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1.	Impact of Reel Index on Header Losses of Paddy and Performance of Combine Harvesters	01
	R. Bawatharani, D.N. Jayatissa, D.A.N. Dharmasenaand M.H.M.A. Bandara
2	The Impact of “Kethata Aruna” Fertilizer Subsidy Programme on Fertilizer Use and Paddy Production in Sri Lanka	14
	H.M.K.V. Herath, E.R.N. Gunawardena and W.M.A.D.B. Wickramasinghe
3	Genetic Modification of Rosa Pinna (Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer) with gai Mutant Gene for Improved Plant Architecture	27
	E.D.U.D. De Silva, M.N.K. Herath, P.A.G.S.K. Perera, K.K.S. Fernando and S.E. Peiris
4	Evaluation of Fruit Shape Variations in Spanish Eggplants using an Image Analysis Software	38
	M. Plazas, S. Vilanova, M. Hurtado, P. Gramazio, I. Andújar, F.J. Herraiz and J. Prohens
5	Characterization of Agro-Well Water in Malwathu Oya Cascade-I in Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka	46
	M.K.N. Kumari, S. Pathmarajah and N.D.K. Dayawansa
6	Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. and its Impact on Yield Performance of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka	56
	K. Nishanthan, S. Sivachandiran and B. Marambe
7	Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) species on Economically Important Fruit Crops in Sri Lanka	69
	U.G.A.I. Sirisena,G.W. Watson, K.S. Hemachandra and H.N.P. Wijayagunasekara
8	Baseline Values of Cadmium and Zinc in Three Land Uses in a Selected Mapping Unit of the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka	84
	U.K.P.S. Sanjeevani, S.P. Indraratne, S.V.R. Weerasooriyaand U.W.A. Vitharana
9	Identification of Taxonomic Status of Spiny Lobster Species in Sri Lanka Using DNA Barcoding and its Implications on Fisheries and Conservation Programs	96
	J.D.M. Senevirathna and D.H.N. Munasinghe
10	Evaluation of Ashley and Patterson Model Diagnostic Tool in selection of ARCH/GARCH Family Models: Case of Natural Rubber Prices at the Colombo Auction	109
	K. Herath, S. Samita and W. Wijesuriya
Short Communications
11	Study of the Interactions among Cruciferaceae Crops, Cabbage Feeding Lepidopterans and their Egg Parasitoids	120
	S.A.A. Singhamuni and K.S. Hemachandra
12	Morphological Characterization of Terminalia chebula Retz. in Sri Lanka	127
	T.A.B.D. Sanjeewa, D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara and U.R. Sangakkara
13	Investigation on Length-Weight Relationship of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) in Kakkaithevu Coastal Waters in the Northern Part of Sri Lanka	133
	S. Piratheepa, U. Edrisinghe and K. Chitravadivelu

Impact of Reel Index on Header Losses of Paddy and Performance of Combine Harvesters