The present study was carried out to fit a mathematical model to describe the variation pattern of monthly mean maximum air temperature in Colombo in order to predict the future values. Monthly mean maximum temperature ...

This study was carried out to design tools for integrated management of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, in rice in Sri Lanka. Rice varieties namely, At5, At353, Bg304, Bg305, Bg359, Bg450, Bg94-1, Bg379-2, ...

Arginine decarboxylase, a polyamine biosynthetic enzyme, was isolated from a phytopathogenic fungi, Colletotrichum gleosporoides, which causes Anthracnose in wide range of plants in many parts ofthe world. The enzyme was ...

A dictionary based automatic syllabification tool has been given for Speech Synthesis in Sinhala language. This tool is also capable of providing frequency distributions of Vowels, Consonants and Syllables for a given set ...

Analytical techniques which facilitate determination of concentrations of metal ions, solvated protons and hydroxo-complexes or equivalent can be used to study the complexation of metal ions and ligands. Complex speciation ...

Raman spectroscopy has been used to identify solid – solid phase transitions in the symmetrically branched alkane, C120H241CH(C195H391)C119H239 during real-time heating. The vibrational modes in the region from 1700 to ...

Genus Tephrosia (Fabaceae) commonly known as ‘Pila’ in Sri Lanka. Some Tephrosia spp. are used in many traditional therapeutic preparations in Sri Lanka and also in other countries. Increased use of Tephrosia in traditional ...