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HORDI - Research Programs 2018
| TITLE | OBJECTIVES |
| Development open polinated snake gourd varieties (high yilding medium and long type with CGMMv resistant) | To develop high yilding medium and long type fruits with CGMMV Resisitant |
| Development of high yielding short age varieties tolerent for biotic and abiotic stresses due to climatic changes | To Develop short age cassava varieties with high yeild and tolerent for drought and virus (biotic and abiotic stress) |
| Development of novel floriculture varieties through physical matagenesis | Changing morphological characters of existing plants and development as new floriculture varieties |
| Development of biotechnological tool to use in vegetable breeding(beans, bittergourd) | Development of marker assistant breeding technology for bean breeding and applicatiion of tissue culture tools for bitter gourd breeding (antheculture and embryo rescue technology |
| Quality seed production of recommendad bitter gourd, cucumber, pumpkin varieties and hybrid parental lines | production of breeder seeds and parental lines seeds with standad methods to maintain genetic purity |
| Development of OP and hybrid cucumber varieties | development of new cucumber varities with high yeild better quality with pest and desease resisitant or tolerent |
| Development of highbrid and OP bittergourd varieties | Development of new varie\ties suitable for local and export market with high yeild pest desease resistant and high quality |
| Crop Improvement – yard long bean | Development of high yeilding better quality varieties |
| Development of hybrid/OP varieties of Luffa | Development of Suitable hybrid/OP varieties |
| Development of Hybrid/OP varities of Okra | Development of suitable hybrid/OP varities |
| Crop improvement of bean OP varietal development program | Development of suitable varities |
| Seed production of released varities | Availability of quality Seeds |
| Varietal development of Brinjal | To develop high yielding better quality brinjal varieties |
| Exotic varietal evaluation of brinjal | To evaluate the field performance of exotic varieties prior to issue importation permits |
| Seed Production of Parental lines and released varieties of brinjal | To ensure seed availability |
| Varietal development of Tomato | To Develop high yielding better quality tomato varieties for open fields and polytunnels |
| Exotic varietal evaluation for tomato | To evaluate performance of exortic tomato varieties prior to recommend for importation |
| Seed production of Parental lines and released varietiesof tomato | |
| TITLE | OBJECTIVES |
| Screening of exotic hybrid of vegetables for major disease under filed condition | To identtify resistant varieties suitable for further evaluation |
| Bio-intensive integrated disease management (BIPM) programme for soil borne disease of horticultural crops in SL | Molecular identification of causal pathogens of fusarium wilt of soanaceous crops. Isolation and identification of effective bacterial antagonists against pathogens of furariun wilt. Development of management methods of fusarium wilt. |
| Bio-Efficacy testing of fungicides against brown leaf spot disease of leafy vegetables | To identify the effective new fungiside against brown leaf spot disease of leafy vegetables |
| Exotic seed evaluation for bacteral wilt(Routing work) | Importation of Healthy Seeds |
| Seed potato health testing for quarantine disease | To test imported seed potatoes for diseases |
| Screening of exotic hybrid of vegetables (Cucurbits) for seed borne viruses | To identify resistant varieties for future evaluation |
| Diversity of R.solanacearum species complex causing bacterial wilt in solanaceous crops in sri lanka | Present status of bacterial wilt disease in SL, To study the cultural and biochemical characteristics of SL strains and biovars of R.Solanacearum, TO investigate the pathogenic characteristics to study the genetic diversity of SL |
| Development of Moleciular technics for diognosis of fusarium spp, colletotrichum spp, and alternaria spp | Find the suitable and feasibloe molecular identification methods for fusarium spp, colletotrichum spp, and alternaria spp |
| Bio-efficacy of new fungicide against powdery midlew of cucurbits | To test the efficucy of new fungicide against powdery mildew in cucurbits |
| improvement and field validation of integrated pest management(IPM) pacake of tomato virus dieases management | Improve the IPM pacake with the new reccomended insecticides |
| Bio-Efficacy of new fungicides against downew mildew of cucrbits (varity -Luffa (NAGA) | To test the efficacy of new fungicide against downew mildew (Peronaspora spp) of cucurbits |
| Bio-efficacy of new fungicides against collar rot of long yard beans | To test the efficacy of new fungicide against color rot in long yard beans |
| TITLE | OBJECTIVES |
| Study of the effect of colour traps on pests and other arthropodas in vegetable fields | |
| Exploration of local natural enamies of Fall amrmy worm and investigate their potential use for controliing the pest | to Explore of local natural enamies of Fall amrmy worm and investigate their potential use for controliing the pest |
| Evaluation and development of IPM technics to control virus vector in bean (Horse gram yellow mosaie virus) | To formulation an IPM methods to control virus vectors of bean |
| Identification of cucurbits infesting fruit flies and their management | To lower the infestation level of melon fruit lines in cucurbits through none insectisided low insecticided methods. |
| Screeninig of insecticide to control shoot and fruit borer in brinjal( For registration purpose0 | To develop IPM methods to control shoot and fruit borer in brinjal |
| Isolation and Mass culturing of effective and efficent antagonistic bacteria for the control of major root knal nematode on selected vegetable crops of Sri Lanka | Identification of efficent and effective antogonistic bacteria for management of RNN with new IPM pacake |
| Develop, Test and implement monitoring procedures and practices at site, reginal and national level for pets predators and natural enemies | To develop indicators for major pest predators and natural enemies |
| Development of efficent management system for melaidogy intesting tomato in SL through elueidatia at the host nematode | To develop sustainable nematode management system for tomato |
| Exploration of weedy host plants of fall army worm in sri lanka | To explore host plants to control army worm in sri lanka |
| TITLE | OBJECTIVES |
| Emergance and growth of tomato , brinjal and capsicum seedings raised under different color polythene shades and their performances at the field. | To evaluation the colour of polythene on performances of seesings and their performances at the field. To determine the most appropriate colour of polythene to cover the nursery beds of 3 crops |
| Plant preiming and training for seed quality and seed yield improvement in capsicum | To improve seed yield and quality by plant pruning and training |
| Evaluation of existing tomato narieties for protected houses | To select a best variety/ varities for protected house cultivation |
| Effects of different pruning methods and support to change the plant architecture of selected egg plant | To identify best pruning and supportive method to change the plant architecture without affecting the yeild |
| Identification of best spacing for locally released bean varieties | To identify best spacing for locally released bean varieties |
| Improvement of native or wild plants as new horticultural products | improvement and domestication of wild or native plants as ornamentals |
| Evaluation of live mulch for weed management and water conservation of vegetables | Evaluate raddish, alternanthera as mulch in okra and capsicum to use as line mulch |
| Evaluation of varieties and fertilizers for sweet potato bag culture | Identification of suitable sweet potato varieties and required fertilizer levels for sweet potato bag culture |
| Study morphology anatomy, growth and rooting behavior of different brinjal lines under limited water availability | study the artemical morphological and growth response of different brinjal lines under different levels of irrigation |
| Testing the effect of applied different levels of root inducing horman at the planting time of quntity and quality (physical) of the yeild | To Testing the effect of applied different levels of root inducing horman at the planting time of quntity and quality (physical) of the yeild |
| Improvement of technology for making available good quality planting material of cassava through out the year | To test the effect of recurrent number of shoot allowed grown on the total yeild of the good quality stem cutting through out the year |
| TITLE | OBJECTIVES |
| Studding the minimum tillage effects on soil physical properties and crop yield | Soil moisture conservation, reduction of compaction and energy conservation |
| Effect of changing farmyard disposal on the physical properties of the soil | To modify the soil physical and chemical properties |
| Effect of tillage practices on infiltration and soil strength of reddish brown latosolic soil | To study the water movement rate of reddish brown latosolic soil |
| Development of yield improving nitrugen fixing microbial inoculum to enhance the growth and yeild of vegetables | To reduc chemical fertilizer |
| Augmentation of drought resiliant in tomato using plant growth promoting rhyzobacteria (PGPR) inoculum | To improve mosture stress tolerent of tomato using PGPR inoculum |
| Assesment of nitragen supplimenting ability of selected nitrigon fixing inaculam for capsicum (Field experiment) | To asses yield advance of nitrigon fixing inaculam |
| Determination of bioavailability of cadmium in soil from TSP fertilizer | To Determination of bioavailability of cadmium in soil and plant accumulation due to TSP fertilizer in differe. |
| Testing of the efficacy of the special fertilizer imported to country | To determine performance of the special imported to the country |
| effect of split application of recurrent organic fertilizer sources on vegetable under organic farming | To determine the effect of split application of different organic nutrient siurces for growth and need of vegetable crops |
| Effect of different rates of the partialy burned rice husk with organic mannure on vegetable production | To determine suitable rates of partialy burned rice husk with organic mannure of vegetable production under mix cropping system |
| Developmen of suitable nutrient management package for quality seed production in tomato | To develop best nutrient management practices for quality seed production of under yeild condition |
| Determination of effect of application of Ca(No3)2 on growth, yeild and quality of tomato under water stress condition | to determine effect of application of calcium niutrate on growth and yield under water stress condition |
| Effect of continuoues application of compact on vegetable yeild | To monitor vegetable yeild obtainable with compost. To monitor change in soil character due to continous additional of compost |
| Soil calibration studies Mg , S and Zn on vegetables | To determine influence of application of Ms,S and Zn on vegetable crops |
| Determination of effect of application of silicon on growth of tomato under water stron and non water stron condition | To detremine effect of application of Si on growth and yeild under water stron and no water stron condition |
| Detremination of N and K response on hybrid vegetables (capsicum and brinjal) | To develop fertilizer recommendations for hybrid vegetables |
| Determination of pesticide residues in vegetables collected from market by using rapid bio array method | To detremine pesticide resident in vegetables from market |
| Determinaton of bioavailability of lead and cadmium in soils in major vegetable grown areas in Sri lanka | To assess the levels of contaninaton and bioavailability of Cd and Pb in soil on major vegetables growing areas in sri lanka posen health risk. |
| Development of hield test kit for determine the phosphorous in soil | To develop field test kit for P analysis in soil |
| Development of botanical nitrification inhibitors to improve nitrugen fertilizer use effecancy in vegetables | To improve botanical nitrification inhibitors to improve nitrugen fertilizer use effecancy in vegetables |