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Item Effect of combined nitrogen on growth and nodule function or Pueraria phaseoloides(Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1991) Jayasinghe, C.K.; Wettasinghe, D.S.Nodulation and nitrogen fixation rates of most of the legumes are reported to be severely affected when they are grown in soils high in available nitrogen. Furthermore, this phenomenon may become more critical when legumes are grown in multiple cropping systems like Pueraria phaseoloides in rubber plantatons where ono legume counterpart is fertilized with nitrogenous fertilizer. Results of experiments conducted in seeding agar to find the effect of nitrogen on growth and nodule function of P. phaseoloides showed that nodulation of P. phaphaeoloides was inhibited at a concentration between 24.4 and 44.8 ppm nitrogenItem Effect of incubation time on acetylene reduction activity of common cover crops of Sri Lankan rubber plantation(Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1989) Jayasinghe, C.K.; Parker, C.A.; Kulasooriya, S.A.A wide range of incubation time from a few minutes to severl hours have been used with defferent plant systems in investigations on acetylene reduction assays. However, the duration of incubation period is of utmost importance in obtaining nitrogen fixation estimates using this technology. Time course experiment showed that acwtylene reduction by nodules of P. phaseoloides and D. ovalifolium started without a lag but rate of the nitrogenasse activity was reduced 4 hours after incubation while M. invisa showed a considerable activity even at the 8th hour of incubation. In the second experiment which was conducted to observe the relationship between acetylene reduction activity and incubation time upto one our, there was a linear relationship for both P. phaseoloides (r = +0.9832) and D. ovalifolium (r = + 0.99961)Item Check list of rubber diseases presently distributed in the world(Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Agalawatta, 2001) Jayasinghe, C.K.Item Pests and diseases of Hevea rubber and their geographical distribution(Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Agalawatta, 1999) Jayasinghe, C.K.Item Guide to identification and management of diseases and other disorders in rubber plantations of Sri Lanka(Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Agalawatta, 1998) Jayasuriya, K.E.; Jayasinghe, C.K.Item Mycoflora associated with Hevea phylloplane(Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 2000) Jayasinghe, C.K.Item Using more nitrogen from the air for plant growth(Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Agalawatta, 1985) Jayasinghe, C.K.Item Cell wall degrading enzyme secretion by Cylindrocladium quinqueseptatum(Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1999) Jayasinghe, C.K.; Wijesundera, R.L.C.Cylindrocladium quinqueseptatum causes leaf fall of clove in Sri Lanka and is responsible for the leaf spots of rubber in Malaysia.only one isolate (KP)from four pathogenic isolates examined secreted polygalacturanase(PG) when grown in liquid media.None ofthe isolates secreted pectin lyase(PL).The extracts of clove and rubber leaf tissues,inoculated with the KP isolate did not show any PG and PL activity .The leaf tissue did not have the ability to ingibit c.quinqueseptatum PG produced in culture.All isolates of C.quinquesepltatum secreted cellulases viz.cellobiase and b-glucosidase in culture.cellobiase was detected in the inoculated rubber leaves,The levels of B-glucosidase,an ingerent enzyme of Hevea leaves,also increased rapidly following infection.The results indicate that pectic enxymes play a minimal or no role in disease developmet of C.quinqueseptatum infecton in cloves and Hevea.Thus cellulolyic enzyme probably play a nutritive role.Item Diurnal variation in nitrogenase activity of common cover crops in rubber plantations of Sri Lanka(Rubber Research Institute. Agalawatta, 1989) Jayasinghe, C.K.; Parker, C.A.; Kulasooriya, S.A.Diurnal fluctuations in nitrogenase activity (acetylene reducing activity) have been observed in several nitrogen fixing systems. All experimental plants viz. P. phasides D. ovalifolium and M. invisa demonstrated diuanal rhythm withlight intensity. The lowest acetylene reduction activiteswere detected around midnight and they were activelyu fixing nitrogen by 8.00 am. M. invisa responded to high soil temperature in addition to light intensity. A marked drop in acetylene reduction activity was observed by about 4.00pm when the soil temperature was around 38ºCItem Changing scene of the disease scenario of the rubber tree in Sri Lanka. history and current status(Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka. Agalawatta, 2009) Jayasinghe, C.K.
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