The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 24, Number 3, 2013

ISSN: 1016.1422


 
 

Research Articles

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The Effects of Nutritional Status on Educational Performance of Primary School Children in the Plantation Sector in Nuwara Eliya Educational Zone

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M. Sri Gajapathy Sarma, D.G.N.G Wijesinghe and T. Sivananthawerl
 
2

Assessment of Irrigation System Performance with Socio-economic indicators: A GIS-based study in the Medagama Block of Mahaweli System C

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M.M.L. Priyadarshanee, N.D.K. Dayawansa and R. P. De Silva

 

3

Business Strategy, Market Orientation and Sales Growth in Hotel Industry of Ancient Cities in Sri Lanka

228
A.A.K.K. Jayawardhana, S. De Silva and A.M.T.P. Athauda

 

4

Vegetable Cultivation in Uttarakhand Hills: Viewing Through a Gender Lens

238

Sonu Fartyal and Surya Rathore

 
5

Temporal and Spatial Variation in Susceptibility of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) Populations to Bollgard II BT Cotton in Tamil Nadu, India

249

S.A. Jayaprakash, S. Mohan and M. Kannan

 

 

6

Characterization of an Alfisol Collected from Dry Zone of Sri Lanka to Elucidate the Retention Mechanisms of Pollutants

258

U.K.P.S. Sanjeevani, S.P. Indraratne , S.V.R. Weerasooriya and W.A.U. Vitharana


 
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The Effect of Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin (PMSG) and GnRH Injection on Weaning to Oestrus Interval and Litter Size of Artificially Inseminated Sows

270

K.K. Sarath, Anil Pushpakumara and Basil Alexander

Short Communications
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Seasonal and Spatial Variations of N, P, K and Cd Concentrations in Water of the Mahakanumulla Cascade in the Dry zone of Sri Lanka

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  W.M.G.D. Wijesundara, K.A. Nandasena and A.N. Jayakody  
9

Effects of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) Seed Powder on Growth Performance, Visceral Organ Weight, Serum Cholesterol Levels and the Nitrogen Retention of Broiler Chicken

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  A.S. Weerasingha and N.S.B.M. Atapattu  
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Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Seed Oil

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  D. Bopitiya and T. Madhujith