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Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture ASDA 2016 VOLUME 18 EDITORS Gamini Pushpakumara Buddhi Marambe Pradeepa Silva Lalith Suriyagoda Ranjith Punyawardena Priyantha Weerasinghe Wijayasiri Weerakoon 2016 Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Sri Lanka 11 The responsibility for this production rests with the Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka (DOASL). All rights reserved. Except for quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the Director General of Agriculture. The DOASL does not require payment for the non-commercial use of its published works, and hopes that this copyright declaration will not diminish the bona fide use of its research findings in agricultural research and development. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture. 2016. Volume 18. © Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka. ISSN 1391 - 6947 This book was prepared on the desktop publishing system at the ASDA Secretariat, P.O. Box 21, In-Service Training Institute, Department of Agriculture, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka and printed by the Publication Unit of the Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. iii CONTENTS FOREWORD ................................ ................................ ................................ .. xv Full Papers of Research Articles in Extended Abstract form are Available in the Volume 164 of “Tropical Agriculturist”. Glycemic index of improved rice varieties as influenced by degree of polishing and proximate composition including amylose content R. F. Hafeel, L.B.A.P. Amararathna, T.H.T. Chamintha, A.P. Bentota, D.S.De Z. Abeysiriwardana, S.K.J. Muhandiram and B. Perumpuli .............................................................................. 1 Long term application of organic manure and chemical fertilizers on rice productivity and fertility in paddy growing soils in Kurunegala district D.N. Sirisena, W.M.N. Wanninayake and A.G.S.D. Silva ...................................... Determination of effect of cooking on total polyphenol and ascorbic acid 6 content and antioxidant activity of five common green leafy vegetables and curry leaves S. M.A.C.U. Senarathne, D.K. Wijerathne, K. W.P.D. Karandawala and K.H. Saranada ........................ Transmission and host range studies of Sri Lankan isolate of chilli veinal 9 mottle virus in chilli C. Ranasinghe, B. Dharmarathna, R.T. Ekanayake andS. Geethika .............................................. Combining ability, heritability and gene action analysis of yield and some 13 yield contributing characters in chilli ( Capsicum annuum L.) inbred lines H.M.S.N. Herath, H.M.S. Bandara, W. G. Wijepala and H.M. Karunarathne ............................... Toxic trace elements in vegetables collected from markets in Kandy district 16 N.R.N. Silva, P. Weerasinghe and H.D.K. Rathnapriya .............................................................. Morphological and molecular characterization of Trichoderma isolates used 19 as bio-control agents in Sri Lanka R.G.A.S. Rajapakse, F.S. Fariz, W.A.R.T. Wickramarachchi, D. M.K.K. Dissanayake, M.P.T. Premarathne and K.J.P.K. Kahawatte .................................................................... Seed borne pathogens associated with seed lots of major food crops of Sri 23 Lanka M.G.D.L. Priyantha, A.R.J. Athukorala, J.A. V.J. Jayasinghem, M. Sato and H. Takahashi 26 iv Performance of Bw rice varieties grown in three different soil types in the wet zone of Sri Lanka W.R.K.D.W.K.V. Wickramasinghe, S.P. Gunarathne, D. M. Jayasundara, H.A.I. Sajeewani, K.D.S. Samararatne and J.B.K. Kannangara .......................... 28 Diversity and correlation among agronomic traits in newly improved rice varieties under drilling and random broadcasting T.K. Illangakoon, J.M.N.P. Somaratne, S.S. Paththinige, R. S.K. Keerthisena, C.H. Piyasiri, S.D. Abeysundara 31 and I.H. Thushara .................................................................... Income diversification among member’s of farm women organization in Ampara district A. T. Sooriyaarachchi, R.A.K. Kalyani and H. ................................................................................... U 34 . Waranakulasooriya ............................................................... A promising multiplier onion (Allium cepa) line with field resistance to major fungal diseases and possessing moderate flowering efficiency S. J. Araskesasry, B. Bowleeswaran, P. 37 Atputhachandran, S. Hear and B.G.R.C. Balasooriya ........................................ Effect of natural and artificial diets on the life history parameters of melon-fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) 40 P.H. Ranaweera, L.D. Galaniha, M. Ranathunga, K. M.D. W. P. Nishantha, M. Siriwardana and L. Nugaliyadde ...................................................................... Development of a ready to serve “Embul” banana beverage as a value added product 43 R. A.A. Ranathunga, G.T.N. Gunasekara and W.A.K. Karunathilaka ............................................................. Effect of different Psidium rootstocks on the control of root knot nematode and growth and yield of guava (Psidium guajava L.) 46 E. R.S.P. Edirimanna, R.G.A.S. Rajapakse, A. 50 Weerawarna, S. Pushpakumari, B. G. Amrasena and T. Kirinde ............... Genetic variability, phenotypic and genotypic correlation and path coefficient analysis of black gram (Vigna mungo (L.) Happer) M. J.M.P. Kumararthana, A.T. Sooriyararchchi and 53 R.R.P.S. Ariyawansha .............................................................. Assessment of the temperature regime in agro ecological regions of Sri Lanka A. B. Abeysekera, B.V.R. Punyawardena, A. K. Hettiarachchi, E.V.G.N. Jayarathna Banda and K.H.M.S. Premalal ........................................................... v Micro propagation of new anthurium varieties: Lanka Beauty and Lanka Kumari R.N.I. Perera, R.G.A.S. Rajapaksha, W.M.E.K. Bandaranayake and D.A. Samarasingha ................. 56 pollen fertility in different rice varieties L.C. Silva, M.S. Nijamudeen, H.G.P.B. Dharshana W.M. W. Weerakoon and P. Mahindapala ........................... 61 Need based nitrogen management of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in the dry zone of Sri Lanka using a six panel leaf colour chart K.A. Renuka and W.M.I. Senavirathna ................................ ...... 64 Performances of different breeding methods based on the estimated genetic parameters in f4, f5 and f6 generation advancements of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.). Walp) M. C. Millawithanachchi, V.A. Sumanasinghe, A.B. Bentota, B.N. Samaranayake and N. T. Prathapasinghe ................................................................ 58 Soil moisture depletion and its influence on raising spiklet temperature and Occurrence of anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.) and rust (Goplana dioscoreae Cummins) diseases of Dioscorea in Sri Lanka W.A.P.G. Weeraratne, N.L.A.T.S. Nanayakkara, A. D. Anushika and D.D.D. Darmadasa ................................. 68 Estimation of phenotypic diversity of chilli (Capsicum spp.) germplasm in Sri Lanka B. M.K. Senarathne Menike, W.M.R. Kumari, H.M.S.N. Herath and H.M.S. Bandara ..................................... 70 A promising early maturing, confectionary type groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) variety well adaptable to local cropping systems in Sri Lanka Y.P.J. Amarasinghe, D.G.C. Jeewani, M.T. Gunasena, W.M.P.N. Dilusha, R.A.A. Ranatunga, G. Wijesinghe, G. T.N. Gunasekara and R. W. Pushpakumara ........................ 74 Assessment of genetic diversity among suwandal rice (Oryza sativa L.) accessions based on morphological, molecular and physicochemical characteristics S.K. Wasala, H.M.K.N.K. Hennayake , P.G.S.D. Gunasena, S.P. Rebeira, K.M.C.L. Kondasinghe, 78 A.S.J. Danwatta and N.M. Ubeysekara ..................................... Effect of different water regimes on yield and water use of red onion (Allium cepa ) grown under non-calcic brown soils ( haplustalf) in the low country dry zone of Sri Lanka A.G. Chandrapala, S.H.S.A. De Silva and N.D. Ranawaka 81 vi Effect of irrigation intervals on growth and yield of cluster onion in non-calcic brown soils D.G.P.S. Delpitiya, S.H.S.A. De Silva, R. A.C.J. Perera, P.G.T.L. Madumali, H.A.P. Jayalath and W.M.D.N. Weerasinghe ..................................................... 85 Effect of fungicides on management of fungal bulb rot in cluster onion M. S.W. Fernando, S.H.S.A. DE Silva, B. Bawaleeswaran, S. Kanchana andR.M.C. Sudumanike .................................... 88 Popularity assessment of recommended rice varieties in Sri Lanka D.M. Withanawasam and N.L. Sudheera ................................. 92 Molecular breeding for improvement of blast and sheath blight resistance in Sri Lankan rice cultivar ‘Pokuru Samba’ D.S. Kekulandara, K.R.D. Gunapala, N. S. Thilakarathne and K.A. G. Deepika ................................ 96 ANKCP 01: a new cowpea (Vigna ungiculata (L.) Walp.) variety for cultivation in dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka B. N. Samaranayake, M.C. Millawithanachchi, N.T. Prathapasinghe and R.A.A. Ranathunga .......................... 99 Effect of soil conservation measures on soil erosion, soil moisture and crop productivity in the mid country intermediate zone of Sri Lanka A. G. Chandrapala, K.M.A. Kendaragama and T. M.N.D. Kumarihamy .........................................................