Vol 37, No 3 (2009)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Charles Darwin’s Legacy - a personal view
Ananda Gunatilaka 151-152

Short Reviews

Phosphate mineral fertilizers, trace metals and human health PDF
Rohana Chandrajith, C.B. Dissanayake 153-165

Research Articles

Image compression using linear prediction operator of wavelet coefficients PDF
S. Selvarajan, N. D. Kodikara, G. D. S. P. Wimalaratne 167-174
Estimation of water use of mature coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) cultivars (CRIC 60 and CRIC 65) grown in the low country intermediate zone using the compensation heat pulse method (CHPM) PDF
Wasantha S. Madurapperuma, W.A.J.M. de Costa, U.R. Sangakkara, C. Jayasekara 175-186
Study on natural oils as alternative processing aids and activators in carbon black filled natural rubber PDF
W.G.D. Jayewardhana, G.M. Perera, D.G. Edirisinghe, L. Karunanayake 187-193
Estimation of above ground biomass of a Pinus caribaea Morelet stand in lower Hantana PDF
I.M. Ambagahaduwa, N. Prasad, I.A.U.N. Gunatilleke, G. Seneviratne, C.V.S. Gunatilleke 195-201
Systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma harzianum RU01 against Uromyces appendiculatus on Phaseolus vulgaris PDF
Saman Abeysinghe 203-207

Short Communications

The effect of milk proteins and curd on serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme activity and lipid profile in Wistar rats PDF
L.V. Athiththan, S.D. Jayaratne, H. Peiris, S. Jayesekera 209-214
A note on the larvicidal efficacy of saponin constituted crude extracts of plant and animal origin against Aedes aegypti L. PDF
S.N. Surendran, V. Kumaran, R. Sivarajah, S.R. Krishnarajah, R. Srikaran, K. Raghavendra 215-217
Dissolution of aluminium from sub-standard utensils under high fluoride stress: a possible risk factor for chronic renal failure in the North-Central Province PDF
O.A. Ileperuma, H.A. Dharmagunawardhane, K.P.R.P Herath 219-222

Research Notes

Identification of potential malaria risk areas of the Jaffna district of northern Sri Lanka: A GIS approach PDF
S. Kannathasan, A. Antonyrajan, N.D. Karunaweera, S. Anno, S.N. Surendran 223-225


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