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Effect of Callus Colour Variation and Texture in Different Colchicine Concentrations on the Induction of Rice Polyploids
(2015)The abiotic stresses caused by salinity and drought are major environmental factors that determine the most serious yield reduction in rice (Oryzasativa L.). The abiotic stresses tolerant ability can be improved by changing ... -
Effect of Dehydration Methods on Chemical Properties and Antioxidants in Dehydrated Powdered Vegetables
(2015)Vegetables possess essential dietary nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber and essential antioxidants. Clinical research has revealed that consumption of vegetables and fruits are beneficial to age related diseases, ... -
Evaluation of Yield Variation in Sri Lankan Traditional Rice (Oryza Sativa.L) Kalu Heenati
(2015)Evaluation of a rice variety using yield components gives tremendous benefits to develop new varieties for future requirements. Selecting good genotypes of traditional rice varieties, which have a higher yield potential ... -
First Report on the in vitro Antihelminthic Activity of Centella Asiatica (“Gotu Kola”/ “Vallaarai”)
(2015)Anthelmintic resistancehas been reported in animals and also suggested in humans. Thus, there is an urgent need for the identification and development of alternative anthelmintics for human use. With this background, a ... -
Phylogenetic and Conservational Analyses of Dengue Non-Structural Protein 1
(2015)The variability in the host immune responses against infections by different strains of Dengue virus (DENV), due to their sequence heterogeinity, is a huge obstacle in disease management and development of an effective ... -
Potential of a Herbal Preparation Used in Indigenous Medicine to Neutralize Nba nojo Venom: Example from Wet Zone, Sri Lanka
(2015)The venom neutralizing ability of a herbal preparation used in traditional medicine was characterized. The preparation is known for successful treatment of Naj a naj a and Daboia russelii envenomation, particularly in the ... -
Potentialities of Bioinformaticaly Predicted Linear B-cell Epitopes on Dengue prM Protein
(2015)Predicting linear B-cell epitopes using bioinformatic tools is attractive as an initial step for screening such epitopes with potential use in Dengue (DENV) diagnosis and therapeutics, for their high speed and low cost. ... -
Quality and Shelf Life of Minimally Processed Shredded Carrots in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
(2015)Modified atmosphere packaged Ready-to-eat shredded carrots (Daucus carota L., cv. Nantes) are an increasingly popular product, yet sales are restricted due to rapid deterioration during storage. Objective of this study was ... -
Radioactivity Levels in Beach Sand from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka
(2015)This study aims to evaluate the activity concentrations of 232Th, 238U and 40K in beach sand along the southern coastal strip from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka. The results of this study serve as a database for radioactivity ... -
A Review on Pharmacological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Vitex negundo
(2015)Vitex negundo which belongs to Verbenaceae family is a commonly used plant in both Ayurveda and traditional medicine system in Sri Lanka. It is also known as the 'Nika' in sinhala and 'Nirgundi' in sanskrit. This review ... -
Time Series Models to Forecast Dengue Fever Incidences in Western Province of Sri Lanka
(2015)Dengue is one of the most dangerous mosquito viral infections in the world. In the recent past dengue has become the number one killer mosquito infection in Sri Lanka. Each year the number of incidences of dengue is ...