Onion is commercially important as a vegetable and a condiment. A nutritional analysis of onion bulbs was undertaken at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka to determine the effect of potting materials on nutritional ...

Crop production depends on usage of quality seeds for planting. In agricultural production, seeds are required to be stored for a period of time. Environmental factors during storage influence seed deterioration and it ...

Afield experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different rates of cattle manure application of weed occurrence ni organically managed groundnut field under irrigated condition. The experiment was laid out ni ...

A study was carried out at the Eastern region of Sri Lanka to examine the effect of organic manure as a basal fertilizer on pod formation of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). The treatments included basal applications of ...

A field experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with five treatments and three replications to evaluate the pod characteristics of cowpea cywaruni at the Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of ...

Yield is an important factor in the sustainable surplus path of rice production in Sri Lanka. Essential of micronutrient supply in combination with major macro nutrients is tested in this experiment. A pot experiment was ...

Somatic embryogenesis is an alternative method to resolve constrains in conventional crop improvement in tea (Camellia sinensis L. O. Kuntze). Hence, the present study was conducted with the objective of developing a viable ...

This study was carried out to maximize dry matter yield of Vigna unguiculata L. (cowpea) by application of Allium cepa peel extract. The experiment was conducted at a home garden, Mailapitiya, Kandy in May to September ...