The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 21, Number 2, 2010

ISSN: 1016.1422


 

Research Articles

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1.   Investigation of Farm Gate Cow Milk for Aflatoxin M1

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      U.P.D. Pathirana, K.M.S. Wimalasiri, K.F.S.T. Silva and S.P. Gunarathne

 

 

 

2.   Environmental Conservation Efforts in Developing Textile Waste Incorporated Cement Blocks

126

      I.H. Jayasinghe, B.F.A. Basnayake, K.S.P. Amarathunga and P.B.R. Dissanayake

 

 

 

3.  Variation of Three Co-occurring Taxa of the Genus Cyathea in Singharaja and Kanneliya Lowland Rain forests of Sri Lanka

134

     R.H.G. Ranil, D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara, S. Samita, D.S.A. Wijesundara and D.U.M.B. Dhanasekara

 

 

 

4.  Comparison Study of Pulsing and Continuous Flow for Improving Effluent Water Quality and Plant Growth of a Constructed Wetland to Treat Domestic Wastewater

147

     S. Sasikala, N. Tanaka, K.B.S. N. Jinadasa and M.I.M. Mowjood

 

 

 

5.  Effect of Rice Variety on Rice Based Composite Flour Bread Quality

157

     M.J.M. Fari, D. Rajapaksa, and K.K.D.S. Ranaweera

 

 

 

6.  Productivity of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Mung bean (Vigna radiate L. Wikzek) in Homegardens and Cropping Fields       under Subsistence Conditions

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     D.B. Wijesinghe, W.C.P. Egodawatta, U.R. Sangakkara, D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara and P. Stamp

 

 

 

7.   Lysimeter Simulation of Paddy Straw Landfill Bioreactor for Optimum Gas Production

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      D.A.S. Gamage, G.W.N.L. Sarachchandra, B.F.A. Basnayake and W.A.J.M. Costa

 

 

 

8.   Effective Spore Density of Glomus mosseae, Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM), for Inoculation of Rooted Cuttings of Black   Pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.)

189

      W.J. Mala, I.S. Kumari, H.A. Sumanasena and C.M. Nanayakkara

 

 

 

9.   Phenotypic Characterization and Production Performance of Village Pigs in Sri Lanka

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      E. Subalini, G.L.L.P. Silva and C.M.B. Demetawewa

 

 

 

10. Molecular Phylogeny of Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) Inferred from Mitochondrial 16S rDNA Sequences

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A.G.B. Aruggoda, R. Shunxiang and Q. Baoli  
   

   Short communication

 
11.  Fruit Quality of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Muscat in Response to Plant Growth  Regulator Application      

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V. Jegadeeswari, T.N. Balamohan, R.M. Vijayakumar ,S. Mohandass and S.Kuttalam