Table of Contents
Editorial
| Building the resource base of research scientists and technologists | |
| Nalini Ratnasiri | 1-2 |
General Articles
| The effects of cyclones, tsunami and earthquakes on built environments and strategies for reduced damage | |
| RS Mallawaarachchi, C Jayasinghe | 3-14 |
Research Articles
| Insecticidal activity of Euphorbia antiquorum L. latex and its preliminary chemical analysis | |
| WAPP de Silva, GK Manuweera, SHPP Karunaratne | 15-23 |
| Linear sweep voltammetric determination of free chlorine in waters using graphite working electrodes | |
| KAS Pathiratne, SS Skandaraja, EMCM Jayasena | 25-31 |
| Effects of drip irrigation on canopy and soil temperature, leaf gas exchange, flowering and nut setting of mature coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) | |
| A Nainanayake, CS Ranasinghe, NA Tennakoon | 33-40 |
| Somatic embryogenesis in papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. Rathna | |
| ARF Farzana, PGVN Palkadapala, KMMN Meddegoda, PK Samarajeewa, JP Eeswara | 41-50 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of Gordonia Ellis (Theaceae) species endemic to Sri Lanka | |
| DMD Yakandawala, LAAH Gunathilake | 51-58 |
| Evaluating research productivity: a case study of the rice scientists in India and Sri Lanka | |
| Seetha I Wickremasinghe | 59-68 |
| Keys to the identification of common bees of Sri Lanka | |
| WA Inoka, P Karunaratne, Jayanthi P Edirisinghe | 69-89 |
Short Communications
| Bactericidal effect of selected spices, medicinal plants and tea on Helicobacter pylori strains from Sri Lanka | |
| Deepaka Weerasekera, Neluka Fernando, LBAE Bogahawatta, R Rajapakse-Mallikahewa, DJ Naulla | 91-94 |
| The carotenoids of Pouteria campechiana (Sinhala: Ratalawulu) | |
| Maduka S de Lanerolle, AM Buddhika Priyadarshani, DB Sumithraarachchi, ER Jansz | 95-98 |
| Evaluation of susceptibility of cassava germplasm to cassava mosaic disease | |
| HMS Prasangika, N Salim, MM Razak | 99-102 |
| Morphological, cytogenetic and genotypic differences between spicata and ordinary tall coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) | |
| PIP Perera, IP Wickremasinghe, WMU Fernando | 103-108 |
Research Notes
| Complete 2D NMR assignment and antifungal activity of ishwarane isolated from Hortonia, a genus endemic to Sri Lanka | |
| Rukmal Ratnayake, Susanthi Jayasinghe, BM Ratnayake Bandara, Raymond J Andersen, Veranja Karunaratne | 109-112 |
Book Reviews
| Panabokke C.R. (2007) Groundwater Conditions in Sri Lanka: a Geomorphic Perspective. National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. | |
| Ananda Gunatilaka | 113-114 |
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