The electronic version of the Tropical Agricultural Research Volume 30, Number 1, 2018

ISSN: 1016.1422

 


 
 

Research Articles

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Factors Associated with Illegal Fishing Practices in Three Perennial Reservoirs in Sri Lanka 1

E.S. Wickremasinghe, C.M.B. Dematawewa, and U. Edirisinghe

 
2 Screening Milk for Bovine Tuberculosis in Dairy Farms in Central Province, Sri Lanka 12

 

 M.T.L.K. Jayasumana, T.I. Galappaththi, P.G.A. Pushpakumara, C.D. Gamage, N.H. Smith and H.R.N. Jinadasa

 
3 Changes in Structural and Chemical Properties of Rice Husk Biochar Co-pyrolysed with Eppawala Rock Phosphate under Different Temperatures 19

 D.K.R.P.L. Dissanayake, R.S. Dharmakeerthi, A.K. Karunarathna and W.S. Dandeniya

 
4 Molecular Identification of Fusarium spp. from Wilt-infected Tomato and Brinjal Plants in Selected Regions of Sri Lanka and Endophytic Bacteria as a Potential Option for Disease Management 32

 W.A.P.G. Weeraratne and D.M. De Costa

 

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Fertilizer Usage and Land Productivity in Intensively Cultivated Vegetable Farming Systems in Sri Lanka: An Analysis Based on a Questionnaire Survey

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H.A.N. Upekshani, R.S. Dharmakeerthi, P. Weerasinghe and W.S. Dandeniya

 

 
6 Haplotype Diversity Analysis of Bacterial Leaf Blight Resistance Gene Xa21 in Rice 56
 

N.H.L.D.L.D. Nanayakkara, V. Herath and D.V. Jayatilake

 
7 Labor Migration and Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Income Inequality: Evidence from Estate Sector of Sri Lanka 69
 

 R.A.P.I.S. Dharmadasa, J. Weerahewa and P.A.Samarathunga

 
8 Performance Evaluation of a Down Draft Double Chamber Pyrolysis Reactor under Field Conditions 84
  A.M.Y.W. Alahakoon A.K. Karunarathna and R.S. Dharmakeerthi  
 
Short Communications
 
9 Mineral Contents of Bran and Kernel of Rice Grains as Affected by Fertilization 95
  H.M.A.J. Herath, G.A.P. Chandrasekara, U. Pulenthiraj, C.M.N.R. Chandrasekara and D.G.N.G. Wijesinghe