The phylogenetic relationships, morphology, and distribution of the enigmatic species Andrachne cuneifolia of problematic generic affiliation were examined. Nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and plastid matK sequences ...

This study involves enzymatic extraction of fucoidan from Sargassum swartzii and further purification via ion-exchange chromatography. The chemical and molecular characteristics of isolated fucoidan is evaluated concerning ...

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has gradually become a widespread problem in East Asia. PM may cause unfamiliar inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and pulmonary tissue damage, and a comprehensive un- derstanding ...

Research on weeds has been reported extensively and in most cases tradit ional techniques have been used. But during the last two decades, emphasis has been given on the use of biotechnology in weed research. As aresult, ...

This study was carried out to regenerate haploids from cultured anthers of lea clones. M o r p h o l o g i c a l and histological studies on t h e a n t h e r callus development revealed that nuclei of numerous microspores ...

The escalation of fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution has recently become a global concern. Evidence is fast accumulating on PM exposure-related skin damage. The present study explored the therapeutic potentials ...

Enhancement of sugar production in Sri Lanka is very important since a large amount of foreign exchange is spent on sugar importation every year. Cultivation of improved varieties developed through proven crosses involving ...

Ananas comosus L. Merr (Pineapple) is conventionally propagated through suckers, slips and ratoons taken from existing cultivations. These planting materials are not homogeneous and this is a major difficulty that farmers ...

The study compares in vitro micropropagation responses and cultivar specificity using 12 cultivars of five genomic composition. Variation was revealed in in-vitro multiplication between cultivars of different genomic ...

The rice leaffolder (RLF) [Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée)] is a major lepidopteran insect pest of rice in Sri Lanka and the larvae cause significant yield losses annually. Insecticidal crystal protein gene, cry2A ...