up-country vegetable sector is sensitive in achieving food security as a prominent sub sector within the Sri Lankan agriculture. But a high post-harvest loss (PHLs) along traditional supply chains and competitiveness ...

Purpose: Stem-End Rot (SER) is one of the most frequently found mango postharvest diseases in many countries including Sri Lanka. Availability of a significantly detailed study on morphological and molecular characterization ...

Purpose: The maintenance of grass pea varieties and a comparative assessment of their biological characteristics, which will serve as a basis for future breeding work is required. The purpose of the study is to assess ...

Purpose: Gliricidia sepium is a wide spread multipurpose legume plant which is effective in nitrogen fixation and host to many Rhizobial strains. However, few studies have been carried out to identify and characterize ...

Purpose: A large quantity of mango fruits is lost annually in Adamawa State due to poor harvesting method, sizing, handling, packaging, transportation and storage, and therefore, amelioration becomes necessary. This ...