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Effect of Low and High Glycaemic Index Diets on Developing the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

A. Chandrasekara, G. Denyer and I. Caterson

2

Determinants of the Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children in an Urban and  Peri-Urban Setting: A Case of Kurunegala  Municipal Area, Sri Lanka
G.A.P. Chandrasekara, K.D.R.R. Silva and D.G.N.G. Wijesinghe

3

Association of Coconut Fat Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors of Healthy Adults

P.W.M.L.H.K. Marambe, R. Sivakanesan and K.D.R.R. Silva

4

Breeding and Selection of Tomato F₁ Hybrids for Yield and Fruit Quality Characters

L.M.H.R. Alwis, A.L.T. Perera, H.M. Fonseka and B.C.N. Peiris

5

Identification of Microsatellite Markers Associated with Drought Tolerance  in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) using Bulked Line Analysis

B. Kumar, S.M. Gomez, N.M. Boopathi,, S.S. Kumar, D. Kumaresan,
K.R. Biji, B.K. Babu, N.S.R. Prasad, P. Shanmugasundaram and R.C. Babu

6

Molecular Screening of Selected Rice Varieties with Specific Markers for Gm2 and Gm4 (t) Gall Midge Resistant Genes
D.M.K.K. Dissanayake, K.K.S. Fernando and J.M.R.S. Bandara

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Genetic Variation of Selected Progeny Lines of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)  Based on Simple Sequence Repeat Markers 

R. Manimekalai, P. Nagarajan, M. Bharathi and P.M. Kumaran

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Screening of EST Clones Influencing Amylose Synthesis in Wheat Endosperm using cDNA Microarray

H.A.M. Wickramasinghe, K. Kato, Y.Tokuji and K. Kawaura

Plant Nutrient Contamination of Shallow-Groundwater in Intensive Vegetable Gardens of Nuwara Eliya

R.M.P. Rajakaruna, K.A. Nandasena and A.N. Jayakody

Accumulation of Cadmium in Intensive Vegetable Growing soils in the Up Country

H.M.P.L. Premarathna, G.M. Hettiarachchi and S.P. Indraratne

11

Evaluation of Water Use in a Rice Double Cropping System in Malaysia

M.A. Haque, M.M.M. Najim and T.S. Lee

12

Contamination of Shallow Dug Wells in Highly Populated Coastal Sand Aquifer: A Case Study in Sainthamarudhu, Sri Lanka

M.F. Nawas, M.I.M. Mowjood and L.W. Galagedara

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Integration of Ornamental Fish with Paddy: Performance of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Post-Larvae and Fry in Lowland Paddy Cultivation

B.P.A. Jayaweera, U. Edirisinghe and B. Ranaweera

Determinants of Nutritional Status among Pre-School Children in Sri Lanka

I.M. Rathnayake and J. Weerahewa

An Estimation of the Recreational Value of “Bopath-Ella” in Ratnapura: A Travel Cost Approach

H.T.N.I. Piyadasa and S. Thiruchelvam

Comparison of Residential Water Demand among Rural Semi-Urban and Urban Sectors in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

P.S.K. Rajapakse and L.H.P. Gunaratne 

Differential Response in Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species in Rice var. IR 20 Exposed to Sublethal and Lethal Level of NaCl Stress

M. Djanaguiraman, J. Annie Sheeba, D.D. Devi and U. Bangarusamy

Comparison of the Carbon Partitioning and Photosynthetic Efficiency of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa, L.) under Hydroponics and Soil Cultivation

M.A.M.S. Anver, D.C. Bandara and K.R.E. Padmathilake

Inhibition of Seed Germination and Growth of Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) due to Oxidative Damage as Induced by Phenolic Compounds

M. Djanaguiraman, J. A. Sheeba, D.D.Devi and U. Bangarusamy

Parasitoids of Liriomyza sativa in Farmer Fields in the Batticaloa District

R.F. Niranjana, H.N.P. Wijegunesekara and S. Raveendranath

Influence of Pseudomonas fluorescens and a Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa agrmigera (Hübner)

S. Jeyarani, N. Sathiah and P. Karuppuchamy

Economic Incentives for Food Processors to Adopt Enhanced Food Safety Controls: Evidence from Canadian Red Meat and Poultry Processing Sector

J.M.U.K. Jayasinghe and S. Henson

Factors Affecting the Growth of Women-Owned “Traditionally Feminine Businesses”

S.S.D.K. Karaluvinne and K.A.S.S. Kodithuwakku

Global Competitiveness of Nilgiris Tea - A Pam Approach

R. Rajesh, P.K. Mandanna and L. Achoth

Use of Seasoning Mixtures for Enhancing Flow of Sap of Kitul (Caryota urens L.) in Sri Lanka

M.A.P.K. Seneviratne, W.A.D.P. Wanigasundara and M. Wijeratne

Impact of Shading and Forced-Air Ventilation on Greenhouse Climate Control in Mid-Country Intermediate Zone of Sri Lanka

J.M.U. Jayasinghe and W.A.P. Weerakkody

Dietary Intake and its Effect on the Iron Status of Pregnant Mothers in an Urban Slum Population of Colombo

E. Kodikara, J. Gooneratne and D.M. Dissanayake