Research Publications

1. Lathiff , M.A ,and S.L . Amarasiri. 1981. Sulphur as a limiting factor to attaining high rice yields in Sri Lanka Proc. 37th Annual session,,SLAAS, Part 1, 18.
2. Lathiff, M.A and S.L Amarasiri. 1982. Sulphur content in rainwater in Sri Lanka. Proc.38th Annual session, SLAAS, part 1, 16-17.
3. Lathiff, M.A., and S.L. Amarasiri. 1982.Responses to sulphur fertilization in rice soils of Sri Lanka. Trop. Agric. 138:93-98.
4. Amarasiri, S.L, and M.A. Lathiff. 1982. The sulphur deposition by rainfall in some agriculturally important areas of Sri Lanka. Trop. Agric.138:33-43.
5. Lathiff, M.A.,and R.J.soper.1986. potassium Fixation in Almasippi soils Manitoba society of soil science Proceedings,Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada. 29:115-126
6. Lathiff, M.A., and R.J.Soper. 1986. Potassium fixation in coarse textured soils. 66th Annual Meeting, Can Soc. Soil Sci,., Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, July 7-10, 1986.
7. Lathiff, M.A., and R.J. Soper. 1987. potassium fixing capacity of coarse textured soils. 30th Annual Manitoba soil Sci. Soc. Meeting Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jan. 6-7, 1997.
8. Lathiff, M.A. 1992. potassium fixation in coarse textured soils. PhD. Thesis,University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
9. Lathiff, M.A. and H.B. Nayakekorala. 1993. Problem soils of Sri Lanka A country report presented at the SAARC workshop on problem soils held at Hotel Tourmaline, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 23-24 November 1993.
10. Lathiff, M.A. 1996. Organic and bio-fertilizer use in Sri Lanka. A country report presented at the expert consultation of the Asian Network on Bio and organic fertilizers. 5-8, November 1996 at FAO Regional office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Bulletin Vol 12:121-122.
11. Weerasinghe, p,. and M.A. Lathiff. 1999. influence of groundnut residue on the growth and yield of subsequent rice crop in Non-clacic brown soils. Annual symposium of Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka 1:121-127.
12. Shifaya Maraikar, and M.A.Lathiff 2000. Effect of biuret content on growth and yield of selected vegetable crops. Annual Symposium of the Department of agriculture, Sri Lanka 2:183-188.
13. Weerasinghe, p., M.A Lathiff, D.N. Srisena, S.H.S a. de silva and H.K.P. Jayalath. 2001. Influence of the long-term application of organic manure on the productivity of rice in Non-calcic brown soils of Sri Lanka. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture. 3:303-313.
14. Kendaragama,K.M.A., M.A. Lathiff and A.G. Chanrapala. 2001. Impact of vegetable cultivation on fertility status of soils in the Nuwara eliya area. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture. 3:95-100
15. Abeyratna, W..M. and M.A. Lathiff, 2001. Acclimatization of micro propagated banana plantlets by hydroponics' system. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture. 3:391.
16. Maraikar, S. and M.A.Lathiff.  2002.  Vegetable production under organic farming system. Proceedings of the 58^th Annual Session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Part I Abstracts.P 79.
17. Lathiff, M.A. and S.Maraikar. 2003.  Studies on the performance of some vegetable crops in organic farming systems. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture 5:141-148.
18. Silva, N.R.N., S.Maraikar and M.A.Lathiff.  2004.  Evaluation of rapid microchemical methods for NPK analysis in soil.  Proceedings of the 60^th Annual Session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Part I Abstracts.P 35.
19. Maraikar, S. and M.A.Lathiff.  2005. Management of Intermediate Zone Soils for fruit crops.  In Soils of the Intermediate Zone of Sri Lanka. Ed. R.B.Mapa, A.R.Dissanayake and H.B.Nayakakorale.  Special Publication No.4. Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka. Pp. 227-231.
20. Silva, N.R.N., S.Maraikar and M.A.Lathiff.  2005.  Nitrate nitrogen content of hydroponically and conventionally grown vegetables. Proceedings of the 61^st Annual Session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Part I Abstracts. (In press).