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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

D. Rajagopal (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, )

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