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+94 812 388 331 /32/ 34
Email Address
info@doa.gov.lk /
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Office Address
Department of Agriculture,P.O.Box.01,
Peradeniya

Plant Pathology – RARDC KL

  • Telephone : +94 212 285406
  • Fax : +94 212 285406
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REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE – KILINOCHCHI

PLANT PATHOLOGY DIVISION

Achieve excellence in Plant Pathology Research and Development on other Field crops and Horticulture crops in Northern Region. A major focus of this division is to do a scientific study of plant diseases caused by the pathogen, environment, and host relationship and control of plant disease.

OBJECTIVES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY DIVISION
  • Conduct the field crops and regional mandatory crops-related plant pathology research activities.
  • Providing plant disease diagnostic and plant clinical services for farmers.
  • Develop new technologies and biochemical approaches for plant disease control.
  • Identification of diseases in field crops in regional mandatory crops.
  • Identification of resistant/ tolerant germplasm, varieties, landraces in the northern region, and exotic hybrids for major diseases
  • Screening of fungicides to control major diseases
  • Development of cultural pest control techniques.
  • Development of integrated disease management (IDM) packages.
  • Identification and evaluation of biological plant Diseases controlling agent
  • Develop the Commercial Mushroom cultivation Technology
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RESEARCH OFFICER IN CHARGE OF SECTION

MR. P.G.H.M.S.N HERATH

Assistant Director of Agriculture (Research)

Regional Agriculture Research and Development Centre

Kilinochchi