The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 26, Number 3, 2015

ISSN: 1016.1422

 
 

Research Articles

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1 Study on Isolation of Potentially Probiotic Lactobacillus species from Fermented Rice 428
N. Jeygowri, N. Parahitiyawa, S. Jeyatilake, S. Ranadheera and T. Madhujith

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Goat Management Systems in Bulathkohupitiya Veterinary Range

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R.A.U.K. Wijethunga, Sujatha Premaratne and B.L.Peiris

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Flock Composition and Pattern of Entry and Exit of Village Chickens in Punjab (Pakistan)

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S. Sadef, M.S. Khan, M.S. Rehman, M.N.M. Ibrahim and A.M. Okeyo

 

 
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A Comparison on Termite Assemblages in Coffee & Teak Plantations and Semi-Evergreen Forest –A case study in North Wayanad, Kerala, India

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K.V. Bhavana, AminaPoovoli and K. Rajmohana  

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Effects of Regional Trading Agreements on South Asian Trade: A Gravity Model Analysis

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P. Dembatapitiya and J. Weerahewa  
6 Weighted Ranking Procedure for Combining Univariate Time Series Models 486
Sampson Ankrah, B.L. Peiris and R.O. Thattil  
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Analysis of Feed Speed and Cutting Speed of Korean and Japanese Combines using a High-Speed Camera

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M.H. Lee, B.O. Jin, T.J. Park, C.H. Kim, M. H.Heo and H.T. Kim  
8 Variability of some Important Soil Chemical Properties of Rainfed Low Land Paddy Fields and its Effect on Land Suitability for Rice Cultivation 506
  W.M.U.K. Rathnayake, R.P. De Silva and N.D.K. Dayawansa  
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Effect of Breeding Strategies to Increase Productivity of Indigenous Chicken in-situ  in Bangladesh

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  F. Islam, S.C. Sarker, M.N.M. Ibrahim, A.M. Okeyo, H. Jianlin, M.A.Hoque and A.K.F.H. Bhuiyan

 

 
10 Fertility and Hatchability of Eggs and Growth Performance of Mini-Incubator Hatched Indigenous Chicken in Rural Areas of Bangladesh 528
N.H. Desha, F. Islam, M.N.M. Ibrahim, M. Okeyo, H. Jianlin and A.K.F.H. Bhuiyan  
11 Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): A Potential Biocontrol Agent of Rice Leaf Folder 537
M.C.D. Perera, K.S. Hemachandra and U.G.A.I. Sirisena  
Short Communications
12 Analysis of Internal Environment of a Pig House Using Energy Recovery Ventilator 547
  Byeong Eun Moon, Hee Tae Kim, Kyu Dong Nah,Jin Hyun Kim and Hyeon Tae Kim  
13 Application of Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Quantify Fat and Total Solid Contents of Sweetened Condensed Creamer 554
  S. Subajiny, M.M. Jayasiri and Terrence Madhujith  
14 Bulk Soil Properties as Determinants of the Compression Strength of Puddled Lowland Paddy Soils in Sri Lanka 561
  G.V.T.V. Weerasooriya, D.N. Jayatissa and M. Rambanda  
15 Weighted Modeling and Forecasting of Cocoa Production in Ghana: A Multivariate Approach 569
  Sampson Ankrah, B.L. Peiris and R.O. Thattil