The Ceylon Journal of Science is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in March, June, September and December. It aimed at publishing high quality research articles on topics related to different disciplines Science. accepts original articles, book reviews, reviews mini-reviews, short communications, opinions, notes, commentaries notes. has its own ...

Soil available water capacity (SAWC) is a key soil indicator that plays major role in many ecosystem services, such as food production, irrigation management, drought, flood control, and climate gas regulation. Digital mapping (DSM) can be used to obtain needed SAWC maps. However, differs from the usual properties considered DSM it involves several determined at layers. Therefore, specific appr...

this study investigated the effect of sowing date and limited water allocation management for single irrigation on the grain yield of rainfed barley. the experiment was a split-split plot arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications from 2004 to 2006 at the main station of the dryland agricultural research institute at maragheh. the treatments comprised three sowing da...