Edible coating is a novel method which can be used to enhance shelf life of fruits. Therefore, this study was carried out to develop an edible coating from Aloe vera leaf gel to extend the shelf life of papaya (Carica papaya ...

With a view to establish their nutritional importance and promote consumption and industry usage, this study determined the contents of selected bio active compounds and antioxidant properties in 15 root and tuber crops ...

The indigenous root and tuber crops in Sri Lanka have not been exploited by the food industry. With a view to establish their nutritional importance and promote consumption and industry usage, this study determined the ...

Aim: This research was aimed at assessing Sri Lankan rice varieties for the salinity tolerance using morphological traits and to analyze the SSR markers closer to Saltol QTL of the chromosome 1 to be used in rice ...

Makandura White (MK-White; Calocybe sp.) is a newly introduced edible mushroom variety. Cultivation of MK-White requires a specific agronomic practice called ‘casing’. Currently, the only casing material used in ...

Trees are one of the major soft landscape elements in the landscape industry where they are selected by making a bond between their main features with the particular requirements that need to be fulfilled. Hence, they ...

Early desiccation limits the vase life of Acacia cut flowers and foliage and may be attributable to poor hydraulic conductivity (Kh) of the cut stems. Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don has been adopted as the test species ...

Studying of expression dynamics of salt responsive candidate genes under different genetic background of rice is important to develop resilient salt tolerant rice varieties. The present study was focused to assess ...

Microbes and their exopolysaccharides (EPS) can block xylem vessels, thereby increasing the hydraulic resistance and decreasing the vase life of cut flowers and foliage. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides a ...