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DRIED FISH VALUE CHAINS ANALYSIS IN SELECTED LOCATIONS IN SRI LANKA
Dried fish contributes significantly to the national economy in a number of ways, one of which is the reduction of post-harvest...
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PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING ABILITIES OF TWO BACTERIAL ISOLATES ON RICE GROWN UNDER SELECTED AGROECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF LOW COUNTRY WET ZONE OF SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan rice cultivation depends on the large scale use of inorganic fertilizers with the introduction of new improved rice...
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ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN DRIED FISH MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKA; A CASE OF CHOICE EXPERIMENT
Dried fish is the most popular form of processed fish consumed in Sri Lanka but the local production only satisfies 61% of the ...
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MPhil
FORMULATION OF ETHEPHON BASED LOW-COST YIELD STIMULANTS FOR COMMERCIAL RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN SRI LANKA
Ethephon is the only agro-chemical used as the yield stimulant in commercial rubber plantations when practicing low intensity h...
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Effects of Compaction and Organic Amendments on Soil Hydraulic Characteristics, Plant Growth Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emission
Compaction alters the soil structure by crushing aggregates and decreasing the number of macro pores resulting in reduced wate...
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INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS AND SURFACE ASH LAYERS ON HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RHODUDULTS IN RELATION TO WATER-REPELLENT CONDITIONS
Soil water repellency (SWR) is caused by the presence of organic substances, making the soil resistant to spontaneous wetting. ...
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ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC PREFERENCE AND VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR KIRALA KELE WETLAND IN SRI LANKA: APPLICATION OF CHOICE EXPERIMENT MODEL
Natural resources such as wetlands are lack of property rights and monetary values. Thus, it is a difficult task to condense an...
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPROVED STRAINS OF OUDEMANSIELLA APARLOSARCA (GILLY MUSHROOM) FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTIVATION
Oudemansiella aparlosarca is an edible mushroom possessing medicinal and health benefits. Although there are studies on the cu...
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EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE-EYE NURSERY PLANT TECHNOLOGY AND FIELD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING TURMERIC (Curcuma longa L.) PRODUCTIVITY IN THE LOW COUNTRY WET ZONE OF SRI LANKA
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) productivity is influenced by planting material, nutrient management, environmental conditions, an...
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Forecasting Models of Potato Supply and Demand in A Close-Loop System for Nuwara Eliya and Badulla Districts, Sri Lanka: A Case Study
The stakeholders in the agricultural domain require access to agricultural information and relevant knowledge to make informed...
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Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste Compost as a Soil Amendment and Development of a Management Strategy for Selected Potential Constraints
Urbanization and industrialization, especially in developing countries, has accumulated huge amount of municipal wastes. Incine...