The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 28, Number 4, 2017

ISSN: 1016.1422

 


 
 

Research Articles

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Effectiveness of Health and Safety Training for Municipal Waste Collectors: A Case Study from Galle, Sri Lanka

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T. Rajapaksha, Saliya De Silva, B.F.A. Basnayake, Lahiru N. Jayakody   ,R.T.K. Ariyawansha, A.N. Siriwardena, Jos Nolle, and Kyla Pennie

 
2 Water Regimes and Ecosystem in Lowland Paddy Field: A Case Study in Awlegama, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka 334

 
G.W.R.W.M.R.M.W.K.Kirinde, N.D.K.Dayawansa and M.I.M. Mowjood  
3 Clientele Satisfaction towards the Public-Private Partnership Extension Model Introduced for Technology Dissemination in Tea Smallholding Sector in Sri Lanka 347
M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, W.A.D.P. Wanigasundera and M. Wijeratne  
4 Evaluation of Field Layout for the cultivation of Other Field Cropsin BayawaMinor Irrigation Systemin Sri Lanka 364

G.M.P. Kumara, S.M.L.D. Samarakoon, Y.G.D.P. Wijewardana,M.I.M. Mowjood and L.W. Galagedara

 

 
5 Impacts of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand of Paddy: A Case Study from Hakwatuna Oya Irrigation Scheme in Sri Lanka 375
M. Rajendran, E.R.N. Gunawardena and N.D.K. Dayawansa  
6 Influence of whole and sub soil salinity on growth, development, physiology and yield of selected rice varieties cultivated in Jaffna district, Sri Lanka 389
  L. Pradheeban, S.P.Nissanka and L.D.B.Suriyagoda  
7 Molecular Marker Validation for Bacterial Leaf Blight Resistant Genes Xa21 and Xa4 in Ld 99-12-38 / IRBB 60 Genetic Background 402
  W.D.P Weerasinghe, Kapila Siri Udawela, U. Heiyantuduwa and H.A.M. Wickramasinghe  
8 Entrepreneurial Potential of Small scale Beekeeping in Rural India: A Case in Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu 411
  M. Esakkimuthu and VLV. Kameswari  
9 Situation Analysis of Socio Environmental Aspects of Non point Source Water Pollution in Intensively Cultivated Areas of Nuwara Eliya 425
  K.D.M.S.S. Sarathchandra, N.D.K. Dayawansa and M.I.M. Mowjood

 

 
10 Coagulation-Flocculation Treatment of White Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Processing Wastewater 435
  M.A. Tharmalingam, M. Gunawardana, M.I.M. Mowjood and D.A.N. Dharmasena

 

 
11 Impact of Moderate Intensity Pulsed Electric Field (MIPEF) Treatment on Lycopene Content and Lycopene In VitroBioaccessibility of Whole Tomato 447
  K.G.L.R. Jayathunge, Alexandros Stratakos, Oliver Cregenzán-Albertia, Irene R. Grant, James Lyng and Anastasios Koidis

 

 
12 Optimization of Enzymatic Interesterification of Coconut (Cocos nucifera) and Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Oils using Thermomyces lanuginosus Lipase by Response Surface Methodology 457
  S. Sivakanthan, L.J.P.A.P. Jayasooriya and W.M.T. Madhujith

 

 
13 Tri-species bridge crosses (C. annuum L. x C. chinense Jacq.) x (C. chinense Jacq. x C. frutescens L.) as an alternative approach for introgression of Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and Chilli Veinal Mosaic Virus (CVMV) resistance from C. frutescens L. into C. annuum L 472
  K.N. Kannangara, Devika De Costa, D. K. N. G. Pushpakumara and I.P. Wickramasingh

 

 
 
Short Communications
 
14 Economic and Technical Feasibility of Upcountry Vegetable Production in Halmillewa (IL1a) 490
  D.G.K.P. Wijerathne and W.A.P. Weerakkody

 

 
15 Effect of Maturity Stage on Ripening and Quality Characters of Four Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Varieties of Sri Lanka 496
  G.G.D.S Priyankara, C.L.S.M Karunarathne, K.H. Sarananda, and M. Ariyaratne

 

 
16 Prospects and Issues Related to Tea Cultivation in Mid Country Homegarden Based Tea Smallholdings in a Selected Village in Sri Lanka 503
  W.G.C. Wekumbura, A.J. Mohotti, E. Frossard, S.T. Kudagammana, K.D.R.R. Silva

 

 
17 Weed Management Practices in Machine Transplanted Rice Cultivation 517
  R.M.U.S.Bandara, B. Marambe, A.S.K. Abeysekara , W.M.U.B. Wickrama , H.M.M.K.K.H. Dissanayaka , A.N. Siriwardana, N.M.D.P. Nawarathna and Y.M.S.H.I.U. DE Silva