The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 27, Number 4, 2016

ISSN: 1016.1422

 


 
 

Research Articles

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1 Evaluation of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation in Malwathu Oya Cascade-I in Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka 310
M.K.N. Kumari, S. Pathmarajah, N.D.K. Dayawansa and K.G.S. Nirmanee  
2 Bulk Soil Properties as the Determinants of Soil Surface Shear Strength of Puddled Lowland Rice Soils of Sri Lanka affected by Weed Controlling methods 325

 
G.V.T.V. Weerasooriya, D.N. Jayatissa and M. Rambanda  
3 Perception-driven Coping Strategies for Climate Change by Smallholder Farmers in Sri Lanka: A Case Study in Hakwatuna-oya Major Irrigation Scheme 336
D.M.N. Diyawadana, S. Pathmarajah and E.R.N. Gunawardena  
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Evaluation of Morphological Diversity of Conserved Tall Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Germplasm in Sri Lanka

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K.N.S. Perera, H.M.N.B. Herath, D.P.S.T.G. Attanayaka and S.A.C.N. Perera  
5 Characterization and Detection of Yellow Vein Disease of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) in Sri Lanka 360

H.M.S.I. Senevirathna, S.K. Wasala, D.M.J.B. Senanayake, D. Weerasekara ,H.A.M. Wickamasinghe and P.K.G.A. Deepal

 
 
6 Assessment of the Suitability of Temperature and Relative Humidity for Rice Cultivation in Rainfed Lowland Paddy Fields in Kurunegala District 370
  W.M.U.K. Rathnayake, R.P. De Silva and N.D.K. Dayawansa  
7 An Assessment of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Poultry Litter and Agricultural Soils in Kandy District, Sri Lanka 389
  E.M. Herath, A.G.K.N. Palansooriya, W.S. Dandeniya, R.N. Jinadasa  
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Determination of Desirable Properties of Bacteria, Fungi and Their Biofilm Associated with Rubber Rhizosphere

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R.P. Hettiarachchi, R.S. Dharmakeerthi, G. Seneviratne, A.N. Jayakody, K.E. De Silva T. Gunathilake and A. Thewarapperuma

 
 
Short Communications
9 Effects of Dietary Coconut Oil Meal with or without an Enzyme Mixture on Laying Performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix) 414
  T.S. Abeysekara and N.S.B.M. Atapattu  
10 Development of Olu (Nymphaea  pubescens Willd) Seed Flour Incorporated Cookies and Determination of  Organoleptic Properties 420
  N. Nizam and P.C.Arampath  
11 Descriptive osteology of fishes referred to the genus Rasboroides Brittan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) 427
  S. Batuwita, S. Udugampala, S. Athauda and U. Edirisinghe