This collection contains abstracts of the conference papers submitted to the annual research session conducted by the Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya
Rochelle, E.J.S.; Anjalee, G.H.I.(Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya, 2024-10-30)
Banana (Musa spp.) is an attractive perennial crop for smallholder farmers that is the most widely grown and consumed fruit in Sri Lanka. Despite the crop’s importance and attraction, the banana sub-sector encounters ...
Abinaya, N.; Pinthujan, P.; Rajeshkanna, S.(Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya, 2024-10-30)
Little leaf disease (LLD) is highly destructive to brinjal cultivation in Sri Lanka. LLD is cumbersome in the field since the causal agent is a phytoplasma spread by insect vectors. A study was conducted with the objective ...
Dhanasekara, D.M.C.A.; Jayasooriya, M.C.N.(Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya, 2024-10-30)
Banana corm is an underutilized crop waste that shows many Ayurvedic medicinal uses other than as a bio-fertilizer; slow decaying rates may make it more vulnerable to a harboring place for banana-weevils (Cosmopolites ...