Telephone

+94 812 388331 / 32/ 34

Email Address

info@doa.gov.lk

Office Address

Department of Agriculture, P.O.Box. 01,
Peradeniya

FCRDI Divisions – Soil Science Division

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  • Telephone : +94 252 249132
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FCRDI DIVISIONS

Soil Science Division

Mandate of the Division

To develop appropriate soil fertility management practices and fertilizer recommendations to enhance the land and crop productivity in OFCs cultivable areas specially in  the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka to ensure the agriculture.

Research and Publications

Services

  1. .Soil testing and fertilizer recommendation.
    • Testing organic fertilizer like compost and liquid fertilizer. 
  2. Conducting training and awareness programs on following aspects,
    • Soil fertility management practices of OFC in different farming environments.
    • Climate change impact on soil fertility and mitigation options.
    • Enhance of land productivity in OFCs growing areas.
  3. Field investigations upon request by farmers or other stake holders to give recommendations on different soil related field problems.
  4. Technology dissemination through media and other campaigns like exhibitions.

Technologies

  • Cultivation of maize crops with sunnhemp in rate of 20 t/ha and incorporate the sunnhemp after one month period during weeding time. This practice will reduce the N fertilizer by 25%.

Officer of the Division
Dr. M.S. Nijamudeen
Principal Agriculture Scientist - Soil and Water Management (Soil Fertility)
Dr. T. Karunainathan
Deputy Director (Research)