PhD
EVALUATION OF TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP A PACKAGE OF PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE YIELD OF FINGER MILLET CULTIVATION IN RAIN FED FARMING SYSTEMS - CASE STUDY IN MONARAGALA AND HAMBANTOTA DISTRICTS OF SRI LANKA
The farmers in Sri Lanka are cultivating finger millet under rainfed condition and majority of the farmers practice seed broadc...
MPhil
GENDER INVOLVEMENT AND WELLBEING IN SMALL PELAGIC DRIED FISH VALUE CHAINS IN SRI LANKA
Men and women are engaged with different activities in dried fish value chains. Their level of involvement and wellbeing perus...
PhD
Impact of gene introgression and de domestication processes on the origin of weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) populations in Sri Lanka
Majority of genetic studies of Domesticated Wild-Weedy Complexes (DWWC) have examined only a portion of the natural ecosystem, ...
MPhil
Development of an efficient protocol for anther culture of selected indica genotypes (Oryza sativa) and selection of lines for iron toxicity tolerance.
Anther culture take part in key role in rapid development of homozygous lines and genetic manipulation, especially in isolatio...
MPhil
Development of an efficient protocol for anther culture of selected indica genotypes (Oryza sativa) and selection of lines for iron toxicity tolerance.
Anther culture take part in key role in rapid development of homozygous lines and genetic manipulation, especially in isolatio...
MPhil
Implications of heat-induced alterations on water repellency and aggregate stability of tropical and temperate soils
Soil water repellency (SWR) is the resistance of soil to spontaneous wetting when water is placed on the surface. Soil becomes ...
MPhil
DEVELOPMENT OF A CERTIFICATION MODEL BASED ON GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR POTATO PRODUCTION IN SRI LANKA
Potato is a highly demanded root crop in Sri Lanka and an excellent source of nutrients and vitamins. In Sri Lanka, the extent ...
MPhil
DESIGNING MODELS FOR THE PACKAGES OF PRACTICE OF CROP PRODUCTION TO DEVELOP A REAL TIME MOBILE- BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA
Agriculture plays an essential role in developing countries and is the backbone of the Sri Lankan financial system, with many s...
MPhil
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBINE FERTILIZER APPLICATOR FOR DISPENSING INDIVIDUAL FERTILIZERS IN SUGARCANE CULTIVATIONS
Fertilizer application is an essential but, expensive management practice in sugarcane farming due to the scarcity of labor for...
MPhil
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF WETLAND ATTRIBUTES USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT: A CASE STUDY IN BUNDALA WETLAND IN SRI LANKA
Bundala Wetland is a well known bird sanctuary that accommodates over 20,000 water birds seasonally and it is renowned for its ...
MPhil
LOCAL ADAPTATION, PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION AND DIVERGENCE OF LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS OF Oryza nivara AND Oryza rufipogon IN SRI LANKA
Reciprocal transplant experiments are great approaches to studying phenotypic plasticity, life history trait divergence, and sp...
MPhil
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS USING CEYLON CINNAMON, GARCINIA, AND GUAVA LEAVES
The lavish herbal profile of Sri Lanka has a much limited general utilization other than in Ayurveda medicine. A potential way...