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Selection of Model Homegardens: Does the District Heterogeneity Classifies the Homegardens? 样板小区的选择:区域异质性是否对小区进行分类?

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i4.8670

N. Kuruppuarachchi, L. D. B. Suriyagoda, G. K. N. G. Pushpakumara, G. L. L. P. Silva

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Plant Diversity, Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock in an Isolated Tropical Sub Montane Forest in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡孤立热带亚山地森林的植物多样性、地上生物量和碳储量

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i4.8669

B. M. B. Weerakoon, S. P. Nissanka

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Effect of Seed Treatments on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Madhuca longifolia var. longifolia (“Mee”) 种子处理对长叶麻种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8646

H. Karunarathna, J. Eeswara, M. Iqbal

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Exogenous Salicylic Acid Induced Drought Stress Tolerance in Immature Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Plants 外源水杨酸诱导未成熟茶树的抗旱性植物

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8649

M. Damayanthi, T. L. Wijeratne, J. W. Damunupola

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A Geospatial and Socio-economic Assessment of Tree Density in Home Gardens as Trees Outside Forests Sources in Agro-ecological Regions: Upper Mahaweli Catchment, Sri Lanka 家庭花园树木密度的地理空间和社会经济评估——作为农业生态区森林外树木来源：斯里兰卡上Mahaweli流域

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8647

H. Hearath, D. D. A. Pushpakumara, M. Hewson, P. Wickramagamage

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Allium cepa L. (Onion) Storage Diseases and Effect of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens Pre-harvest Treatments on Postharvest Quality 葱贮藏病害及采前处理曲霉、绿木霉对采后品质的影响

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8542

L.N.R. Gunaratna, N. Deshappriya, R. Rajapaksha, D. Jayaratne

{"title":"Allium cepa L. (Onion) Storage Diseases and Effect of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens Pre-harvest Treatments on Postharvest Quality","authors":"L.N.R. Gunaratna, N. Deshappriya, R. Rajapaksha, D. Jayaratne","doi":"10.4038/tar.v34i3.8542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/tar.v34i3.8542","url":null,"abstract":"Substantial yield losses have been reported during the storage of Allium cepa L., and effective methods to minimize postharvest losses are currently lacking. Therefore the objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of pre-treatment with Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens on post-harvest losses during storage and to evaluate factors associated with these losses. The storage behaviors of Allium cepa L. bulbs after different field treatments with Trichoderma spp. were examined using a complete randomized design. The common onion bulb diseases encountered during storage were basal rot and black mould diseases, with Fusarium sp., Mucor sp., Penicillium sp., Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus being associated with diseased bulbs. The results regarding the percentage of diseased bulbs showed that pre-harvest treatments with Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens did not have a significant effect on disease control during storage. Furthermore, storage losses of onions were attributed to sprouting, rooting and wilting, which were exacerbated by the prevailing temperature (~30-32°C) and relative humidity (~77%-79%) during the storage period.","PeriodicalId":23313,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agricultural research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43676276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of Two Levels of Dietary Energy Content on Milk Production and Serum Metabolites in Early Lactation Temperate Crossbred Dairy Cows Fed Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus) Based Diets 两种日粮能量水平对早期泌乳温带杂交奶牛饲喂几内亚草（Megathyrsus maximus）日粮产奶量和血清代谢产物的影响

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8582

W. Weerasinghe, H. Herath, M. Mahipala

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Enhancing Household Food Security and Dietary Diversity through Homegardens: A Case Study in Selected Districts of Sri Lanka 通过家庭菜园加强家庭粮食安全和饮食多样性:斯里兰卡选定地区的案例研究

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8645

W. Lowe, D. D. A. Pushpakumara, H. Weerahewa, W. Vitharana, B. Marambe, B. Punyawardena, G. Silva

{"title":"Enhancing Household Food Security and Dietary Diversity through Homegardens: A Case Study in Selected Districts of Sri Lanka","authors":"W. Lowe, D. D. A. Pushpakumara, H. Weerahewa, W. Vitharana, B. Marambe, B. Punyawardena, G. Silva","doi":"10.4038/tar.v34i3.8645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/tar.v34i3.8645","url":null,"abstract":"Homegardens are resourceful ecosystems that provide essential services to the environment and mankind. Their contribution to secure household food requirement is among the provisional services of contemporary relevance. A study was conducted in 429 homegardens in Jaffna, Matale, Ratnapura, and Hambantota districts to assess the scope of utilizing homegarden resources on household food security. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather information on the consumption frequency and the number of food categories that were purchased, produced, and shared. The mean food consumption score (FCS) was 60±23, where 89% of the study population had an acceptable level of FCS (FCS>35). As per the dietary diversity score (HDDS), an average household consumed at least eight food categories per day. Coconut was the most common food commodity produced in homegardens, followed by jackfruit and other fruits (mango, guava, soursop and pomegranate). Households rely on the market-available foods as their primary food source. The study revealed that utilizing at least one food category as a homestead-resource produced, could improve FCS and assist to fulfil the household food demand significantly. However, the majority of the homestead-resources were identified as plant-based, except in Jaffna where the presence of livestock and poultry in homegarden was common. Many of the plant-based resources were from perennial fruit-bearing trees. Therefore, modifying and utilizing the tree composition and viable crops can be considered a timely option to avert household food insecurity. Further, incorporating livestock components (dairy, poultry) as a part of homegardens is beneficial in fulfilling the animal protein demand of the household.","PeriodicalId":23313,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agricultural research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47191633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Determination of the Best Performing Sri Lankan Maize Accessions Based on the Photosynthetic, Biomass and Yield Traits 基于光合、生物量和产量性状的最佳斯里兰卡玉米品种选择

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i3.8648

M. Mufeeth, A. Mubarak, A. Kumara

{"title":"Determination of the Best Performing Sri Lankan Maize Accessions Based on the Photosynthetic, Biomass and Yield Traits","authors":"M. Mufeeth, A. Mubarak, A. Kumara","doi":"10.4038/tar.v34i3.8648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/tar.v34i3.8648","url":null,"abstract":"Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most widely cultivated cereal crops throughout the world and is extensively grown in Sri Lanka. Information on the photosynthetic, biomass and grain yield of local maize accessions are useful for plant breeding programs. However, due to the scarcity of such information, this study aimed to investigate the potentials of maize accessions to select the best performers utilizing the rank summation and selection index criteria. As the first step, the seeds from 14 maize accessions along with two varieties viz; Pacific-999 and Bhadra (control) were established in the field. The leaf-level photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence traits were analyzed, while biomass and yield traits were obtained at harvest, by employing standard techniques. Our findings revealed that traits related to growth, photosynthesis, and biomass showed greater variations among the maize accessions tested. The number of days taken to 50% flowering (44d-60d), photosynthetic rates (19.7-30.45 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1), transpiration rates (2.45-4.52 mmol H2O m−2 s−1), water use efficiency (5.69-8.13 μmol CO2 mmol H2O-1), and maximum quantum yield (0.68-0.73) among the tested accessions. Additionally, the variations in biomass (111.0-459 g/plant) and final cob yield (38-232 g/cob) were also seen among the maize accessions. According to rank summation index analysis, the maize accessions SEU2, SEU16, SEU15, SEU9 and SEU10 were superior in terms of photosynthetic rates, biomass and yield compared exhibiting with the lowest RSI values of 71, 100, 101, 103 and 117, respectively, than the cv. Bhadra. Therefore, future crop development programs can make use of these five potential maize accessions identified through this study.","PeriodicalId":23313,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agricultural research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44423259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Insecticide Resistance, Resistance Mechanisms, and Phylogeny of Three Myzus persicae Populations in Cabbage from Three Agroclimatic Zones of Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡三个农业气候区甘蓝中三个桃蚜种群的杀虫剂抗性、抗性机制和系统发育

Tropical agricultural research Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.4038/tar.v34i2.8621

J. Marasinghe, S. H. P. P. Karunarane, S. Surendran, K. S. Hemachandra, L. Nugaliadde

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