• INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 

  D. Rajagopal (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )
• IMPROVING GOAT PRODUCTION IN THE ‘COCONUT TRIANGLE’ OF SRI LANKA 

  M.M.Mahusoon, P.Sivarajah (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  A field survey was conducted in the districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam in the Coconut Triangle , to study the goat production systems in the area, and the problems faced. A random sample of 150 goat farmers, from 5 ...
• EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS AND FREQUENCY OF NITROGEN APPLICATION ON THE NODULATION OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogea L) IN REGOSOLS 

  T.Thanaraj, S.Sandanam (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  This investigation was conducted in order to study the effect of levels and frequency of nitrogen application on the nodulation of groundnut in the regosols. The experiment tested five levels of nitrogen (0, 15, 30, 45 ...
• SCOPE OF ENHANCING NODULATION OF GROUNDNUT THROUGH SOIL AMENDMENTS BY CROP RESIDUES OF WIDE C:N RATIOS 

  Thedchanamoorthy. K, Gurung (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of different crop residues having wider C:N ratios, on nitrogenase activity, nodulation and biomass of inoculated groundnut. The experiment indicated a positive effect ...
• In vitro STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT Trichoderma koningii IN THE CONTROL OF Fusarium solani 

  Anparasy, Raveendranath, S K (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  Onion rot caused by Fusarium solani is one of the predominant diseases of onion cultivation in the Batticaloa region. Studies were conducted with different concentrations (1.3 x 10 , 2.6 x 10 , 3.9 x 10 and 5.2 x 10 ...
• EFFICACY OF FUNGICIDES TO CONTROL BROWN SPOT OF PADDY GRAINS 

  P.Kumaraguru, A.Kajamuhan; V Arulnandhy (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  Paddy grains infected by brown spot disease were collected from farmers field in Batticaloa district, during Maha 1995/96. The samples were brought to Agricultural Biology Laboratory, Eastern University where the ...
• BROWN SPOT OF PADDY GRAINS IN BATTICALOA DISTRICT 

  P.Kumaraguru, A.Kajamuhan; V.Arulnandhy (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  Infection of brown spot disease was noticed in rice crops grown in light soils during Maha 1995/96. Infected seeds were collected randomly from a few locations in the Batticaloa district where brown spot was a serious ...
• EFFECT OF SEED SOURCE AND SEED SIZE ON TUBERS OF PALMYRAH (Borassus flabellifer L.) PALM 

  S.Mahendran, S Kandiah (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  The seedling vigour in the dioecious palmyrah palm is determined by many factors beginning from pollination. The fruit that abscise from the palm forms the source of seed for propagating the palm. The effect of the habitat ...
• EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF SOIL AND BIOLOGICALLY FIXED NITROGEN IN INTENSIVELY – CULTIVATED RICE FIELDS 

  D.K.Kundu, J.K.Ladha (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

  A decline in productivity in wetland rice has been detected in some intensively-cultivated experimental farms in Asia since the early 1980s. Increased doses of fertilizer N are being used in both experimental farms ...
• ECONOMICS OF DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENT METHODS AND NPK LEVELS IN RICE AND RICE FALLOW CROPS IN RICE BASED CROPPING SYSTEM FOR CAUVERY DELTA REGION OF TAMIL NADU 

  S Anbumani, G.Kuppuswamy; B.Chandrasekharan, T.Nadanasababady (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )
• SOLOATION OF SAPONIN FROM PALMYRAH (BORASSUS FLABELIFER L.) TUBER FLOUR 

  S Nanthini, S Maheswaran (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )
• THE IMPACT OF REMOVAL OF FERTILIZER SUBSIDY ON RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY AND PADDY PRODUCTION 

  U Rajasulochana, P Sivarajah (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )
• EFFICIENCY OF HONEYCOMB SELECTION IN COMPARISON WITH RANDOM SELECTION IN PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan L.) 

  S.Jayanthi, N. Subbaraman; P.Nagarajan (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  Five cross combinations of pigeon pea were chosen and their F2 generations were studied employing the variability analysis to compare the efficiency of two selection methods viz. Honeycomb and Random Selection. High ...
• GENETIC EVALUATION OF SOME GENOTYPES OF TOMATO FOR HEAT TOLERANCE 

  I.Muthuvel, S. Sendur Kumaran; V.A. Sathiyamurthy (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  High temperature is a major constraint in any vegetable cultivation, particularly to tomato production in the tropics and subtropics of the world. The day and night temperatures of more than 32°C and 21°C are known to ...
• MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MALE STERILE LINES AND THEIR MAINTAINERS IN PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR.) WITH ISOZYME MARKERS 

  B. Meenakumari, P. Nagarajan (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  Comparison of peroxidase, esterase isozymes and protein banding pattern of different male sterile lines and their maintainers was done by PAGE. Eight male sterile lines and their maintainers in pearl millet (Pennisetum ...
• STUDIES ON SEASONAL FLUCTUATION OF EXCHANGEABLE CATIONS IN A LOAMY SAND SOIL OF A COCONUT PLANTATION 

  D.Giritharan, L.L.W.Somasiri; B.S.V.J.Perera (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  The seasonal changes in the nutrient status of a loamy sand soil (ferralic arenosols) and its effect on coconut palms was studied by leaf and soil analysis data obtained from an on-going field experiment consisting of ...
• IMPACTS OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES ON THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF RURAL POOR 

  R.Velusamy, R.Netaji Seetharaman (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  The most important problems of India is that of improving the social, economic and political conditions of rural poor. Policy makers and planners have formulated and implemented several poverty alleviation programmes ...
• AN ANALYSIS OF RURAL MARKETS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA 

  P.Sivarajah, A.N.Ahamed (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  A study was conducted in rural markets in the eastern province (Ampara and Batticaloa districts) to understand the operation of rural markets and the behavioral pattern of rural consumers visiting these markets. A few ...
• EFFECT OF ELEVATED AND SUPER ELEVATED CO2 CONCENTRATION ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COTTON 

  S.E.S.A.khader, V.Ravichandran; N.Gopalakrishnan (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is increasing and is expected to double sometime near the middle of the next century. To determine the effects of such a CO2 increase on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growth and ...
• THE RELATION OF POD POSITION TO SEED QUALITY IN OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) MONECH 

  K. Sivalingam, V. Arulnandhy (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, )

  An investigation was carried out to determine the inherent quality of seeds of different pods in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus(L.) Moech). The treatment, consisting of seeds of 1st to 10th pods, were arranged in RCB design ...

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