Sustainability of home gardens in Masemulla forest area in Matara district
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Home-gardens are meant to be sustainable land use systems that provide a variety of products and services to the people. This study was undertaken to evaluate the sustainability of home-gardens in Masemulla forest area in Matara district. Ullala, which is a small village closed to Masemulla forest area, was selected for the study. A survey […]
Energy saving scoop type rotary tiller blade for deep tillage
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008The energy consumption for the land preparation is excessive during the primary and secondary tillage operations; because of the high draft force required. Many researchers were reported that the reverse rotational rotary tiller had an advantage for the deep tilling on the power requirement compared to the conventional rotary tiller. The reverse rotational rotary tiller […]
Role of plants in traditional livestock production
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Plants have been used from ancient time to sustain local livestock production in various aspects. Historically, traditional veterinary practices were mainly based on the “Hela Vedakama” in which plants played a vital role. Phyto-based traditional veterinary practices dated back to beyond the period of King Ravana. This “phyto-based” system sustained the local livestock production over […]
Drought analysis in relation to crop production: Anuradhapura district
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008In order to identify the risk on drought for crop production in Anuradhapura district, daily rainfall data over 35 years in seven rain gauge stations were analyzed. The selected stations were Anuradhapura, Mahailluppallama, Nochchiyagama, Kalawewa, Elayapaththuwa, Padaviya and Vavuniya.
Among all the stations, both highest mean annual rainfall of 1488.5 mm and annual dependable rainfall of […]
Multi-use two wheel tractor operated fertilizer applicator for Coconut cultivation
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Unfortunately, it is observed that application of comical fertilizers is low in the coconut sector partly due to high wages and scarcity of labour.
The purpose of mechanization in coconut cultivation is to produce more from existing land. Machinery is a complimentary input required to achieve higher land productivity. Additional benefits to the user may be […]
Formulation of a fertilizer package for hybrid varieties of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is a popular low country vegetable in Sri Lanka and it has become a fundamental crop species in the farming systems of dry and intermediate zones. Introduced hybrid pumpkin varieties are becoming popular in Sri Lanka because of the higher yield. However, there is no fertilizer recommendation for hybrid pumpkin. Local farmers […]
Design and development of power tiller operated multipurpose whole stick harvester especially for sugarcane
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008In Sri Lanka cane harvesting is done manually using various types of hand knives. This method of harvesting not only consumes much time but also requires much skilled labourers. But nowadays labourers are becoming scarce and costly, particularly in sugarcane cultivation areas. This is due to diversion of labour to other more remunerative work in […]
Behaviour of cattle in an agro-forestry system
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Objective of the present study was to understand the behavior of dairy cattle tethered under agro-forestry systems. Three genetically uncharacterized, indigenous, non-lactating cows and two bulls (mean live weight 199±29) were tethered close to a water stream in an agro-forestry system. The vegetation of the agro-forestry system comprised of teak, coconut, mahogany and shrubs. Animals […]
Agro- forestry system to protect both the Sinharaja forest and the peripheral villages (a case study of the southern part of Sinharaja)
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Sinharaja, a ‘Tropical Wet Ever Green Rain Forest’ situated between latitude 6º 21´ -6º 26´ N and longitude 80º 31´ - 80º 34´ E in Sri Lanka is surrounded by more than 27 peripheral villages. The villagers have interacted with the forest for many years .The objective of this study is to verify the aptness […]
Problems and improvement potentials of Kandyan homegardens at Yatinuwara area
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Kandyan homegardens are the most predominant upland cropping system which supposed to be highly adapted, diversified, economically and environmental viable land use system. Objectives of this study were to identify problems and improvement potentials to this important system of land management. Data were collected from randomly selected (n=65) homegardens in Yatinuwara District Secretariat division during […]
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