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  Effect of 1- MCP on Physico-Biochemical Properties and Delayed Ripening of ‘Ambul’ Banana at Ambient Conditions

  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 37-47
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  Impact of Zoning and Archaeological Legislation on Land Values in Kandy Municipal Council Area: A Hedonic-type Analysis

  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 48-59
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  Small Pelagic Fish Value Chain and Its Contribution to Local Food Security: A Case Study in Gandara Fishing Village in Southern Coast of Sri Lanka

  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 60-71
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  Characteristics of Natural Cellulose Fibres Extracted from Sri Lankan Rice Straw Varieties

  A. Ratnakumar, A. M. P. B. Samarasekara, D. A. S. Amarasinghe, L. Karunanayake

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  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 72-82
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  Evaluating Implementation Fidelity of “Mother Supportive Group” Intervention to Improve Childhood Nutrition in Monaragala District of Sri Lanka

  N. Gamagedara, B. E. P. Mendis, N. Wijesinghe

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  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 83-94
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  Diversity and Distribution of Fin-fish and Prawn Species Assemblages of the Catch in Five Perennial Reservoirs in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

  R. Rajeevan, U. Edirisinghe, A. R. S. B. Athauda

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  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 95-105
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  Microcrystalline Cellulose as Reinforcing Agents for Polypropylene Composites

  A. Ratnakumar, W. S. M. Rathnayake, L. Karunanayake, A. M. P. B. Samarasekara, D. A. S. Amarasinghe

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  30 Jun 2020

  31 ( 3 ) : 106-114
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  Assessment of Marker Based Genotype Diversity of Saltol QTL in Relation to Seedling Stage Salinity Tolerance in Selected Rice Genotypes

  Y.A.P.K. Dayasena, U.A.K. Udawela, S.D.S.S. Sooriyapathirana

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 1-11
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  Evaluation of Energy Balance in Tropical and Temperate Crossbred Dairy Cows at Post-Partum Transition Stage: A Case Study

  K.K.T.N. Ranaweera, M.B.P.K. Mahipala, W.M.P.B. Weerasinghe

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 12-20
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  Extraction of Microfibrilated Cellulose Using Waste Garment Cotton Fabrics

  J.M.R Jayasinghe, A.M.P.B. Samarasekara, D.A.S. Amarasinghe

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 21-28
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  Changes in Population Densities of Two White-Eye Species (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Sri Lanka

  C.S. Wijesundara, S.K. Yatigammana, P. Silva

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 29-40
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  Rainfall Trends in the North-Western and Eastern Coastal Lines of Sri Lanka Using Non – Parametric Analysis

  W.W.U.I. Wickramaarachchi, T.U.S. Peiris, S. Samita

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 41-54
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  Variations in Soil Chemical Parameters of Long Term Sugarcane Growing Alfisols under Contrasting Cropping Conditions at Sevanagala, Sri Lanka

  H.A.S. Weerasinghe, G.P. Gunaratne, A.N. Jayakody, R.S. Dharmakeerthi

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 55-64
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  Unobserved Components Model for Forecasting Sugarcane Production in Sri Lanka

  B.D.S.K. Ariyawansha, N.R. Abeynayake, T. Sivananthawerl

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 65-74
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  Field Performance of Mixtures of Pseudomonas and Bacillus spp. in Managing Papaya Ringspot Virus Disease and their Effect on Plant Defense Enzyme Activity

  C. Ranasinghe, D.M. De Costa

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 75-85
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  Modified Atmospheric Packaging Extends the Postharvest Shelf Life of Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis L.)

  B.A.M.S. Kumara, C.K. Beneragama

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 87-96
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  A Comparison of Chemical Profiles of Callus, Plant and Agarwood Extracts of Gyrinops walla using Thin Layer Chromatography

  S. Selvaskanthan, D.B.R. Kaushalya, D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara, L. Jayasinghe, J.P. Eeswara

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 97-105
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  Application of Polyphasic OJIP Chlorophyll Fluorescent Transient Analysis as an Indicator for Testing of Seedling Vigour of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

  R.A.I.S. Ariyarathna, S.L. Weerasena, C.K. Beneragama

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  01 Apr 2020

  31 ( 2 ) : 106-115
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  Equilibrium relations in the coconut sector: an analysis of fresh nut, oil and desiccated coconut market in Sri Lanka for the period 1956-2017

  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 1-12
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  Impact of agricultural land use on soil organic carbon sequestration at sub-catchment scale

  D. D. A. E. Hemamali, U. W. A. Vitharana, B. L. W. K. Balasooriya, C. P. Attanayake, W. S. Dandeniya, S. I. Nimanthi

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 13-20
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  Sustenance of Seed Germination Potential of Two Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Varieties under Different Environmental Conditions in Sri Lanka

  R. A. I. S. Ariyarathna, S. L. Weerasena, C. K. Beneragama

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 21-30
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  Mass Rearing of Mealybug Predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on two Mealybug Species, Planococcus minor and Pseudococcus viburni

  D. U. M. Gunawardana, K. S. Hemachandra

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 31-41
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  Role and capacity of tea societies in the smallholding sector in Sri Lanka: an assessment based on the perceptions of extension officers

  K. G. J. P. Mahindapala, M. W. A. P. Jayathilaka, L. N. A. C. Jayawardane, K. P. P. Kopiyawattage, M. P. M. De Mel

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 43-55
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  Morphometric and molecular characterization of isolates of the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus loosi infecting Tea in Sri Lanka

  P. G. D. S. Amarasena, K. M. Mohotti, D. M. De Costa, J. Fosu-Nyarko

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 57-71
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  Effect of the epicuticular wax level of leaf lamina on the behaviour of leaf hopper Deltocephalus menoni (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae); A vector of sugarcane white leaf disease

  K. M. G. Chanchala, V. K. A. S. M. Wanasinghe, K. S. Hemachandra, L. Nugaliyadde, W. R. G. Witharama

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  01 Jan 2020

  31 ( 1 ) : 73-85