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Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Solar and Biomass Hybrid Dryer with Trackable Solar Collector

Kumarasiriwardhana, C.A.; Kahandage, P.D.; Weerasooriya, G.V.T.V. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

Newly constructed solar and biomass hybrid dryer consists of solar collector with solar tracking option, biomass backup heater and a drying chamber. The absorber of the trackable solar collector was made of black painted ...
Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Hand-Operated Semi-Automatic Chopping Machine for Leafy Vegetables and Medicinal Herbs

Kahandage, P.D.; Darmasena, D.A.N.; Kosgollegedara, E.J. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

A hand-operated semi-automatic vegetable chopping machine was designed, fabricated and evaluated to introduce an efficient chopping machine to ease the preparation of leafy vegetables and herbal medicines. The main features ...
Quality and Price Variation in the Dairy Value Chian: A Case Study in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka

Wickrama, P.S.S.L.; Sandika, A.L.; Jayamanne, V.S. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

Low value addition, quality and price variations have been recognized as common problems of value chains in developing countries. Objective of the present study was to examine the quality and price variations throughout ...
Effect of Protease Supplementation on Growth Performances, Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics of Broiler Chicken Fed with Low Protein Diets

Sumanasekara, T.D.I.M.; Nayananjalie, W.A.D.; Ang, L.; Kumari, M.A.A.P. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

The effect of feeding low dietary crude protein (CP) with different levels of supplemental protease enzyme on commercial broilers was investigated. Three hundred broiler chicks were divided into five treatments with six ...
Impacts of Land Use Changes on Selected Soil Physical and Chemical Characteristics under Pineapple Cropping Systems in Matara District, the Low Country Wet Zone of Sri Lanka

Walpola, B.C.; Mendis, A.P.I. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

The present paper investigated the impacts of land use change on physical and chemical characteristics of soil. A land, originally inhabited by native secondary forest, later converted to pineapple cultivation was ...
Deep-fat Frying of Vegetable Oils: Major Chemical Reactions and Effect of Natural Extracts on Oxidative Stability - A Review

Nanayakkara, T.M.; Wijelath, W.A.G.E.; Marso, T.M.M. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

Deep-fat frying is a popular cooking technique in the world and vegetable oil is widely used as the frying medium in this process. Deep-fat frying produces both desirable and undesirable compounds through various ...
Household level paddy storage and insect infestation of paddy, maize and mungbean in Anuradhapura district of Sri Lanka

Kumari, J.M.P.; Wijayaratne, L.K.W.; Jayawardena, N.W.I.A.; Egodawatta, W.C.P. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

The augmented losses occur during the storage of grains but details on such information is minimum under Sri Lankan conditions. Unawareness of relevant and updated information on these losses prevents the adoption of ...
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Seed Germination in Walla Patta (Gyrinops walla)

Dharmasena, K.P.S.S.; Arunakumara, K.K.I.U. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

Walla patta (Gyrinops walla Gaertn.) belongs to family Thymelaeaceae, is a valuable endemic plant in Sri Lanka. Recently, this species has become a topic of wide interest due to its ability to produce highly valuable ...
Establishment of a Scheme of DNA Fingerprinting and Sequencing to Distinguish the Caryopsis Samples of the Exportable Rice Cultivars from a Panel of Mega-Varieties

Ananda, G.K.S.; Wijesundara, W.W.M.U.K.; Herath, H.M.V.P.K.; Karunrathne, S.I.; Kannangara, S.K.; Ranaweera, L.T.; Rathnayake, P.G.R.G.; Abeysundara, S.P.; Udawela, U.A.K.S.; Weerakoon, W.M.W.; Weebadde, C.K.; Sooriyapathirana, S.D.S.S. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2020-12)

The Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI) of Sri Lanka has developed five exportable rice cultivars; At 362, Bg 94-1, Bg 360, Bg 1165-2, and Bw-Bs-1-2-31.The present study was conducted to establish the ...

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