ARS (Seetha Eliya) - Research and Publications
Ongoing Research
| Title | Objective | Expected outcome | ||
| Entomology | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | Assessment of the impact of diamond back moth management strategies in integrated programme on cabbage in Up Country of Sri Lanka | To assess the effectiveness of selected DBM management strategies when implemented as an IPM package in managing the DBM in cabbage crop in Up Country region of Sri Lanka | Minimize the usage of insecticides | |
| 3 | Management of root maggot (Delia spp) of cruciferous crops and leeks | To develop effective environmental friendly farmer accepted IPM package | Development of sound pest management strategies to control Root maggot | |
| 4 | Efficacy testing of new insecticides and weedicide against pest of potato and up country vegetables | Recommended new effective and safer insecticides and weedicide | Update chemical pesticide recommendation | |
| Plant Breeding | ||||
| 1 | Breeding of Potato for the Up Country Area | To develop high yielding (> 30 t/ha) potato varieties with late blight resistant | Availability of potato germplasm for breeding | |
| Production of potato clones with high yielding potential and late blight resistance | ||||
| Availability of very-early potato lines for early generation selection | ||||
| Availability of promising potato lines for replicated yield trials | ||||
| 2 | Breeding of temperate type carrots | To develop high yielding temperate type carrot varieties | Availability of carrot germplasm for breeding | |
| Availability of best method for temperate type carrot seed production locally | ||||
| Availability of locally produced, F1 hybrid carrot varieties | ||||
| Plant Pathology | ||||
| 1 | Induced Systemic Resistance of potato against potato late blight through application of calcium | To develop potato late blight management strategy | Potato late blight management strategy | |
| 2 | Identification of different strains of potato late blight pathogen (Phytopthora infestans) and their distribution | To identify the different strains of potato late blight pathogen | Potato late blight management strategy | |
| 3 | Potential use of Plant Anti-viral Principles to manage virus diseases in papaya, chilli and bitter gourd | To develop environmental friendly virus disease management strategy | Environmental friendly virus diseases management strategy | |
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Publications