extended abstractbackground and objectives: loquats have formed different ecological types during their cultivation and adaptation in different parts of the world. the first step in the breeding operation is the identifying of the spread center accompanied the studying of the variation between genotypes. in this research, 20 loquat genotypes were evaluated using fruit morphological markers to i...

Purpose: Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC. grows naturally in some of the Asian countries including Sri Lanka. In Belihuloya region S. trees are grown with specific characteristics than rest country and other countries. It is scientifically identified as a different variety var. lineare (Wall.). There no studies specifically focused on this tree This study has studying morphological characters suita...

Objective: This study was performed to determine the effects of two girdling practices on yield and some pomological properties persimmon trees in 2019.
 Material Methods: The gridling were applied Hachia variety, common Çanakkale, as single girdling, double control. Girdling treatments after full blossom trees. Fruit variety determined. weight, fruit width, size, skin colour (L, a, b), pH...

The field experiment was conducted with twenty brinjal varieties/lines during October 2007 to May 2008 to identify shoot and leaf characteristics of brinjal plants for their susceptibility/resistance against brinjal shoot and fruit borer infestation. Borer infestation was influenced by different characters of plant shoot and leaf. Various parameters like plant height, stem diameter, number of b...

a study was carried out to evaluate the secondary sexual characteristics of four strains of cocks, comprising of two (2) exotics; bovan nera black (bnb) and isa brown (isb), one (1) improved local strain, shika brown (sb) and one (1) unimproved local strain, normal feathered cock (nfc). a total of 64 birds (16 for each strain) at 36, 38, 40 and 42 weeks were used for the study. the result indic...