Ramabana Rasa is an Ayurvedic drug which is commonly used to treat rheumatism and digestive problems. For its preparation, Hg (Parada) and S (Ghandaka) are triturated into nanoparticles of black HgS (Kajjali) and combined ...

Paddy field ecosystems are considered as one of the major carbon pools as they store a significant amount of carbon under water-logged conditions. Hence, it is essential to understand the carbon storage capacity in paddy ...

Newly improved rice varieties, highly dependent on agrochemicals, have been introduced to meet the increasing food demand in Sri Lanka. Health and environmental problems caused by extensive use of agrochemicals in rice ...

Bioethanol is an alternative energy source that can be used to replace fossil fuel. It is produced by the fermentation of various feedstock such as edible crops and lignocellulosic biomass that contain fermentable sugars. ...

Osbeckia octandra (L.) (Heen bovitiya), which belongs to the family Melastomataceae is an endemic plant to Sri Lanka. This taxon contains different phytochemicals that have great importance in traditional therapeutic systems ...

Rice is the dietary staple for Sri Lankans and it contains monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) beneficial to human health.There are thousands of rice varieties (RVs) in the country ...

Several green microalgal species that grow as epiphytes and/or endophytes associated with seaweeds have been identified from different locations worldwide. The composition of epiphytic marine algae in a marine ecosystem ...

Immobilization of microorganisms into carrier materials is a promising tool in the formation of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. Selection of an appropriate carrier material for cell immobilization is highly challenging ...