Browsing Volume:1, Issue:2 - 2019 by Author "Ranasinghe, R.D.G.A."

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Discrimination of the Species and Toxic Heavy Metal Contents of Alternanthera Sessilis (Sessile Joyweed), A. Philoxeroides (Alligator Weed) and Other Related Alternanthera Species

Ranaweera, L.T.; Jayarathne, H.S.M.; Gayathree, T.H.I.; Karunarathne, S.I.; Kannangara, S.K.; Ananda, G.K.S.; Ranasinghe, R.D.G.A.; Weebadde, C.K.; Sooriyapathirana, S.D.S.S. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2019-12)

Alternanthera sessilis [sessile joyweed (SJ)] is a staple leafy vegetable in Sri Lanka. However, A. philoxeroides [alligator weed (AW)] often gets mixed up with SJ due to the similar appearance. Alligator weed is an invasive ...
Sweet Potato Cultivar with Characteristic Acid-Green Foliage as an Alternative Leafy Vegetable to Water Spinach Grown in Polluted Habitats

Ranasinghe, R.D.G.A.; Ranathunga, A.P.D.T.; Ranaweera, L.T.; Meepegamage, S.W.; Wijesundara, W.W.M.U.K.; Thilakarathne, S.M.N.K.; Weebadde, C.K.; Sooriyapathirana, S.D.S.S. (Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 2019-12)

Water spinach (WS) is a leafy vegetable that accumulates toxic elements when grown in polluted habitats. Unfortunately, WS sold in the Sri Lankan local market, mainly comes from polluted sites. The fast-growing cultivar, ...

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