Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food and major crop in Sri Lanka. Improving rice cropping practices and production systems are required to enable sustainability. Presently bund cleaning, plastering, and kiwul-ela ...

The most fundamental social benefit of homegardening (HG) is its direct contributions to rural livelihood development. HG was introduced in the post-war era as a sustainable approach to ensure food security and income ...

Constructed wetlands (CW) are eco-friendly systems which mimic the functions of natural wetland. It is low-cost alternative system for the treatment of wastewater even up to domestic level. Therefore, this study was designed ...

Circadian clock genes including Cryptochrome-1 are involved in the molecular mechanism of the biological clock which controls the behavioral, physiological and biochemical circadian rhythms of animals. The turkey Cryptochrome1 ...

Brown plant hopper (BPH) is the most devastating insect pest of rice. The BPH damage is trivial that farmers may end up with zero or below average yields. The application of insecticide would only lead to the emergence of ...