Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): In progress
Articles
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Effect of Curing Period, Plant Hormone and On-farm Storage Methods on Physiological Losses of Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Tubers
23-36
Article ID: 41
39 (Abstract) 
20 (Download)
This study was carried out to evaluate the role of curing period, exogenous Abscisic Acids (ABA) levels and on farm storage methods on the physiological quality losses of potato tubers during storage. The research was set out in a Split-Split-Plot Design (SSPD) with curing period allocated to the main plot while storage condition and ABA...
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Evaluation of Morphological Variations in Exotic Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genetic Materials under Sri Lankan Field Conditions
16-22
Article ID: 32
47 (Abstract) 28 (Download)
To evaluate genetic diversity of 64 rice germplasms with five local check varieties, an experiment was conducted as the randomized complete block design with two replicates. It was conducted in experimental field of the Regional Rice Research and Development Center, Bombuwela, Sri Lanka. There were five morphological characters such as plant height, days to flowering,...
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Identification of the Discrepancy between Farmers’ Practices and Good Agricultural Practices in Crop Husbandry
1-15
Article ID: 30
102 (Abstract) 40 (Download)
Good agricultural practices (GAP) are important for producing safe food minimizing health risks. The study was conducted at Dumuria upazila of Khulna district in Bangladesh to identify the discrepancy between farmers’ practices and GAP. Data were collected from purposively selected 100 respondents. Majority (63%) of the farmers had medium knowledge of the practices under GAP...
